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Could Bitcoin be part of the $120T mutual fund industry?
21.4.2023
Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman explains how Bitcoin could become a part of the $120-trillion mutual fund industry
EU Parliament Approves Crypto Licensing, Funds Transfer Rules
20.4.2023
The vote clears the way for landmark MiCA regulation to take effect in 2024
African Blockchain Business Funding Rose 429% in 2022 — Report
20.4.2023
In 2022, African blockchain businesses raised a total of $474 million, a 429% increase from what was raised in the year earlier, the latest CVVC African blockchain funding report has revealed. The custody and exchanges category raised over $250 million, which is equivalent to more than 50% of funds...
Post-Shapella Hard Fork: Ethereum Deposits Exceed Withdrawals, Wait Time Climbs, ETH Transfer Fees Jump
19.4.2023
It has been a week since Ethereum’s Shapella hard fork, and statistics indicate that ethereum deposits on April 18 have exceeded withdrawals for the first time since the upgrade. At present, 929,999 ether worth $1.94 billion is pending withdrawal, and over the past three days, 112,568 ether...
SafeMoon hacker agrees to return 80% of stolen funds, says development team
18.4.2023
The attacker will be allowed to keep the remaining 20% of exploited crypto, according to SafeMoon developers
Paxful CEO announces 88% of accounts unfrozen, $4.4M in funds remaining
17.4.2023
“I gave up my title as CEO to unfreeze these accounts and am also in danger of being in contempt of court,” said Ray Youssef
Kyber Network Advises Liquidity Providers to Withdraw Funds Amid Vulnerability, Token Drops 2%
17.4.2023
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Kyber Network has advised liquidity providers on its Elastic product to withdraw funds after finding a potential vulnerability, it said in a tweet
Silk Road Hacker Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Wire Fraud
16.4.2023
On April 14, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Southern District of New York revealed that the hacker responsible for the Silk Road marketplace breach had been sentenced to a year in prison for wire fraud charges. James Zhong stole more than 50,000 bitcoin from the darknet marketplace...
Position Obliteration, FTX Reboot, Funds Freeze and 20 Crypto Jokes
15.4.2023
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Former Deutsche Bank Investment Banker Charged With Crypto Fraud in US
14.4.2023
An investment banker formerly employed by Deutsche Bank has been charged with perpetrating a crypto-related fraud. The man from Brooklyn has been accused of misappropriating funds from victims whom he promised large returns on cryptocurrency investments in a Ponzi-like scheme. Ex-Deutsche Bank...
FTX Finds $7.3 Billion in Liquid Assets; Lawyers Consider Rebooting Shuttered Crypto Exchange
13.4.2023
FTX debtors revealed during a hearing on April 12th that the restructuring team has collected $7.3 billion in liquid assets. The exchange is currently considering a relaunch, according to a lawyer representing the defunct cryptocurrency exchange. Following the announcement, the exchange’s...
Euler Finance opens redemptions after hacker returns funds
12.4.2023
The Ethereum lending protocol was exploited in a $197 million flash loan attack in March
Euler Finance Lets Users Redeem Recovered Funds Following $200M Theft
12.4.2023
Less than a month later after the decentralized crypto lending platform was exploited for roughly $200 million, Euler Finance has for the first time since the exploit allowed users to claim their capital
US Consumer Price Index Rises 0.1% in March, Annual Inflation up 5% From Last Year
12.4.2023
On Wednesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, which noted that inflation rose 0.1% last month in March and 5% from a year ago. Annual inflation has dropped for nine consecutive months following the nine times the U.S. Federal Reserve raised...
Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade to Enable Staking Withdrawals Set to Go Live on April 12
12.4.2023
The Ethereum blockchain is set to undergo its next major update since the network switched from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake through The Merge. The upcoming upgrade, dubbed “Shapella,” which combines the Shanghai and Capella validator changes, is expected to take place on April...
Uniswap funds DAO incentive improvement project
11.4.2023
The project will provide at least three proposals for Uniswap incentive mechanisms by June
AI-Focused Cryptogpt Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding to Expand Into Asian Markets
11.4.2023
A Layer two (L2) project, called Cryptogpt, which leverages ZK-rollup technology and artificial intelligence (AI), has announced that its team has raised $10 million in capital from a Series A funding round. The crypto and AI firm disclosed that the new funds would be used to expand into...
Economists Expect the Fed to Reveal Another 25bps Rate Hike Before Pausing for the Rest of 2023
10.4.2023
After the March rate hike by the Federal Reserve, economists believe that the recent move by Saudi Arabia and several members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut oil production could complicate the central bank’s mission. Additionally, the majority of...
Sushiswap Smart Contract Bug Results in Over $3M in Losses; Head Chef Says Hundreds of ETH Recovered
10.4.2023
According to several reports, a bug introduced to the decentralized exchange (dex) protocol Sushiswap’s smart contract has resulted in more than $3 million in losses. The blockchain and smart contract security firm Peckshield explained the exploited contract was “deployed in multiple...
Trustwave Spiderlabs Researchers Warn of New Strain of Malware That Drains Crypto Funds
8.4.2023
According to researchers at Trustwave Spiderlabs, a strain of malware known as Rilide is believed to be helping cybercriminals steal funds from cryptocurrency exchanges. Although the steps being taken to tackle this malware are likely to make life more difficult for cybercriminals, two researchers...