MicroStrategy Replaces Saylor as CEO With Company's President, Saylor to Become Executive Chairman
2.8.2022
Phuong Le, who had previously served as the company's president, CFO and COO, will become the new CEO
Bitpay Adds APE and EUROC Support — Luxury Retail Giant Gucci Accepts Apecoin Payments
2.8.2022
On August 2, the Atlanta-based crypto payment services provider Bitpay announced that it has expanded its crypto asset support with two different crypto assets. Bitpay revealed the company has integrated apecoin and euro coin into the firm’s platform and the luxury retailer and designer...
Brazilian Cop Charged with Duping 23 Fellow Officers in ‘Crypto Pyramid Scam’
2.8.2022
A military police officer in the Brazilian state of Goiás is being tried for allegedly scamming fellow officers with a cryptoasset-themed scheme.
The media outlet Globo reported that the officer, named as Francisco de Assis Jesus dos Santos Soares de Oliveira, stands accused of defrauding some...
Crypto miner Digihost plans to move rigs from New York to Alabama
2.8.2022
The mining firm said it aims to have a hashing capacity of 28 MW at the Alabama facility by the fourth quarter, and 55 MW by the second quarter of 2023
Here’s How $200M in Crypto Was Drained From Nomad Protocol, According to a Security Expert
2.8.2022
Halborn Chief Information Security Officer Steven Walbroehl joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss how Nomad’s bridge lost $200 million in less than 24 hours
CoinShares reports $21.7M loss tied to Terra implosion
2.8.2022
The firm's book-making took a huge hit after being exposed to the TerraUSD collapse
Crypto users spent $2.7B minting NFTs in first half of 2022: Report
2.8.2022
Over 1 million unique wallet addresses were involved in the minting process, signaling that nonfungible token market activity remained strong
Cross-Chain Bridge Nomad Loses $190 Million Making It 2022’s Third-Largest Crypto Heist
2.8.2022
On Monday, the cross-chain token bridge Nomad was attacked and hackers managed to siphon $190 million from the protocol, draining a great majority of the funds. The Nomad cross-chain bridge attack was the third-biggest crypto heist of 2022, and the ninth largest of all time. Nomad Cross-Chain...
Bitcoin derivatives show a lack of confidence from bulls
2.8.2022
High correlation to stock markets and recession risks limit optimism on the part of BTC investors
Web3 Development Remains Strong Despite Crypto Downturn: Report
2.8.2022
Venture capital firm Telstra Ventures measured developer activity across the Ethereum, Solana and Bitcoin blockchains
As China Miner Contests Ethereum Merge, BitMEX Offers Strategy on Potential 'ETHPoW' Split
2.8.2022
BitMEX analysts have penned a blog post arguing that a threatened fork from the Ethereum blockchain might generate some interest from market participants
Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen exits crypto startup Radkl amid bear market: Report
2.8.2022
The hedge fund manager was part of a $50-million funding round for NFT company Recur, and backed a $21-million round for crypto analytics firm Messari through Point72