A U.S. Trustee filed an objection to plans by FTX to sell its units in Europe and Japan, among other businesses. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-asset-sales-challenged-by-u-s-trustee-report

The program will help five emerging artists set up and manage their brands in the Web3 space, and is also aimed at educating people in the music scene on …

The developer of a Mutant Ape Yacht Club knock-off collection has allegedly “defrauded” investors of $2.9 million and admitted to a rug pull. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/mutant-ape-planet-creator-arrested-in-ny-for-alleged-2-9m-nft-fraud

Officials reportedly told a bankruptcy judge they were in the process of seizing 56 million shares of Robinhood tied to FTX and its former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-authorities-are-seizing-460m-in-robinhood-shares-tied-to-ftx-report

Support for cryptocurrency regulation in the United States is “bipartisan & bicameral” according to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-ceo-optimistic-about-us-regulatory-clarity-for-crypto

The company behind the Final Fantasy franchise says blockchain games will be a major focus of its strategy going forward. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/final-fantasy-creator-reveals-aggressive-investment-in-blockchain-games

Even amid the market breakdown and repetitive public attacks on the industry, some of the officials found the courage to embrace the innovation. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-makes-history-in-2022-five-instances-of-governments-embracing-digital-assets

2022 was a record-breaking year for blockchain and crypto VCs. Depending on who you ask, that’s either a good thing or a bad thing. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/top-crypto-funding-stories-of-2022

Boomers do significantly more research before investing in cryptocurrency than their younger counterparts, which puts them in a stronger position. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-research-indicates-boomers-make-better-crypto-investors

Just the top 10 major cryptocurrency exploits garnered over $2 billion for malicious actors in a year that was marred with bankruptcies and collapses. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-10-largest-crypto-hacks-and-exploits-in-2022-saw-2-1b-stolen