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Financial Regulators Urge Congress to Pass Crypto Legislation in New Report
15.12.2023
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has renewed its calls for Congress to pass crypto legislation, according to their annual report released Thursday. Crypto vulnerabilities addressed FSOC’s latest release reiterates its suggestion from last year’s report demanding greater regulation...
CFA Renews Accusations Against Circle, Says CCTP May Be Funding Terrorism via Tron
15.12.2023
Nonprofit watchdog CFA alleged Circle’s blockchain protocol CCTP enables money laundering and funding of terrorism through Tron network. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, DALL-E 3. The Campaign for Accountability (CFA), a nonprofit ethics watchdog, renewed its accusations against Circle on December...
SEC Denies Coinbase Push for Crypto Regulation, Cites Own Priorities
15.12.2023
The SEC rejected Coinbase’s plea for customized crypto regulations, preferring to apply traditional securities laws. Image by RareStock, Adobe Stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected a petition by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on Friday requesting the creation...
Arrest Warrant Issued for Self-Proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ Accomplice in $14 Million Scam
15.12.2023
Source: Pixabay A judge in Ontario, Canada has issued a warrant for the arrest of Ryan Rumble, an accomplice of Canada’s self-proclaimed “crypto-king” Aiden Pleterski, for aiding the con artist in his years-long eight-figure crypto investment scam. A class action lawsuit launched earlier this year...
Red Bull Formula 1 Team Launches NFT Collection on Sui Blockchain
15.12.2023
Source: Pixabay The Red Bull Formula 1 team has dropped an exclusive NFT collection on the Sui blockchain after a dominant performance in the 2023 Formula 1 season. The team announced in a press release Friday that fans would be able to mint the collectibles free of charge exclusively on Sui,...
Verida and inDAO Team Up to Help Uzbekistan Adopt Web3 Tech
15.12.2023
Source: Pixabay inDAO, a specialized organization focused on incorporating blockchain technology into daily life, and Verida, a provider of self-sovereign digital identity solutions, have formed a partnership with the goal of promoting the widespread adoption of Web3 in Uzbekistan. The partnership...
Inside Job: Security Engineer Behind Multi-Million Dollar Crypto Exploits
15.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Rawpixel.com Shakeeb Ahmed, a senior security engineer associated with an international technology company, pleaded guilty on December 14 to computer fraud in connection with his hacking of two decentralized crypto exchanges. The announcement of the guilty plea was made by Damian...
Crypto Hybrid Exchange Ankex, Led by former Genesis CEO, Shuts Down
15.12.2023
Ankex, Qredo’s cryptocurrency exchange spearheaded by former Genesis Trading CEO, Michael Moro, has shut down operations. “Ankex development has been paused” The formerly up-and-coming Ankex was launched last year and was set to combine both centralized and decentralized features. Moro...
Ripple Releases Framework on the Future of CBDCs Highlights Benefits and Challenges
15.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / photo_gonzo Blockchain payment firm Ripple has rolled out a whitepaper on the state of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), their utility in cross-border payments as well as challenges towards adoption in several jurisdictions. The framework published on Dec 14 explains...
Prepare for a North American Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure Boom + More News
15.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / thodonal Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Prepare for the Next Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure Boom – BlocksBridge Consulting Bitcoin Miner Marathon...
Cronos joins the zkSync hyper-chain network on the Ethereum
15.12.2023
Crypto.com supports Cronos Chain, and the L1 network is now going live on the zkSync hyperchain network. The development takes the network live on Ethereum to embrace ZK Stack. Cronos zkEVM testnet comes with a DeFi TVL of $350 million. It has been defined as a significant scalability milestone....
Bank of Korea Governor Calls for Action on CBDCs
15.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock South Korea’s central bank governor Lee Chang-yong is calling for action around central bank digital currencies (CBDC) which he says have become imperative and there is an urgency that can no longer be postponed. The Bank of Korea has not yet decided whether or not to issue...
Filecoin announces the completion of Watermelon Upgrade (nv21)
15.12.2023
Filecoin recently announced the completion of its Watermelon Upgrade (nv21). The announcement was made on one of the official X/Twitter accounts of Filecoin. The tweet read that nv21 (network version 21) will deliver FVM improvements, protocol enhancements, and new features to simplify...
Blockchain Firm Ledger Confirms Library ConnectKit Compromise
15.12.2023
Source: iStock/welcomia Hardware wallet provider Ledger has warned users to avoid connecting to any supported decentralized applications (dApps) using its software due to a compromise in its Library ConnectKit. According to information shared on its X (formerly Twitter) handle, a malicious version...
DOJ Charges Four Individuals for Laundering Millions in Pig Butchering Scheme
14.12.2023
Four individuals have been charged by the Department of Justice for their alleged roles in a scheme designed to launder millions in proceeds of a cryptocurrency investment scam, according to a recently unsealed indictment. Over $80 million stolen According to a Thursday press release from...
Deutsche Bank-backed Taurus Partners With Teylor To Tokenize SME Loans In Germany
14.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Taurus, a Swiss crypto custody firm supported by Deutsche Bank, has entered into a partnership with Teylor, a fintech lending platform based in Zurich and specializing in the German SME marketplace. In a statement published on Thursday, the companies said that the collaboration aims...
CFTC Proposes New Rule to Strengthen Customer Protections After FTX Collapse
14.12.2023
Source: Pixabay The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has voted on a proposal to introduce a rule aimed at enhancing safeguards for individuals engaging in trades through a derivatives clearing organization. The rule, called the “Protection of clearing member funds held by derivatives clearing...
Crypto Crooks Sent Over $300M to Bitcoin Mixers in 2023: CertiK Research
14.12.2023
Following the demise of the popular crypto mixing protocol, Tornado Cash, the Bitcoin ecosystem has become a preferred avenue for discreet fund movement, according to research by blockchain analytics firm CertiK. In its recent report, CertiK, known for conducting smart contract audits and on-chain...
Approval Phishing Scams See “Explosive Growth,” Nearly $375 Million Stolen This Year Alone
14.12.2023
Approval phishing scams are on the rise in the crypto space, with early $375 million stolen this year alone, according to new data from blockchain analytics firm, Chainalysis. Malicious activity by approval phishing scammers on the blockchain The new data comes from the organization’s...
Crypto KYC Solutions Advance to Ensure Adoption and Better User Experience
14.12.2023
Know-your-customer (KYC) measures are becoming more important as the cryptocurrency sector grows. These models have proven to help digital asset service providers prevent against crimes such as money laundering, terrorist financing and more. Yet while KYC processes can help financial firms better...