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Latam Giant Mercado Libre Launches Mercadocoin in Brazil
20.8.2022
Mercado Libre, a leading Latam-based e-tailer, has announced the launch of its own token, called “Mercadocoin,” for Brazilian customers. The token will be the main reward of a loyalty program on Mercado Libre’s platform and will be awarded to customers that purchase certain...
dYdX confirms blocking (and unblocking) some accounts linked to Tornado Cash
11.8.2022
The platform said it has used compliance vendors to scan for and flag accounts potentially associated with illicit activities, including sanctions lists for many countries
South Korea Arrests Three in Multi-Billion Dollar Crypto-Linked Probe: Report
11.8.2022
Authorities are reportedly investigating $3.4 billion in "abnormal transactions" involving foreign exchange and crypto investments
Kazakhstan Investigates Crypto Mining Hotel Allegedly Operating as Ponzi Scheme
10.8.2022
Authorities in Kazakhstan have launched an investigation into a mining hotel business suspected of being a crypto pyramid as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal activities linked to cryptocurrencies. The platform, called Bincloud, lured investors through popular messaging apps. Bincloud...
Dormant Wallet Linked to Alex Mashinsky Used to Cash In on CEL Token Surge
9.8.2022
The address attributed to the Celsius founder by Nansen and Arkham sold CEL tokens for the first time since Celsius froze withdrawals
Charles Schwab's asset management arm launches crypto-linked ETF
29.7.2022
Schwab said the investment vehicle will offer exposure to firms involved in mining and staking as well as developing blockchain-based apps or distributed ledger technology
South Korean authorities raid 15 entities linked to Terra collapse: Report
20.7.2022
The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office reportedly raided the offices of crypto exchanges Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit and Copax, among others on Wednesday
Mila Kunis-Linked Web3 Studio Toonstar Partners With Hot Topic to Market Entertainment NFTs
13.7.2022
Toonstar is partnering with Hot Topic to target the intersection of entertainment and NFTs, through retail
Argentina carries out crypto wallet seizures linked to tax delinquents
1.7.2022
Argentinian tax dodgers are seeing their cryptocurrency wallets seized by the local tax authority
Russia’s Financial Watchdog Investigates 400 Crypto-Related Cases, Director Tells Putin
30.6.2022
Rosfinmonitoring is conducting hundreds of investigations into cases involving cryptocurrencies, the head of the agency announced. Hundreds of thousands of Russians take part in crypto deals abroad, the top regulator also reported to the Russian president. Russian Authorities Initiate 20 Criminal...
Harmony Horizon Exploit Linked to North Korea; $10M Bounty Offered in 'Global Manhunt'
30.6.2022
Developers said the team was “gathering wallet data” and strategizing plans based on the impact that the incident caused on users
Ethereum Is Business-ready, Says Foundation-linked Body, but ‘Caveats’ Remain
29.6.2022
The authors of a new report claim that Ethereum (ETH) is “ready” for use in the world of business – albeit with “some caveats.”
The report was compiled by the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (EEA) – a business-focused affiliate of the Ethereum Foundation. Its authors claimed that while the “pieces...
Wallet That Helped Trigger UST Implosion Linked by Analysis Firm to Terra Developer
17.6.2022
The popular decentralized stablecoin lost its dollar peg and fell to pennies in May. A South Korean blockchain analysis firm suggests the death spiral was sparked by transactions from a wallet linked to the lead Terra developer – though any motivation or rationale remains a mystery
Goldman Sachs Executes Its First Trade of Ether-Linked Derivative: Report
13.6.2022
The Wall Street giant executed its first Ethereum non-deliverable forwards, a derivative that pays out based on the price of ether and offers institutional investors indirect exposure to the cryptocurrency
Solana Halted by Bug Linked to Certain Cold Storage Transactions
2.6.2022
Validators restarted the network after four hours of downtime by disabling the so-called “durable nonce transactions” that have found favor among some exchanges
South Korean Regulators to Inspect Companies Linked to Terraform
25.5.2022
South Korea’s financial regulators are planning to launch onsite inspections into domestic companies that have a business relationship with Terraform Labs – and particularly those that have made use of terra (LUNA) ecosystem coins.
In an exclusive article, the South Korean media outlet Money...
Candidate supported by Bankman-Fried-linked PAC loses Oregon primary
18.5.2022
Record spending in a Democratic House primary could not give a political newcomer the boost he needed to overcome a local politician with a long career
Aave Launches Social Media Project Lens Protocol With Over 50 Apps Built on Polygon
18.5.2022
The blockchain firm Aave has launched the Lens Protocol, a social media project with applications built on the Polygon blockchain. Lens is similar to the social media platform Twitter but Lens profiles are linked to a non-fungible token (NFT) that can be ported into decentralized applications. Lens...
Majority of Russia’s Financial Pyramids in Q1 Linked to Crypto, Scammers Exploit Sanctions Topic
8.5.2022
Many of the financial pyramids identified in Russia during the first quarter of the year have been associated with cryptocurrencies, a top central bank official has revealed. Fraudsters are actively exploiting the hot topics of the day, including the sanctions theme. Pyramids Offer Russian...
US Officials Add North Korea-Linked Bitcoin Mixer, More ETH Addresses to Sanctions List
6.5.2022