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Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Will Avoid Bankruptcy With $100M Bailout From Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital

Galaxy will buy Argo's Helios facility for $65 million and provide $35 million loan to help the miner amid restructuring.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Funding Plunged in 2022, but VC Head Sees Areas of Opportunity for 2023

CoinFund’s David Pakman talks FTX, DeFi and the way forward.

CoinFund Managing Partner David Pakman (CoinDesk TV screenshot)

Finance

Tron’s Justin Sun Was Secret Top Client of Crypto Asset Manager Valkyrie

A private financial document reviewed by CoinDesk shows that Sun, one of the richest figures in crypto, was responsible for the vast majority of a key Valkyrie division’s assets under management.

Cartel del fundador de Tron, Justin Sun. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Polygon Founder Unveils Web3 Accelerator Beacon

The accelerator aims to connect founders with potential investors.

Sandeep Naliwal, co-founder Polygon (Polygon)

Finance

FTX’s Bankman-Fried Gave Ex-Jane Street Traders Who Formed Modulo Capital $400M

Founded in early 2022, Modulo operated out of the same luxury Bahamian condominium community where Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX employees lived.

Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Consensus C22 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Gaming Platform Forte Partners With Venture Studio SuperLayer to Expand Beyond Web3 Gaming

The blockchain platform also invested $5 million in the venture studio, which will go towards backing incubated companies.

The SuperLayer team (SuperLayer)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Riot Switches Mining Pool After Falling Short in November

The miner used Braiins mining pool, whose payout method caused the variance between Riot’s mining capacity and the amount produced, according to a person familiar.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Finance

Genesis Creditor Groups' Loans Amount to $1.8B and Counting: Sources

In addition to the previously reported group of Gemini customers owed $900 million, there are two other groups of Genesis creditors being represented by lawyers, CoinDesk has learned.

(Genesis Trading, modified by CoinDesk)

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FCA-Regulated Crypto Custodian Digivault Is Up for Sale Following Eqonex Liquidation: Source

A deal to buy Digivault, which is winding down operations, would include a crypto license in the United Kingdom.

(Brock Wegner/Unsplash)

Tech

Coinbase Foils Extortion Attempt, Reinforces Bug Bounty Program

A self-proclaimed "hacker" demanded $450,000 after falsely claiming to be in possession of sensitive Coinbase customer data.

(Chesnot/Getty Images)