
First Mover Americas: DCG Probed For Genesis Transfers
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Metropolitan Bank Heads for Crypto Exit
New York-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank (MCB) is to end its cryptocurrency offering, citing recent developments in the crypto industry.
Over 100 parties have expressed interest in buying at least one part of FTX, lawyers handling the crypto giant's bankruptcy say
Sam Bankman-Fried is accused of spending customers' money on luxuries, although the businesses up for sale "maintained segregated customer accounts."

Binance Is Bleeding Assets, $12 Billion Gone In Less Than 60 Days
The outflow of cash from Binance is worse than the CEO Chanpeng Zhao indicated last month, and its become considerably more severe since then, a Forbes analysis shows.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Eclipses $17K, Breaking Out of Three-Week Trading Range
Since mid-December, bitcoin had failed to finish a trading day (universal coordinated time or UTC basis) over $17,000, and now analysts wonder if the largest cryptocurrency has formed a market bottom after a horrendous 2022.

Around 117 Parties Interested in Buying FTX Units, Court Documents Show
Attempts to urgently sell LedgerX and FTX Japan have invited legal protest.

Solana, Cardano Tokens See Price Bump Amid Strong Transactional Activity
The two tokens added nearly 20% in the past 24 hours as of Asian morning hours on Monday.
Hong Kong pushes ahead with crypto hub plans as tech firms, startups show interest: financial secretary - Yahoo Finance
Hong Kong will continue pushing ahead with the development of the Web 3.0 industry as it aims to become a regional hub for the nascent industry despite the...

The Ether Trade That Made the Most Noise Last Week
A so-called whale placed a large buy order for bearish put options tied to ether, seeking protection against an extended price slide to below $400 by the end of June.
Hong Kong Stresses Pro-Crypto Stance as Industry Reels
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong will be a great place for crypto, fintech and other startups to set up shop in the new year, the city’s financial secretary said on ...

A third of job cuts at Goldman Sachs are due to affect its banking and trading units
Goldman Sachs is getting ready to shed thousands of jobs in a round of layoff first anticipated last month.Read more...
Embattled crypto group DCG is reportedly under investigation by US prosecutors over money transfers at lending arm Genesis
The SEC and DOJ are probing Digital Currency Group over money flows between the crypto conglomerate and Genesis' lending arm, according to Bloomberg.