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Aleksandr Li: Understanding Pik-Swap and the Hybrid Decentralized Wager Platform
28.2.2024
N-PIK is an online gambling platform that utilizes its own PIK token, PLYP token to enable players to join raffles, as well as a comprehensive token-based economy to allow players to bet, wager, and win in the best games of skill and chance. The ecosystem’s platforms are already licensed...
Droves of Crypto Traders Swap Shiba Inu (SHIB) For Mollars Presale Token — New Bitcoin Alternative
24.2.2024
A new project brewing on the Ethereum Blockchain has recently caught the attention of crypto enthusiasts not only for its ability to store value, but also for its enormous potential for compound growth post-ICO.
The post Droves of Crypto Traders Swap Shiba Inu (SHIB) For Mollars Presale Token —...
Injective Partners with DojoSwap to Launch CW-404 Standard, Inspired by ERC-404
23.2.2024
On February 23, Injective Protocol announced a strategic partnership with DojoSwap to launch the CW-404 standard, a groundbreaking token standard inspired by ERC-404. This collaboration aims to foster innovation and interoperability within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
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AI-Powered DEX aggregator PlutoSwap (PLUTO) Launches Community Pre-Sale
23.2.2024
PlutoSwap (PLUTO) is making waves in the DeFi space with its launch of its AI-Powered DEX aggregator attracting significant attention from investors.
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Telefonica Partners Chainlink to Mitigate SIM Swap Attacks in Web3
17.2.2024
Telefonica, one of the world’s largest telecom companies, has partnered with Chainlink, a decentralized oracle provider, to improve security in Web3 environments. Through the use of Chainlink functions and Telefonica’s SIM Swap API implementation, Polygon apps would be able to check...
Telefónica Teams Up With Chainlink to Provide Security Against 'SIM Swap' Hacks
15.2.2024
The partnership will be a "significant step" in integrating telecom capabilities into the blockchain technology, the firms said
SEC Takes Cybersecurity “Seriously,” Gensler Says in New Letter
12.2.2024
United States and Securities Exchange (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler claimed the federal agency takes its “cybersecurity obligations seriously” in a February 6 letter following last month’s SIM swap attack. The letter was drafted as a response to House Republicans who previously scrutinized...
The FTX Hack: The Unsolved SIM Swap Mystery
12.2.2024
New rules from the SEC and FCC, and the former’s own SIM swap incident, are likely to raise scrutiny on crypto firms to clamp down on a scourge of identity-hacks, says Andrew Adams, partner at Steptoe
DOJ Charges Trio Behind $400 Million SIM Swap Attack on FTX
4.2.2024
The United States Department of Justice has charged three individuals accused of masterminding the SIM-swapping attack that siphoned over $400 million from FTX. The indictment of the trio appears to undercut claims that incarcerated FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was the mastermind behind the hack....
U.S. Government Charges Trio Responsible for FTX’s Missing $400 Million, Cite FTX SIM Swap Attack
2.2.2024
New D.C. court filings from January 24 revealed that three people have been charged with stealing more than $400 million worth of digital currency from FTX in a November 2022 FTX SIM-swapping attack. A Years-long FTX SIM Swap Scheme Robert Powell, Carter Rohn, and Emily Hernandez have all been...
Fintech Provider Portal Raises $34 Million in Seed Funding
1.2.2024
Portal, the provider of a decentralized Bitcoin ecosystem, announced on Jan. 30 that it has raised $34 million via a seed funding round. Portal said the raised capital is set to fund the development of a decentralized exchange platform and a wallet. Layer 2 Atomic Swap Technology Portal, a fintech...
Portal Raises $34 Million to Develop Decentralized Bitcoin Cross-Chain Swaps
30.1.2024
Fintech provider Portal has raised $34 million in seed funding to develop its Bitcoin-based decentralized exchange (DEX) which will aid cross-chain swaps between multiple networks. In a Jan 30 announcement, the company disclosed an exit from stealth mode and an inflow of $34 million to build...
SEC Got SIM Swapped: How Hacker Gained Control of SEC’s X Account
24.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has admitted that a SIM swap attack compromised its X account, where a fake announcement about the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) was posted. “The unauthorized party obtained control of the SEC cell phone number...
$WIF Pumps 35% on BitMex/Binance Listings, Then Dumps as $GFOX Sails to $3 Million
23.1.2024
Binance and BitMEX recently made $WIF available for trading via a new listing – WIF/USDT. The platforms described the perpetual swap as the token’s first major listings. From the look of things, this listing initially had a positive impact on $WIF’s price action before selling-off. On...
SEC Blames Social Media Account Hack on ‘SIM Swap’ Attack in Fake Bitcoin ETF Post
23.1.2024
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed that its social media account on X fell victim to a “SIM swapping” attack in relation to the false post about the approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) earlier this month. The incident, which occurred on January...
Court Uses Bitcoin Blockchain for Legal Summons, Revolutionizing Defendant Notification
15.1.2024
A federal court in the U.S. has accepted the validity of using information contained in a Bitcoin transaction to notify a defendant about a civil action. The case, believed to be the first where this method is accepted, might help solve hundreds of cryptocurrency theft cases in which...
Multiple Crypto Influencers Struck By SIM Swap Attacks – Here Are The Details
22.12.2023
Source: Pixabay SIM swappers are beginning to target crypto influencers ahead of the holidays, with some taking control of their high-profile accounts on X. Some include the accounts of crypto investment firm Manifold Trading and its founding partner, Jae Chung. Unlike regular posts about platform...
Hacker Seeks Civility in $47 Million Kyberswap Heist, Demands Friendly Negotiations
30.11.2023
In the wake of Kyberswap, a decentralized exchange (dex) platform, suffering a $47 million loss due to a cyberattack, the perpetrator indicated a readiness to engage in negotiations. Yet, despite expressing an openness to resolution, the hacker lamented encountering primarily “received (mostly)...
Cross Chain Swap Token FLIP More Than Doubles on First Day of Trading
24.11.2023
FLIP, the native token of cross-chain swap platform ChainFlip, surged more than 150% to as high as $5.94 on its first day of trading
Sushi Makes DeFi History with Native Bitcoin on ZetaChain
17.11.2023
Source: Adobe / David Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sushi has made history by adding support for the use of native Bitcoin (BTC) on its protocol through an expansion to ZetaChain. The move, announced by Sushi in a blog post on Thursday, will allow users to seamlessly swap BTC across...