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Bill on Digital Ruble Submitted to Russian Parliament
1.1.2023
A draft law devoted to the digital ruble has been filed with the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament. The legislation introduces rules determining how the new form of national fiat will be issued and amends a series of legal acts to facilitate its implementation. Bank of Russia to...
Sam Bankman-Fried Returns to Twitter, Denies Moving Funds in Wallets Associated with Alameda Research
31.12.2022
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has returned to Twitter, denying allegations that he moved funds out of wallets associated with now-bankrupt trading firm Alameda Research.
In a response to a story that said wallets associated with Alameda transferred funds just days after Bankman-Fried...
Bahamas Seizes Digital Assets Worth Over $3.5 Billion From Collapsed Crypto Exchange FTX
31.12.2022
The Securities Commission of the Bahamas has revealed that it seized digital assets worth more than $3.5 billion from the collapsed crypto exchange FTX. The regulator explained that the cryptocurrencies were transferred to its wallets “for safekeeping” and “are being held by...
Sam Bankman-Fried denies moving funds from Alameda wallets
30.12.2022
The former FTX CEO denied moving the funds saying; "I'm not and couldn't be moving any of those funds; I don't have access to them anymore.”
South Korean Hacker Stole $6.7m from Dead CEO’s Crypto Wallets
29.12.2022
A South Korean hacker stole $6.7 million from crypto wallets belonging to the deceased CEO of a business empire that included the crypto exchanges Korbit and Bitstamp.
Yonhap reported that a branch of the District Court in Eastern Seoul sentenced an unnamed 39-year-old man to six years in prison...
Alameda wallets funnel over $1.7M via crypto mixers overnight
29.12.2022
Data negates the possibility of liquidators behind the fund transfers due to the use of mixing tools and extensive planning to hide transaction paths
Alameda wallets funnel over $1.7M via crypto mixers overnight
29.12.2022
Data negates the possibility of liquidators behind the fund transfers due to the use of mixing tools and extensive planning to hide transaction paths
Onchain Sleuths Discover Funds Linked to Alameda Swapped for ETH, USDT, BTC by a Mysterious Entity
28.12.2022
On Dec. 27, 2022, a number of onchain researchers noticed that funds connected to Alameda Research and FTX have moved and have been swapped for other tokens. Reports show the hacker known as the ‘FTX Accounts Drainer,’ traded large sums of ERC20 tokens for digital assets like tether...
Solana Price Prediction as On-chain Data Suggests Alameda Wallets are Dumping Tokens – Can Solana Fall to $3?
28.12.2022
SOL, the native token of the Solana blockchain, slumped under $10 for the first time since February 2021 on Wednesday, dropping 10% intra-day and extending its losses since the abrupt collapse of Sam Bankman Fried’s seemingly corrupt FTX/Alameda crypto empire in early November to roughly 70%. Price...
Alameda wallets become active days after SBF bail, community mulls foul play
28.12.2022
The recent movement of funds from Alameda wallets just days after Sam Bankman Fried was released on bail raised many eyebrows about the timing
BitKeep CEO says some users’ private keys remain at risk after exploit
27.12.2022
The blockchain executive urged users who downloaded the BitKeep 7.2.9. APK malware to transfer their assets immediately
Hackers drain $8M in assets from Bitkeep wallets in latest DeFi exploit
26.12.2022
The BitKeep team confirmed that some APK package downloads have been hijacked by attackers and installed by users
ECB to Decide Whether to Issue Digital Euro in 2023
24.12.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a new report on the progress of its investigation into the possible launch of a digital euro. The research will continue next year with the regulator planning to make a decision whether to proceed to the realization of the project in the fall of 2023....
US Lawmaker: Crypto Self-Custody Is Antidote to FTX Fraud — ‘Keep Your Coins Act’ Will Protect Self-Hosted Wallets
22.12.2022
U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson has touted the self-custody of cryptocurrencies as the antidote to crypto exchange FTX’s fraud. He is pushing for his bill called “Keep Your Coins Act,” which aims to “protect self-custody from misguided attempts to restrict it.” U.S....
$1.7M in Quadrigacx Bitcoins Move, Court Trustee EY Says Transfers Were ‘Unauthorized’
21.12.2022
On Dec. 19, the Twitter account Zachxbt revealed he discovered five cold wallets from the now-defunct Quadrigacx crypto exchange move 104 bitcoin. The following day, ‘big four’ accountancy firm EY, Quadrigacx’s bankruptcy court trustee, explained it did not authorize...
Private Banks to Manage Future Digital Euro Wallets, Transactions
21.12.2022
The European Central Bank's progress report on a central bank digital currency outlines the role of financial intermediaries
Payments Giant Visa Proposes Using Ethereum L2 Starknet to Bolster Auto Payments for Self-Custodial Wallets
21.12.2022
Visa, the financial services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, published a blog post that talks about leveraging ethereum and the layer two (L2) scaling solution Starknet so people with self-custodial wallets can pay their bills. The blog post notes that while Ethereum doesnt...
Visa dreams up plans so you can auto-pay bills with your crypto wallet
20.12.2022
Auto-payments for bills are commonplace in the traditional banking world and Visa has proposed a way to mimic the service using blockchain tech
Today in Crypto: Israel to Seize All Crypto in 150 Wallets, Nigeria to Recognize Crypto Usage, OneCoin Co-founder Pleads Guilty
19.12.2022
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Government Agencies Need Crypto Wallets and Access to Exchanges, Russian Prosecutors Say
19.12.2022
Russian authorities are finding it hard to cash out digital assets they have gotten hold of, prosecutors have warned. They have also urged the government to recognize cryptocurrency as property, allow departments to have digital wallets and use crypto exchanges. Prosecutor’s Office Insists Russian...