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Business 3 January 2023

Unravelling the Moonstone Bank stablecoin gambit

A few weeks before the collapse of FTX, Moonstone Bank partnered with fintech company Fluent Finance on a stablecoin venture to "accelerate crypto adoption by issuing US+ stablecoin."

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Business 30 December 2022

Top FTX creditors want their identities kept secret

Non-U.S. FTX customers argue that their identities should be kept hidden during court proceedings, as revealing them could put them at risk of scams and identity theft, a call opposed by the DOJ.

Kurt Wuckert Jr. and Bitcoin
Tech 29 December 2022

BTC hash power centralization

Industry players behind the BTC software control the hash power, while companies with weak cash positions and low debt suffer, cementing BTC's position as a 'very, very' centralized system.