Announcements

Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao said that Binance would launch the fund to help projects “who are otherwise strong, but in a liquidity crisis,” welcoming investors to contribute to the fund and qualifying projects to apply. Tron founder Justin Sun said that Tron, Huobi Global, and Poloniex will support the initiative. Binance plans to launch a…

Top investment deals across the crypto sector over the last week (Nov. 5–11, 2022): Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo plans up to $4 billion in Web3 investments Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo plans to invest up to ¥600 billion ($4.1 billion) over several years to focus on web3 technology, the company said in its second-quarter…

Top crypto news from the Middle East region over the last week (Nov. 4 –10, 2022): Middle East, Asia, and Africa blockchain association launches in Abu Dhabi A new blockchain, the cryptocurrency-focused association has been established within Abu Dhabi’s free economic zone, with the goal of advancing the development of blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystems throughout…

New Jersey-based exchange BlockFi informed customers that it would be “limiting platform activity” and paused withdrawals amid the crypto market turmoil caused by FTX collapsing. In June, BlockFi secured a $400 million loan from FTX and potential acquisition terms, hoping the new credit line could help them remain afloat. “We, like the rest of the…

On Nov. 11, the crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, the Bahamas-based company said. Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing attributed to Alameda Research estimates the company has $10 billion to $50 billion in liabilities. Also, FTX CEO and founder Sam Bankman-Fried resigned from his role. FTX Group, which includes FTX.com and FTX…

Popular crypto wallet MetaMask has launched a new feature that will aggregate bridge services for users who want to transfer their crypto across different blockchains. The bridge aggregator shows users the best route for cross-chain token transfers. In a blog post, MetaMask said that the service is part of its newly launched portfolio app and…