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South Korean Officials Traveled to Serbia to Locate Terra's Do Kwon
A group of South Korean officials traveled to Serbia to try to find Do Kwon, co-founder of Terra Terraform Labs, which developed the now-collapsed Terra Luna and TerraUSD stablecoins.Sherry CantwellGoogle Invests $300M in Sam Bankman-Fried's Early Funding AI Firm
t artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic received more than $500 million in funding from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried roughly six months before FTX’s catastrophic collapse.Wayne IngramCommunity Votes to Deploy Uniswap v3 on Boba Network
Members of the Uniswap community voted in favor of deploying Uniswap v3 on Boba Network’s Layer 2 protocol on Ethereum.Hallie GillElon Musk says Twitter will start sharing ad revenue with creators 'today'
Twitter's new owner is making moves to create more revenue streams for creators or at least what he's tweeting about.James DeanElon Musk's Twitter Suspends Dogecoin Tipping Bot
Social media platform Twitter has suspended the popular Dogecoin tipping bot, which allowed users to tip creators in the leading meme-inspired cryptocurrency.Barry StidhamIndonesia aims to launch its national cryptocurrency exchange by June
Originally scheduled to launch in late 2022, the Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange will now go live in June.Craig GreenRussia's largest bank to launch its DeFi platform in May
Russia's largest banking institution, Sberbank, is preparing to have its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform operational by May.Christopher SmithYouTuber Logan Paul Files Class Action Lawsuit Over NFT Crypto Zoo
CryptoZoo and Logan Paul are named as defendants in a newly filed class-action lawsuit alleging they stole millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency from purchasers through “fraudulent businesses.”Cornell RachelNew FTX documentary to spotlight SBF-CZ relationship
Mark Wahlberg's production company, Urealistic Ideas, has reportedly teamed up with media outlet Fortune to release a documentary that sheds light on the contentious relationship between Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and Changpeng Zhao (CZ). Relationship.Wayne IngramBithumb Owner Arrested in Alleged $50M Embezzlement
Bithumb exchange owner Kang Jong-hyun has been arrested for allegedly misappropriating approximately $50 million, local news JTBC reported.Hallie GillBonqDAO Loses $120 Million in Oracle Hack
Hackers stole $120 million from BonqDAO by changing the price of AllianceBlock (ALBT) tokens. AllianceBlock developers are trying to compensate the community.Jerry McNeillBitzlato CEO arrested by Spanish authorities
Bitzlato's chief executive was arrested by Spanish authorities this week. The report noted that following the CEO’s arrest, France, Portugal, Cyprus and the United States joined forces to arrest six Russian and Ukrainian nationals linked to the exchange.Sherry CantwellCrypto exchange Kraken closes Abu Dhabi office
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has closed its Abu Dhabi office less than a year after receiving a license for the region,James DeanFed raises rates by another 25 basis points
In line with market expectations, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised its benchmark federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 4.5%-4.75%.Martha GrizzardShibarium could have launched on Valatine day
The Shiba Inu community is still eagerly awaiting the launch of Shibarium, a layer 2 technology. No official release date has been confirmed yetWayne IngramSouth Korea's FSC orders exchanges to delist and classify cryptocurrencies with securities attributes
South Korea is looking to tighten regulations to prevent unfair trade in the industry.Hallie GillMakerDAO announces a $5M legal defense fund
According to a Feb. 1 tweet, MakerDAO has approved the creation of a new fund dedicated to expenses related to legal defense.Jerry McNeillFacebook Parent Meta's Metaverse unit loses $13.7B in 2022
The social media giant reported a loss of $4.3 billion in the unit on revenue of $727 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.Sherry CantwellSouth Korea to install crypto tracking system in 2023
The South Korean Ministry of Justice has announced plans to introduce a cryptocurrency tracking system to combat money laundering and recover funds linked to criminal activities.Barry StidhamThe Sandbox’s SAND has soared 90% since the beginning of the year before token unlocks
Virtual world The Sandbox's SAND token has seen a price surge in the month ahead of its planned February 14 unlock.Craig Green
