Bank of Thailand to allow first virtual banks by 2025
    16 Jan 2023
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    By allowing virtual banks, Thailand seeks to boost competition and economic growth. Bank of Thailand has disclosed plans to allow virtual banks to operate in the country for the first time. Financial firms will be able to provide services by 2025, a Bloomberg report shows. The “Consultation Paper on Virtual Bank Licensing Framework” published by the…

    Scaramucci to invest in crypto firm founded by former FTX US boss
    16 Jan 2023
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    It is understood the crypto software company will enable crypto traders to create algorithmic-based strategies to access different markets. SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci is investing in a crypto company founded by the former president of FTX US. Scaramucci told Bloomberg in an email that he would be investing his own personal funds to support ex-FTX US…

    Bitcoin steps out of ‘Fear’ for the first time in nine months
    16 Jan 2023
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    The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index reached an index score of 52 over the weekend, marking the first time its hit neutral territory in three quarters. The highly-referenced Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index moved into neutral territory over the weekend following several months of fear. On Jan. 15, the index reached a neutral level of 52, its…

    App-specific blockchains remain a promising solution for scalability
    15 Jan 2023
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    Building an interoperable network of blockchains dedicated to a specific purpose appears to be a viable alternative to layer-2 scalability solutions. App-specific blockchains, or appchains, are specifically designed to support the creation and deployment of decentralized applications (DApps). In an appchain, each app runs on its separate blockchain, linked to the main chain. This allows…

    Solana Foundation warns about security incident with Mailchimp
    15 Jan 2023
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    According to an email sent to users, an unauthorized actor accessed and exported certain user data from the Solana Foundation’s Mailchimp instance. Solana Foundation, the non-profit organization of the Solana Network, disclosed on Jan. 14 a security incident involving its email service provider Mailchimp. According to an email sent to users and seen by Cointelegraph,…

    Alameda Research had a $65B secret line of credit with FTX: Report
    15 Jan 2023
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    Sam Bankman-Fried ordered Gary Wang, FTX’s co-founder, to open the alleged credit line financed by the exchange’s customers. Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) reportedly ordered Gary Wang, co-founder of the crypto exchange, to open a $65 billion “secret backdoor line of credit” for Alameda Research, according to FTX attorney Andrew Dietderich. The attorney disclosed…