This Week in Crypto: (FTX Grows Revenues 1000%, Uniswap Bans Wallets Linked to Sanctions & Hacking, FDIC Sends 5 Cease and Desist Orders)
FTX took revenue from $90 million in 2020 to more than $1 billion last year as cryptocurrencies hit an all-time high. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) issued Cease and Desist Letters demanding Cryptonews.com, Cryptoytosec.info, SmartAsset.com, FTX.US and FDIC Crypto.com stop making misleading statements about FDIC deposit insurance and implement corrective measures. Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has reportedly hired a lawyer from a domestic law firm in South Korea just days after claiming the South Korean authorities are yet to reach out to him or file any charges against him.