7 DeFi protocol hacks in Feb sees $21 million in funds pilfered: DefiLlama
DeFi platforms lost over $21 million to hackers throughout February, according to data released by DeFi project aggregator DefiLlama. Reentrancy,...
Month: March 2023
Crypto funding seen shifting from CeFi to DeFi after major collapses: CoinGecko
"NFTfi,” on-chain derivative platforms, decentralized stablecoins and Ethereum L2s are four investment opportunities being looked at closely by one crypto...
Bitcoin ATM firm allegedly profited from crypto scams via unlicensed kiosks: Prosecutor
52 crypto kiosks were seized in the investigation led by the U.S. Secret Service's Cyber Fraud and Money Laundering Task...
Pakistan Banks to Use Blockchain Technology for KYC
Banks in Pakistan plan to launch an electronic platform for know-your-customer procedures that will be operating on a national level....
US Sentences Man to 3 Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors in Crypto Mining Scheme
A U.S. district judge has sentenced a man to three years in prison in a fraudulent cryptocurrency mining scheme. The...
Ripple CEO Warns of Harm to Crypto Industry if SEC Wins Lawsuit Over XRP
The CEO of Ripple Labs has warned of the harm to the crypto industry if the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Tether strikes at WSJ over ‘stale allegations’ of faked documents for bank accounts
Tether has hit back at a Wall Street Journal report detailing alleged shady dealings by it and Bitfinex to open...
Internal documents reveal Australia’s potential timeline for crypto legislation: Report
Internal documents from the Australian Treasury Department have revealed crypto legislation in the country could be a year away at...
Snoop Dogg revealed as co-founder of Web3-powered livestream platform
Snoop Dogg has had a considerable presence in the Web3 creator movement since NFTs first gained popularity in 2021. American...
Central Banks Continue to Show Strong Demand for Gold in 2023, Says World Gold Council Report
Central banks show continued demand for gold in 2023, as per a recent report from the World Gold Council (WGC),...
US Prosecutors Seek to Further Restrict Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s Internet Access
The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Damian Williams, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are...
Bitcoin Miners Brace for Another Projected Difficulty Increase as Hashrate Heats Up Amid Market Uncertainty
Despite a 9.95% increase last week and the all-time high difficulty, bitcoin’s hashrate has averaged around 305 exahash per second...
Binance tried to hire Gary Gensler in 2018 for closer ties with U.S. regulators: Report
The SEC chairman was approached by Binance in 2018 and 2019, while teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Crypto...
EOS, STX, IMX and MKR show bullish signs as Bitcoin searches for direction
BTC price is attempting to stage a recovery, while EOS, STX, IMX and MKR are beginning to flash bullish signals....
‘Sorry for spreading a rumor’, says podcaster on Lido’s FUD
David Hoffman apologized for spreading rumors about what he called a "Wells Notice Carpet Bombing" targeting crypto firms. Co-founder of...
