Revelations that Bankman-Fried secretly funded crypto news publisher The Block deepened mistrust of the crypto industry, notes Christopher Robbins on CoinDesk. The law is catching up with Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), co-founder and former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX. The whole situation has led to a loss of trust in the cryptocurrency industry, which needs…
Crypto media site The Block was secretly funded over the last two years by Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research. CEO Michael McCaffrey has resigned as a result of the news coming to light, The Block confirmed on Dec. 9. Michael McCaffrey, The Block’s CEO, immediately resigned after the loans from Alameda Research came to light and…
The latest data for August indicate that the summer downturn in NFT marketplaces has continued – down 45% for a month. According to The Block’s Data Dashboard, the NFT marketplace volume for August was $369.53 million, compared with $675.43 million in July. OpenSea continues to hold its place as the dominant market leader, with $303.47…