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South Korean Founder of Failed Terra Coin Admits He Was 'Wrong'

The co-founder of the failed Terra cryptocurrency, which collapsed and wiped out about $40 billion of investors' money in May, has admitted he was "wrong", but said that he was not talking to South Korean investigators. The dramatic disintegration of stablecoin TerraUSD and its sister token Luna -- which both…

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'I Didn't Sleep For 8 Days,' Terra Luna Founder Do Kwon Tells Coinage Following Crypto Collapse

Do Kwon, founder of Terraform Labs, recently spoke with cryptocurrency media company Coinage in Singapore — his first media interview since the collapse of Terra Luna earlier this summer. Here's what he discussed:

Benzinga

US, South Korea Team Up On Cryptocurrency Investigations Following Terra Collapse

On a recent visit to New York, South Korea’s Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon convened with U.S. officials to discuss ways to better investigate financial crimes — especially those related to cryptocurrencies.

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What are stablecoins?

Stablecoins such as USD Coin (USDC) and Tether (USDT) were created as a less volatile alternative to bitcoin (BTC)and other cryptocurrencies.

Evening Standard

Court Orders Liquidation of Crypto Hedge Fund 3AC Following Voyager Loan Default: Report

A court in the British Virgin Islands has ordered the liquidation of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), after the company suffered major losses in the recent market turmoil. According to a report by Sky News, partners from Teneo, a global CEO advisory firm, are handling the insolvency proceedings after a court order…

Benzinga

Crypto Winter - Multiple Blow-ups Leading To A Much Bigger Problem...

During periods of rampant excess in financial markets, we move from valuations based on the present value of future cash flows to valuations based on stories. How compelling is your story? Is it one of future growth and revolutionized economic reform all powered by smart contracts? Sounds pretty neat.

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'Do Kwon To Be Brought To Justice,' Says Anonymous, Hacker Collective

Anonymous, the infamous hacker collective, has pledged to join the investigation into Do Kwon now being undertaken by governments to hold the Terra (CRYPTO: LUNA) founder accountable for his actions.

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EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Belfort Says 'Regulatory Arbitrage' A Major Factor In Crypto Bear Market

Few investors are as well known as Jordan Belfort, not only because of the Leonardo DiCaprio film "Wolf of Wall Street" revolving around his early life, but as a popular author, speaker and investor in cryptocurrency and in traditional finance.

Benzinga

Do Crypto Airdrops Benefit the Community in the Long Term?

Airdrops became mainstream in the ICO boom years starting around 2016 as a means to incentivize users to promote a new token on social media for example. More recently, in 2020, decentralized exchange Uniswap changed the outlook on incentives and rewards when the ecosystem gave away tokens for free to…

Benzinga

Can Crypto’s Richest Man Stand the Cold?

Changpeng Zhao built Binance into the world’s biggest digital currency exchange. Now he faces a looming regulatory crackdown in a brutal crypto winter.

Businessweek

Cryptocurrency price crash a result of inflation, as investors lose their life savings

The financial fate of many Australians will be decided over the next few days, as the price of many cryptocurrencies plunges and one major crypto-lender locks customers out of their own accounts.

ABC News

Italian restaurant opens in Stroud’s Five Valleys shopping centre

The owners of Terra have appointed a team of seven staff at the new eatery in Gloucestershire

Birmingham Post

Crypto selloff resumes as post-Fed mood in global markets sours

The selloff in the digital-asset space accelerated Thursday, with losses in US equities also snowballing, a day after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by the most in decades.

Tribune News Service

Bitcoin Crashes to $21,000, Coinbase Lays Off 18 Percent of Work Force

Is crypto winter here?

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Bitcoin Plunges as Major Crypto Lender Halts Operations

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were collapsing in price Monday, after a major crypto lender halted all withdrawals citing "extreme market conditions." It is the second collapse of a part of the cryptocurrency world in the last two months. The stablecoin Terra imploded in early May, erasing tens of billions of…

The Independent UK

Bitcoin plunges as major crypto lender halts operations

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were collapsing in price Monday, after the major crypto lender Celsius halted all withdrawals citing “extreme market conditions."

The Guardian - UK

Bitcoin withdrawals temporarily suspended in volatile day for crypto market

Value of assets dips below $1tn after Celsius Network halts withdrawals over ‘extreme’ conditions

Benzinga

Dogecoin Creator Reacts To Do Kwon Allegedly Cashing Out $80M Monthly Before LUNA Crash

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) co-creator Billy Markus and other prominent crypto industry watchers were unsurprised at the latest allegations against Terra’s (CRYPTO: LUNA) parent Terraform Labs

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DeFi Has Lost 45% of Its Value Since April End: DappRadar

With the collapse of the former second-largest DeFi ecosystem – Terra and the crash of the associated LUNA token having accentuated the bear season that still affects the crypto landscape, DeFi has lost 45% of its value since the end of April, according to a report.

Benzinga

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Predicted The Downfall Of Terra (Luna): What Investors Need To Know

The tipping point for the crypto markets was the collapse of TerraUSD (CRYPTO: UST). This stablecoin was supposed to remain at $1, however, Terra

Benzinga

Terra Designer Says Do Kwon Purposely Increased UST Interest Rates From 3.6% To 20% After Being Warned

A new report claims that Do Kwon, Founder of TerraForm Labs and Terra (CRYPTO: LUNA), intentionally hiked Anchor Program’s interest from 3.6% to 20%, despite warnings.

The Independent UK

Crypto meltdown is wake-up call for many, including Congress

Meltdowns in the cryptocurrency space are common, but the latest one has served as a vivid reminder that investors, both professionals and rookies, can be rolling the dice when putting money into digital assets

Benzinga

Investors Sue Terra Founder Do Kwon: What You Need To Know

The founder of Terra (Crypto: LUNA), Do Kwon, is being sued by Korean legal firm LKB & Partners as of May 22 as numerous other investors prepare legal challenges against Terra.

Benzinga

Bitcoin Faces Uncertain Macro Environment But Impact From Terra Blowup Contained: What Ark Invest Said In Inaugural The Bitcoin Monthly Report

Ark Invest launched a new product over the weekend called The Bitcoin Monthly. Here’s what was covered in the first-ever issue of the online publication.

The Times of India

Terra investors in India lost big. Now they face the taxman

NEW DELHI: Terra investors around the world lost billions of dollars when the algorithmic-stablecoin project crashed but they recovered a small part of their bets when a new token was distributed as compensation. Investors in India aren’t as fortunate.

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