DeFi-type projects received the highest number of attacks in 2022: Report
A new Web3 security report from Beosin revealed that of the 167 major security exploits DeFi projects saw the most,...
Month: January 2023
Mexico’s digital peso delayed, launch date unclear
Mexico’s central bank is working on legal, administrative and technological requirements for the peso’s digital version. More than a year...
Digital Currency Group under investigation by US authorities: Report
U.S. authorities are reportedly investigating internal transfers from Digital Currency Group to its subsidiary Genesis. Crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group,...
Hedge funds subpoenaed by US prosecutors as Binance probe unfolds: Report
United States prosecutors are examining hedge funds’ relationships with cryptocurrency exchange Binance as part of a money laundering investigation. United...
Nifty News: Fake Pokémon NFT game spreads malware, ‘Jai Ho’ singer to launch metaverse and more
Software used to access computers remotely has been inserted in a phishing website fronting as an NFT card game for...
Swyftx to chop its ‘Earn’ program this week, citing murky regulations
Australian crypto exchange Swyftx has decided to close its Earn program due to a lack of clarity around crypto products...
FTX spent $40M on food, flights, and hotels in just 9 months: Court filings
FTX did not hold back on company expenses in the Bahamas, according to court documents. FTX’s Bahamian company spent a...
Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Bitcoin ‘Seized’ by US Government
An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to stealing over 712 bitcoin that was “seized” by the U.S. government in another...
SBF Fights for Robinhood Shares — Says He Needs Them More Than FTX Customers Who Only Suffer ‘Possibility of Economic Loss’
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is attempting to regain access to his Robinhood shares, worth over $460 million. The...
Report: Nigeria to Stop Cash Withdrawals From Government Accounts
From the start of March, Nigerian public officials will be barred from withdrawing cash from government bank accounts, the head...
Logan Paul backflips on defamation lawsuit against Coffeezilla, apologizes
Logan Paul has deleted his response video aimed at Coffeezilla and has apologized in a surprise u-turn. YouTuber Logan Paul...
Why DeFi should expect more hacks this year: Blockchain security execs
One reason is that “hackers have gotten smarter, gained more experience, and learned how to look for bugs,” according to...
New Year Brings Strong NFT Sales, Up 26% in First Week of 2023 With Top 5 Blockchains Seeing Double-Digit Increases
The first week of 2023 saw an upswing in non-fungible token (NFT) sales as seven-day volume increased 26.01% compared to...
Report Claims U.S. Prosecutors Investigate Hedge Funds in Connection with Binance Dealings
Federal prosecutors are reportedly investigating U.S.-based hedge funds that have dealt with the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to two people...
Mexico’s digital peso delayed, unclear launch date
Mexico's central bank is currently working on legal, administrative, and technological requirements for the peso's digital version. Mexico's central bank...
