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New York prosecutor charges hacker over $9M exploit of Solana-based exchange
12.7.2023
A skilled computer security engineer has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering related to an attack on a decentralized exchange
US Senate Finance Committee asks digital asset community how to tax it in open letter
12.7.2023
Community members may want to read up on the intricacies of tax law before they respond, but they have two months to do so
Tim Draper Still Thinks Bitcoin Can Reach $250K – Just 2 Years Later Than He Expected
11.7.2023
Even though billionaire investor and venture capitalist Tim Draper was clearly wrong when he predicted bitcoin (BTC) would reach $250,000 in June 2023, he said he still believes that it will happen eventually, maybe in 2025
Aptos Voting to Enable Fungible Assets With Network Upgrade
11.7.2023
Aptos is holding a vote on upgrades to its blockchain, its tokenomics and its ability to handle fungible assets
US authorities are investigating former FTX exec for potential campaign finance violations: Report
11.7.2023
FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame was the individual who first reported FTX to Bahmanian authorities, but he reportedly may face charges of his own in the United States
AI-Backed Web3 Security Firm Olympix Raises $4.3M
11.7.2023
Boldstart Ventures led the round for the startup, which helps developers avoid vulnerabilities in smart contract code
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Application Takes Surveillance to the Next Level
11.7.2023
An Information-Sharing Agreement, which appears to be absent from public spot Bitcoin ETF filings, compels a crypto exchange to share trading data up to and including personal information such as a customer’s name and address
Coinbase Soars After Reaching Cboe Surveillance Sharing Agreement for 5 Bitcoin ETF Applications
11.7.2023
Shares of Coinbase jumped as much as 16% Tuesday after the crypto exchange reached an agreement with Cboe’s BZX Exchange to maintain a surveillance-sharing agreement for five of its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications
Brevan Howard Joins $12M Round for Liquid Staking Protocol Alluvial
11.7.2023
Ethereal Ventures and Variant co-led the round for Alluvial, creator of the enterprise and institution-focused Liquid Collective
Microsoft Wins Court Battle With FTC Over Activision Blizzard Acquisition
11.7.2023
Federal Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley has ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block Microsoft from closing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard until it can be fully reviewed, freeing up the companies to complete the deal before a July 18 deadline, and potentially...
Index Coop Aims to Improve Limitations of Protocol, On-Chain Structured Products
11.7.2023
The infrastructure limitations of this sector include a lack of cross-chain asset support, expense in maintaining products due to high issuance costs and difficulty rebalancing on-chain products due to slippage
Rodeo Finance Exploited For $888,000 In Another DeFi Hack on Arbitrum Network
11.7.2023
Arbitrum Network-based Rodeo Finance lost 472 ether ($888,000) in a DeFi exploit today.
Blockchain security firm PeckShield revealed that the Rodeo Finance hacker transferred the stolen funds from Arbitrum to Ethereum.
Further analysis revealed that the attacker exchanged the stolen tokens...
Arbitrum-based Rodeo Finance exploited for $1.53M, the second time in a week
11.7.2023
The exploiter manipulated price oracles to gain the upper hand on trades they executed using the manipulated price
DeFi Protocol Holding 55% of Algorand Value to Shut Down
11.7.2023
Algofi, the largest decentralized finance protocol on layer-1 blockchain Algorand, said it will shut down and plans to halt lending, borrowing and trading imminently
China Should Consider Yuan-Backed Stablecoins Instead of CBDCs, Circle's Allaire Says
11.7.2023
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire touted the advantages of stablecoins over central bank digital currencies (CBDC), in an interview with South China Morning Post
DeFi Platform Arcadia Finance Falls Victim to $455K Hack on Ethereum and Optimism
11.7.2023
Arcadia Finance has joined the growing list of DeFi protocols to lose funds in hack exploitation. The hackers leveraged a code vulnerability to siphon about $455,000 from the protocol’s Ethereum and Optimism vaults.
Blockchain sleuth PeckShield alerted about Arcadia’s exploitation in a July...
Crypto Startup Arkham Has Apparently Been Doxxing Users for Months
10.7.2023
The company had already angered the crypto community Monday with a service that unmasks anonymous crypto users. Then came allegations it used an easy-to-decipher method for hiding customers’ email addresses
Arcadia Finance hacker used reentrancy exploit, team demands return of funds
10.7.2023
In a post-mortem report, Arcadia Finance developers said an attacker stole funds by liquidating a vault before it could perform a health check, interrupting the app's normal flow of operations
Arkham Intelligence Rolls Out Crypto Data Marketplace; Privacy Advocates Cry Foul
10.7.2023
On-chain data provider Arkham Intelligence has announced the release of a marketplace that allows people to buy and sell on-chain cryptocurrency data
Distressed Crypto Specialist Thomas Braziel Sets Up Investment, Advisory Firm
10.7.2023
The company, 117 Partners, will be a hybrid between advisory and investment, said Braziel