That is the term that comes to mind when reading Web3 is Going Great! And as you can see from all of this, that Crypto was totally not an interconnected scam, or a house of cards, a row of dominoes, or ... Well, that is the source of the image.
The oldest story below is from November 13th. The Newest is from the 16th. There are other stories from the 13th, but as they say, "This is enough be going on with."
- AAX cryptocurrency exchange suspends withdrawals
- Huobi exchange announces $18.1 million is locked on FTX, mostly customer funds
- Ikigai Asset Management announces "large majority" of assets trapped in FTX
- SALT crypto lender halts their service
- BlockFi plans layoffs, possible bankruptcy after FTX collapse
- Australian crypto exchange Digital Surge suspends withdrawals
- Genesis crypto lending service halts withdrawals
- Gemini halts withdrawals from their lending service
The Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange announced that they would suspend withdrawals, which they claimed was due to a system upgrade that went poorly. They've estimated it will taken seven to ten days for normal service to resume.
Users have been hesitant to believe this explanation, given the enormous shakeup in the industry lately
Huobi announced to shareholders that they had $18.1 million in crypto assets on the FTX exchange, where they can't be withdrawn.
The founder and chief investment officer of the Californian crypto hedge fund Ikigai Asset Management wrote on Twitter, "Last week Ikigai was caught up in the FTX collapse. We had a large majority of the hedge fund's total assets on FTX."
The crypto lending firm SALT announced that they would be halting withdrawals due to exposure to FTX. "I am sorry to report that the collapse of FTX has impacted our business," they wrote in a message to users.
Cryptocurrency lending company BlockFi suspended withdrawals on November 10 after the FTX collapse, an expected move since they had stayed afloat after the previous crypto meltdown only thanks to hundreds of millions in loans from FTX.
The Brisbane-based cryptocurrency exchange Digital Surge announced that they would be suspending deposits and withdrawals. "Due to the impact of FTX Australia's administration, we are not able to operate business as usual and have suspended all deposits and withdrawals until further notice," they wrote.
The crypto lending portion of Genesis Global Trading announced they would be halting withdrawals in the wake of the "extreme market dislocation and loss of industry confidence caused by the FTX implosion".
The Gemini cryptocurrency platform announced that they would be pausing withdrawals on their lending platform. This is because they partner closely with Genesis' lending products, which halted withdrawals shortly before.
I've previously written about how this whole cryptocurrency mania is a result of people searching for the quick fix, and their aversion to hard work.
One theory out there is that the government likes crypto scams because they make it easier for it to promote more government control of that market. As in "we must protect you."
ReplyDeleteThat's one take. The other is that a lot of people in Crypto are crooks and scam artists taking advantage of the "new sure thing" vibe that Crypto enjoyed until a few weeks/months ago
DeleteI explained cryptocurrency to my mother inlaw using a light switch and a lamp.
ReplyDeleteYes, both things could be true at the same time. When I hear the word politician I hear crook and scam artist.
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