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How Attackers Stole Around $1.1M Worth of Tokens From Decentralized Music Project Audius
25.7.2022
The sophisticated exploit involved attackers passing a malicious governance proposal by exploiting smart contracts
SEC Criticized for How It Regulates Crypto — Chair Gensler Says Most Crypto Tokens ‘Have Attributes of Securities’
25.7.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been heavily criticized for its approach to regulating the crypto sector. The criticism followed the securities regulator’s action against a former Coinbase employee in an insider trading case, in which the SEC named nine crypto tokens...
Stats Show Over 53,000 Wrapped Bitcoins Were Removed From Circulation in the Last 3 Months
24.7.2022
Three months ago, there were 441,546 wrapped or synthetic bitcoins on the Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain worth $17.45 billion using exchange rates on April 24, 2022. Since then, that number has dropped by 53,582 synthetic bitcoins and today the number of wrapped or bonded bitcoins...
Kenyan Activists Say Cryptocurrencies Have the ‘Potential to Create New Ways for Young People to Earn’
24.7.2022
According to some Kenya-based activists, raising funds through cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFT) sales is not only faster but less costly as well. The activists added that digital currency also has the “potential to create new ways for young people to earn, spend, save and send...
NFTs banned in Minecraft, SEC lists 9 tokens as securities and 3AC founder blames cockiness for company meltdown: Hodler’s Digest, July 17-23
23.7.2022
Not just Bitcoin price: Factors affecting BTC miner profitability
23.7.2022
As many crypto holders are gearing up for a bear market, what are the factors influencing the mining business?
BNB Was the Top Ten’s Best Market Performer in Q2, Bitcoin Takes Second Place — Solana Performed the Worst
23.7.2022
With the first half of the year gone, statistics from the second quarter of 2022 indicate that the crypto economy has tumbled significantly in value, and crypto tokens in the top ten market positions have lost 30% to 60% in USD value during the past three months. Q2 data further shows that binance...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Moves Towards $22,000 to Start the Weekend
23.7.2022
Bitcoin moved towards $22,000 to start the weekend, as prices consolidated following Friday’s gains. Price uncertainty has heightened in crypto in the aftermath of recent rallies, which has pushed several tokens towards overbought territory. Ethereum also slipped on Saturday. Bitcoin Bitcoin...
Top 7 NFT Scams to Look Out For
23.7.2022
While the NFT market has opened up new opportunities for artists and creators to monetize their work, it has also created an opening for scammers to exploit and siphon crypto and JPEGs from unwitting victims.
In this guide, you will discover a list of the most common NFT scams and how you...
Fans seek trust and better understanding of sports NFT market: Research
23.7.2022
The prolonged crypto winter razed off the inflated floor prices across the NFT ecosystem, inadvertently changing investor sentiment and forcing users to rethink their long-term investment strategies
Chinese Tech Giant Tencent to Shut Down NFT Platform Amid Trading Restrictions
22.7.2022
China’s Tencent Holdings plans to shut down its non-fungible token (NFT) platform Huanhe only a year after its launch. The social media giant has reportedly made the decision because of the strict ban on the resale of NFTs imposed by the authorities in Beijing. Huanhe to Close Down a Year...
SEC Will Need to Prove Tokens Are Securities in Coinbase Insider-Trading Case, Legal Expert Says
22.7.2022
Former persecutor Ian McGinley joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss Coinbase's recent insider trading case and what the SEC will need to do moving forward as it eyes more regulatory oversight
SEC Slaps Former Coinbase Manager With Insider Trading Charges — Identifies 9 Crypto Tokens as Securities
22.7.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced insider trading charges against a former Coinbase manager, who has been arrested and is also facing criminal charges. The regulator has identified nine crypto tokens as securities in the complaint. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams says...
Defi TVL and Smart Contract Platform Tokens Swell in Value With ETH, ETC Leading the Pack
22.7.2022
The top smart contract platform tokens by market capitalization and the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) have swelled significantly in value during the last few days. Since the value locked in defi reached a 2022 low of $70 billion on June 19, the defi ecosystem’s...
SEC listing 9 tokens as securities in insider trading case 'could have broad implications' — CFTC
21.7.2022
CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham took issue with the SEC labeling certain crypto assets as securities in an example of “regulation by enforcement."
Stablecoin Market Cap Slides, BUSD and DAI Valuations Jump, Fiat Tokens Represent 70% of All Crypto Trades
21.7.2022
During the last month, the stablecoin economy’s market valuation dropped from $155.23 billion to $153.34 billion on July 20, sliding roughly 1.21%. The top two stablecoins by valuation, tether and usd coin, have seen their market caps slide over the last 30 days, while BUSD and DAI have seen...
ENS Bidding 'Joke' Goes Wrong, NFT Whale Loses ETH 100
21.7.2022
A noted non-fungible token (NFT) collector has lost ETH 100 (USD 148,665) as a result of a "joke" bid on one of his own Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains.
The pseudonymous NFT whale Franklin, who holds a number of valuable Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs (among others), minted the ENS name...
Tron’s Justin Sun Eyes ‘Acquisition’ Move for Tencent’s NFT Division
21.7.2022
The Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun says that TronDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that governs the Tron network’s development, wants to “acquire” a non-fungible token (NFT) arm of the Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent....
Read More: Tron’s Justin Sun Eyes ‘Acquisition’ Move...
Gamers Play Different Strategies: Minecraft Says No to NFTs, While Square Enix Unveils Its NFT Project
21.7.2022
The popular sandbox video game Minecraft has banned non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain innovations from integrating with its platform. On the other hand, Japanese entertainment conglomerate Square Enix has announced its NFT project.
Mojang Studios, the Microsoft-owned developer behind...
Consensys to Tokenize Smart Contract and Blockchain Audits via TURN Token Launch
20.7.2022
The Ethereum-centric and decentralized protocols software firm Consensys has announced the launch of TURN token, or “Time-Unit Representative NFTs.” Consensys details that TURN tokens will create a new market for tokenized security auditing via Consensys Diligence, the firm’s...