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3AC liquidators estimate 46% recovery rate for creditors: Teneo report
3AC liquidators estimate 46% recovery rate for creditors: Teneo report

Quick Take Liquidators for Three Arrows Capital are estimating a 45.74% recovery rate for creditors. They say the estate has $563 million of illiquid tokens that will be unlocked over the next three years. They note Su Zhu was under house arrest for the last few weeks but finished his sentence on Dec. 20.

The Block·2023/12/21 12:43
Worldcoin halts Orb verification in India, Brazil and France: TechCrunch
Worldcoin halts Orb verification in India, Brazil and France: TechCrunch

Quick Take Worldcoin has discontinued its Orb-verification service in India, Brazil and France, according to TechCrunch. Developer Tools for Humanity told the outlet it had expanded the eyeball-scanning device to many markets in 2023 for “limited time access” only.

The Block·2023/12/21 12:18
Ark Invest sells further $24 million in Coinbase amid shares hitting yearly highs
Ark Invest sells further $24 million in Coinbase amid shares hitting yearly highs

Quick Take Ark Invest offloaded another 149,780 Coinbase shares ($24.2 million) on Wednesday. Ark also sold $14.3 million worth of GBTC shares and bought Block shares worth around $12.1 million.

The Block·2023/12/21 08:29
BVI court freezes Three Arrows Capital founders’ $1 billion in assets
BVI court freezes Three Arrows Capital founders’ $1 billion in assets

Quick Take Three Arrows’ liquidator Teneo said the court has frozen $1 billion worth of assets of Su Zhu, Kyle Davies and Davies’ wife.

The Block·2023/12/21 07:49
U.S. appeals court finalizes mandate for forfeiture of Silk Road bitcoin
U.S. appeals court finalizes mandate for forfeiture of Silk Road bitcoin

Quick Take Judgment was first made in August but will now take effect, according to a filing in the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

The Block·2023/12/21 00:28
Phantom adds support for Bitcoin, Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens
Phantom adds support for Bitcoin, Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens

Quick Take Phantom, originally a Solana wallet created by Ethereum developers, announced users can now trade and transfer bitcoin, Ordinals, and BRC-20 tokens.

The Block·2023/12/20 20:44
Judge denies request from SBF lawyers to delay sentencing
Judge denies request from SBF lawyers to delay sentencing

Quick Take Lawyers for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried asked more time to prepare for his sentencing, but a judge denied the request.

The Block·2023/12/20 20:16
Most voters think U.S. presidential candidates should have an informed view on crypto, according to new Grayscale poll
Most voters think U.S. presidential candidates should have an informed view on crypto, according to new Grayscale poll

Quick Take Crypto is relevant to Americans, as voters have concerns about financial stability and especially inflation, Grayscale said on Wednesday in a blog post.

The Block·2023/12/20 16:58
Avail offers data availability for Starknet Layer 3 appchains on testnet
Avail offers data availability for Starknet Layer 3 appchains on testnet

Quick Take Avail is collaborating with StarkWare to bring data availability to Starknet appchains. Developers can begin experimenting with the data availability solution on the testnet.

The Block·2023/12/20 16:02
Trezor hardware wallets add support for Solana and SPL tokens
Trezor hardware wallets add support for Solana and SPL tokens

Quick Take The crypto hardware manufacturer Trezor added support for Solana and Solana Program Library (SPL) tokens. The move comes amid a price rally for Solana and renewed interest in the token.

The Block·2023/12/20 16:19