Crypto Stolen From Indian Businessman Used by Hamas in Attacks on Israel
12.10.2023
Nearly 4 crore INR ($480,000) crypto stolen from a businessman in Delhi, India has been traced back to crypto accounts linked to Hamas by Indian police.
Indian authorities received input from Israeli intelligence agency Mossad regarding some suspect wallets that were being used by terror...
Bitcoin Hashrate to Drop by 20% After Next Halving Event: JPMorgan
12.10.2023
JPMorgan has predicted a potential 20% drop in the Bitcoin (BTC) Network Hashrate following the next halving event scheduled for April 2024.
"We estimate as much as 80 EH/s (or 20% of the network hashrate) could be removed at the next halving (April '24) as less-efficient hardware...
Bank of Ghana Launches Hackathon to Explore Various Use Cases of CBDC
12.10.2023
The Ghanaian central bank said it will be hosting a 12-week hackathon where participants are expected to explore the e-cedi’s nine different use cases. At the end of the hackathon, the central bank will hold a conference where individuals with outstanding solutions are recognized. Addressing...
Decentralized finance yet to pose ‘meaningful risk’ to stability — EU regulator
12.10.2023
The European Securities and Markets Authority argued that DeFi was still too small to pose any sizeable risks to overall financial stability, but should be monitored
Renowned Investor Jim Rogers Warns of US Dollar Dominance Ending — Sees Chinese Yuan as the Only Competitor
12.10.2023
Veteran investor Jim Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund with billionaire investor George Soros, has reiterated his warning of the end of U.S. dollar dominance. “I know that the era of the U.S. dollar is coming to an end. No currency stayed on top forever,” he stressed, adding that...
WOO Network to sever ties with Three Arrows Capital after share buyback
12.10.2023
WOO Network said it had agreed to repurchase all the tokens and equity previously held by collapsed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital
Stars Arena recovers 90% of stolen funds after offering $257K bounty
12.10.2023
The exploiter of the Web3 social media platform agreed to keep a 10% bounty in exchange for returning the remainder of the stolen funds
Russia Could Use Digital Ruble to Evade SWIFT, Wants Foreign Banks to Use its CBDC
12.10.2023
Russia’s Central Bank thinks its digital ruble could let citizens pay abroad without making use of the SWIFT banking platform – and wants to let foreign banks use its CBDC.
Per the Russian IT-focused media outlet CNews, the Central Bank has drafted a bill that, if passed, would allow foreign banks...
Lido Finance discloses 20 slashing events due to validator config issues
12.10.2023
The initial impact amounted to 20 Ether, worth $31,000, while the validator involved has now been taken offline
Peter Schiff Anticipates No Further Interest Rate Hikes Amid Middle East War — Warns ‘Crisis Is Assured’
12.10.2023
Economist Peter Schiff compared the attack on Israel to 9/11, calling it “the beginning of a bad situation.” He highlighted several factors that will weaken the U.S. economy, which he described as “already structurally weak.” The economist stressed: “The U.S. can’t even...
Binance, Snapchat and capital among things SBF was 'freaking out about'
12.10.2023
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was once “freaking out about” getting regulators to crack down on Binance and raising capital from a Saudi Crown Prince, according to Alameda former CEO Caroline Ellison
USDR stablecoin depegs to $0.53, but team vows to provide solutions
12.10.2023
Real-estate-backed stablecoin USDR fell to $0.53 per coin on Oct. 11, but the team said it was merely a liquidity issue and that real estate holdings and digital assets will be used to support redemptions