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Acala community votes to burn 2.97 billion of erroneously minted aUSD stablecoin
22.8.2022
3.022 billion aUSD were previously minted via a liquidity bridge glitch
Stablecoin issuers hold more US debt than Berkshire Hathaway: Report
22.8.2022
Tether, Circle and other stablecoin firms held $80 billion worth of short-term U.S. government debt as of May 2022, more than owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway
Crypto tax can wait, free coins can't: S. Korea mulls 'gift tax' for airdrops
22.8.2022
South Korea has postponed its crypto gains tax on multiple occasions due to a lack of investor protection measures and regulatory guidelines
Russian Caught Mining Crypto in Covid-19 Clinic
22.8.2022
An IT specialist working for a medical institution in Russia’s Altai Republic has been detained for illegally mining cryptocurrency at the premises of a Covid-19 hospital. The man minted digital currencies using stolen electricity for almost a year before law enforcement busted his crypto...
Here’s 5 cryptocurrencies with bullish setups that are on the verge of a breakout
21.8.2022
Bitcoin, BNB, EOS, QNT and CHZ are flashing bullish technical analysis setups which could lure buyers if the wider market enters a relief rally this week
Moscow Exchange Prepares to List Digital Financial Assets by Year End
21.8.2022
Russia’s largest market for equities, bonds, and derivatives, the Moscow Exchange, intends to launch a product based on digital financial assets by the end of the year, an executive has revealed. The trading platform is already working with a partner to organize the placement of digital...
Leading Japanese Online Broker SBI to Pull Out of Russia’s Crypto Mining Sector
21.8.2022
SBI Holdings, the largest online brokerage in Japan, is shutting down its crypto mining business in the Russian Federation. Amid mounting uncertainty over the future of such investments due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, as well as decreased mining profits, the financial firm said it plans...
Binance vs. FTX: CZ calls out ‘bad players’ for crypto exchange jitters
20.8.2022
Jitters in crypto trading relate to a trade event wherein an investor’s buy or sell order gets stuck and moves down in the list, allowing newer trade orders to go through
Celsius Network coin report shows a balance gap of $2.85 billion: Finance Redefined
19.8.2022
Majority of the DeFi tokens traded in red with several registering double digit losses over the past week
Independent Tether attestation reveals 58% decrease in commercial paper holdings
19.8.2022
An independent review from the accounting firm BDO reported that the stablecoin issuer's total assets exceed its consolidated liabilities
SBI lost 40% of hash rate after stopping mining in Russia: Data
19.8.2022
After terminating mining operations in Russia's mining-rich region of Siberia in February, SBI still continues running some mining activity in the country
Crypto market bloodbath leads to over $500M in liquidations in 24 hours
19.8.2022
Data from crypto analytic firm Glassnode shows future long liquidation of BTC touched a new 8-month high as BTC price crashed below $22,000 on Friday
Whitepay Introduces Crypto Payments to Ukraine’s Tech Stores
19.8.2022
Ukrainians will be able to purchase electronics and other products with digital coins thanks to a service provided by Whitepay. The payment processor, established by the Ukrainian-born digital asset exchange Whitebit, has recently implemented crypto payments in the country’s largest tech...
MMORPG went into ‘hiatus’ after crypto investors bailed, denies it misused funds
19.8.2022
Phat Loop Studios, the company behind the "Pokemon-like" game Untamed Isles has blamed the crypto market crash as a reason its investors bailed
Kickstarter Game Goes Bust Gambling On Crypto, Can't Refund Backers
19.8.2022
In 2021, at the height of the world’s collective blockchain madness, a video game called Untamed Isles—Pokemon, but with crypto stuff—made over $500,000 on Kickstarter. A year later the game is practically dead, and is so broke it can’t even refund its backers.Read more
Russian Accused of Laundering Cryptocurrency From Ransomware Attacks Extradited to US
18.8.2022
A Russian national suspected of laundering ransomware payments in cryptocurrency on behalf of cybercriminals targeting hospitals has been extradited to the U.S. by the Netherlands. The man was allegedly involved in the criminal activity for a period of three years before his arrest in Amsterdam...
A sharp drop in TVL and DApp use preceded Avalanche’s (AVAX) 16% correction
18.8.2022
AVAX price gave up recent gains after correcting by 16% and the network’s declining TVL and DApp use suggest that the protocol is losing ground versus its competitors
South African Reserve Bank encourages friendly behavior with crypto
18.8.2022
The banking authority said avoiding risk through cutting off crypto-involved clients may pose a “threat” to financial integrity
Coinbase would rather shut down staking than enable on-chain censorship — Brian Armstrong
18.8.2022
With a ban on Tornado Cash, many DeFi proponents were worried that crypto exchanges, which are also key validators of Ethereum, would succumb to pressure and impose protocol-level censorship
Chinese mining giant Canaan doubles profits despite the blanket crypto ban
18.8.2022
The Chinese crypto miner maker Canaan has been expanding its mining business, accumulating a total of 346.84 BTC by the end of June