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7 DeFi Risks You Should be Aware of According to CoinShares
14.7.2022
Risks are inherent to all financial sectors, and decentralized finance (DeFi) is no exception.
The most common forms of financial risk in traditional finance (TradFi) include credit risk, liquidity risk, asset-backed risk, foreign investment risk, equity risk, and currency risk.
While some...
WEF introduces cyber resilience framework, index to increase organizational security
14.7.2022
The international organization looked at ten cybersecurity frameworks as it created its comprehensive version with six principles and numerous best practices
Vermont becomes the sixth US state to launch investigation against Celsius
13.7.2022
The state financial regulator alleged that Celsius violated state security laws by offering high crypto interest rate accounts to customers and unethically using clients’ funds to invest in illiquid products
Uniswap Users Fall Victim to a USD 8M NFT Phishing Attack, Binance Pulls False Alarm
12.7.2022
Users of Uniswap (UNI), the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, have fallen victim to a sophisticated phishing attack, reportedly losing over USD 8.1m worth of assets. Meanwhile, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) falsely alarmed about the incident...
Security Token Platform Tokensoft Launches Web-3-Enabled Platform, Tokensoft V2, on Ethereum, Avalanche
12.7.2022
Tokensoft hopes to deploy its platform for user-led token sales on ten chains by the end of the year
Three Arrows Founders in Hiding, Voyager's Unknowns, Vauld's 'Breathing Space' + More News
11.7.2022
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Read More: Three Arrows Founders in Hiding, Voyager's Unknowns, Vauld's 'Breathing Space' + More News
BTC bull Michael Saylor: Ethereum is 'obviously' a security
10.7.2022
The MicroStrategy CEO argued that ETH is a security as it was issued via an ICO and its network has had many fundamental changes over the years
New Lawsuit Claims Solana Is Unregistered Security — ‘Investors Have Suffered Enormous Losses’
9.7.2022
A class-action lawsuit has been filed claiming that cryptocurrency solana (SOL) is an unregistered security under the Howey test. “The specific facts and circumstances relating to SOL securities support the conclusion that SOL is a security under the Howey test,” the plaintiff argued....
Class action lawsuit claims Solana's SOL is an unregistered security
8.7.2022
Plaintiffs claim that Solana’s SOL token is a centralized security with insiders profiting immensely while retail traders got rekt
Crema Finance Hacker Takes USD 1.7M in Bounty, Returns USD 8M
7.7.2022
The hacker who exploited Crema Finance, a concentrated liquidity protocol built on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, has reached a compromise with the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol to return the majority of stolen funds while keeping some as compensation.
The team announced today that "after...
Zimbabwe Central Bank: Gold Coin Sales to Commence in Late July
7.7.2022
Starting on July 25, the Zimbabwean public will be able to buy and hold gold coins which weigh one troy ounce each. In addition to their use as an alternative store of value, the central bank says the coins can be traded and used as “security for loans and credit facilities.” Coins...
Report: $540 Million Crypto Gaming Hack Made Possible By Elaborate Phishing Scheme
6.7.2022
NFT Pokémon clone Axie Infinity went from being famous for players profiting off its “play-to-earn” gaming scam to infamous for getting hacked out of $540 million in cryptocurrency. Now according to a new report by The Block we know what made the security breach possible: a sophisticated phishing...
Ethereum's Step Towards PoS, Bitcoin Mining Difficulty, Binance's BTC Trading Fee Move + More News
6.7.2022
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Read More: Ethereum's Step Towards PoS, Bitcoin Mining Difficulty, Binance's BTC Trading Fee Move + More News
Hardware crypto wallet sales increase as centralized exchanges scramble
6.7.2022
Hardware wallet providers are seeing increases in revenue in this bear market as crypto investors withdraw assets off centralized exchanges
Hackers Stole USD 670M from DeFi Projects in Q2, Up by 50% from Q2 2021
6.7.2022
Hackers and fraudsters stole a total of USD 670.7m from various crypto protocols during the second quarter of the year, according to a report by major bug bounty and security services platform Immunifi....
Read More: Hackers Stole USD 670M from DeFi Projects in Q2, Up by 50% from Q2 2021
Belgium Regulator Ponders Crypto as a Security
6.7.2022
The EU’s landmark crypto law won’t take effect for a couple of years, but existing stock-trading rules may still apply, financial regulator FSMA says
Leaked Personal Data of 1 Billion Chinese Citizens on Sale for 10 Bitcoins — Hacker Claims Stolen From Shanghai Police
6.7.2022
A hacker claims to have stolen the personal data of a billion Chinese citizens from the Shanghai National Police (SHGA) and is selling it for 10 bitcoins. “This database contains many TB of data and information on billions of Chinese citizens.” 23 Terabytes of Data on a Billion...
NFT Stamps and Use Cases, Crypto Taxation in UK, Frozen USD 85M + More News
5.7.2022
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Read More: NFT Stamps and Use Cases, Crypto Taxation in UK, Frozen USD 85M + More News
Singapore Mulls New Crypto Rules, KuCoin Denies Rumors, Meta Closes Novi + More News
4.7.2022
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Read More: Singapore Mulls New Crypto Rules, KuCoin Denies Rumors, Meta Closes Novi + More News
British Army’s social media accounts hacked by crypto scammers
4.7.2022
Hackers had access to multiple official social media accounts of the British Army for nearly four hours, when they posted crypto phishing links and scams