
Who Got Rich This Week: Larry Page, Sergey Brin Gain Billions After News Of Alphabet’s Layoffs
Shares of Google-parent Alphabet rose nearly 6% on Friday following news that the company is laying off 6% of its employees.

Crypto to play 'major role' in UAE trade: foreign trade Minister
UAE’s minister of state for foreign trade Thani Al-Zeyoudi noted that as the country has attracted a lot of talent from the crypto sector, the UAE now needs to roll out the correct regulation to support further growth.

The Crypto Dominoes Are Still Falling
The bankruptcy of Genesis shows the need for regulators to have teeth.
XT.COM Lists BTNC in its Innovation Zone
XT.COM, the world's first socially infused trading platform, is thrilled to announce the listing of BTNC on its platform in the innovation zone and the BTNC/...

Dead cat bounce? Bitcoin price nears $23,000 in fresh 5-month high
Bitcoin is not far from reclaiming its 200-week moving average, but traders are still highly suspicious of the bullish BTC price action.
FTX VCs liable to ‘serious questions’ around due diligence — CFTC Commissioner
The lack of recordkeeping of FTX coupled with “an auditor no one’s ever heard of” forces the CFTC to ask questions about the mindset of the institutional investors.

Going cashless: Norway's digital currency project raises privacy questions
The experimental phase of the Norwegian CBDC will last until June 2023 and end with recommendations from the central bank on whether the implementation of a prototype is necessary.
Battle of Kingdoms: 5x5 Gaming launches Closed Beta with rewards for participants
The upcoming free to play strategy game, Battle of Kingdoms, is currently accepting players for Closed Beta testing, and is offering a limited edition NFT & ...

Busan to Establish Decentralized Digital Asset Exchange by the End of 2023
The Busan Digital Asset Exchange Establishment Promotion Committee has announced that the South Korean city will see the launch of a decentralized exchange before the end of this year.

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SBF to forfeit $700M worth of assets if found guilty of fraud
While most of SBF’s have been seized, Federal prosecutor Damian Williams outlined that the government is also looking to take control of three of his affiliated Binance accounts.

Bitcoin Targets $25,000 In Ultra-Bullish Breakout as Whales Double Down On Gigantic BTC Buys
On Saturday, Bitcoin and Ether, the two biggest crypto assets by market capitalization, saw additional gains as the broader crypto industry kept on its unforeseen surge this year.