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Taiwanese Crypto Trading Firm Suspends Operations Following $26 Million Hack
20.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / Pete Linforth Taipei-based trading platform, Kronos Research has suffered a cybersecurity breach, leading to a staggering $26 million loss in crypto assets. The hack was first reported by crypto on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, mapping out the fund outflow and confirming its magnitude....
Taiwanese trading firm Kronos Research hacked; netted $25 million
20.11.2023
Kronos Research, a Taipei-based trading, market-making, and venture capital organization, has been exposed to cyber theft. The hackers apparently illegally obtained its API keys. However, they did come out with the statement that it was a small segment of their total equity. ZachXBT,...
Atomic Wallet Parent Company Seeks Dismissal of $100 Million Lawsuit, Citing Jurisdictional Challenge
20.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The parent company of Atomic Wallet, a popular cryptocurrency wallet, has filed a motion in a United States court seeking the dismissal of a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit, which seeks damages totaling $100 million, alleges that the company failed to adequately protect user...
Pro-Bitcoin, Central Bank Critic Javier Milei Wins Argentina’s Presidential Elections
20.11.2023
Source : X / @JMilei In a decisive win during Argentina’s presidential run-off on November 19, pro-bitcoin and far-right populist candidate Javier Milei clinched victory with over 55% of the votes, boasting a substantial lead of nearly 3 million votes, according to Bloomberg data. Milei...
Kronos Research Loses $26 Million in Unauthorized API Access Incident
20.11.2023
According to Kronos Research, the crypto trading firm lost assets worth $26 million on Nov. 18 after an unknown party illegally accessed its application programming interface (API). Kronos Research claimed the losses associated with the unauthorized API access do not constitute “a...
Greenidge Generation Settles Debt and Sells SC Bitcoin Mining Site to NYDIG
19.11.2023
Greenidge Generation Holdings has successfully wiped out $21.8 million in secured debt and divested its South Carolina bitcoin mining facility to NYDIG. The firm detailed that the move enhances Greenidge’s financial stability and liquidity. Greenidge Generation Holdings Clears $21.8 Million...
dYdX DEX and YFI Token Hit by $9 Million Targeted Attack – Here’s What Happened
19.11.2023
Image Source: Unsplash Decentralized exchange dYdX has used its insurance fund to cover losses amounting to $9 million resulting from a “targeted attack” against the exchange. In a Saturday post on X (formerly Twitter), the dYdX team said that the v3 insurance fund was deployed...
Fading Interest for Privacy Cryptos Leads to $440M Market Dip in 2023
18.11.2023
Throughout 2023, numerous sectors within the cryptocurrency market have experienced gains. However, leading privacy-centric crypto tokens have lagged behind in performance compared to their counterparts. Since January, the market value of the privacy cryptocurrency sector has diminished by $440...
Move Over RollBit ($RLB), TG.Casino ($TGC) Raises $2.5m as Whales Rotate Into New Telegram GameFi Sensation
18.11.2023
Saturday November 18th 2023 – Move over Rollbit as GameFi sensation TG.Casino raises $2.5 million after raising $300,000 in one day, leaving less than 50% of $TGC tokens available to buy in its ongoing presale. The breakout of GameFi tokens such as Rollbit’s $RLB has been one of the...
Dogecoin Price Pumps on Moon Plans, But Is GROK For Real Or is $1.8m Meme Kombat the Best of the Meme Coin Bunch?
17.11.2023
Friday, November 17th, 2023 – The Dogecoin price is up 17% to $0.089 in a community-inspired surge, while new coin GROK hit a $200 million valuation before it was brought low by scam accusations and Meme Kombat raises $1.8 million, as meme coins strut their stuff. A plan by the Dogecoin community...
Bitcoin Ordinals Project Taproot Wizards Raises $7.5 Million in Seed Funding
17.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Daniel Krasoń The Bitcoin Ordinals project known as Taproot Wizards has successfully secured $7.5 million in seed funding in a round led by venture capital firm Standard Crypto. Additional contributions in the round came from prominent investors including Geometry, Collider...
Web3 Social Company Sleek Announces $5 Million Seed Round
17.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Hong Kong-based Web3 social company Sleek has revealed a $5 million seed round, with the fundraising valuing the company at $50 million. In a press release published on Friday, the company said that it had secured funds through a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT), granting...
AI Crypto Coin Cogwise Allows Users to Easily Create Their Own Tokens and dApps, and Offers 116% Presale Upside
17.11.2023
New crypto presale project Cogwise will utilize artificial intelligence and blockchain technology to allow users to easily generate their new tokens, access advanced trading tools, and develop decentralized apps. The project, which recently smashed past the $1 million barrier, is enjoying a hugely...
U.S. Crypto Lobby Spending Surpasses $20 Million in 2023, On Track to Beat 2022 Record
17.11.2023
Adobe Over $20 million has been spent on crypto-related lobbying in the United States this year, a new report shows. According to a recent CoinGecko report, the amount spent on cryptocurrency lobbying was $20.19 million, a figure set to break last year’s $22 million mark as recent data does...
Is Solana Going to Zero? SOL Price Slashes 10% as Fresh Altcoin Bags $4 Million
17.11.2023
The SOL price has dumped by 11% this morning, on a bad day for the cryptocurrency market as a whole, which is down by 3%. Yet at $57.84, SOL remains up by 17% in the past week and by a huge 140% in the last 30 days, with the altcoin also having gained by 480% […]
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Pyth Airdrop: Ethereum, Solana, and Aptos Set to Benefit from New Platform Launch – Here’s How to Check Eligibility
17.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Vladimir Kazakov DeFi oracle network Pyth has announced the launch of its airdrop campaign, which will distribute approximately 255 million PYTH tokens to its users and community members. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the project said the airdrop is set to commence...
South Korea’s National Pension Service Dives Into Crypto With $20M Coinbase Investment
17.11.2023
Regulatory filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveal that the National Pension Service of South Korea acquired 282,673 Coinbase Global shares in 2023’s third quarter. This transaction, valued at approximately $20 million, marks the pension fund’s inaugural...
Tether Charts Strategic Course in Bitcoin Mining, Plans $500 Million Infusion
16.11.2023
Tether Holdings Ltd., the issuer of the leading stablecoin in terms of market value and trade volume, is poised to become a formidable player in the mining industry, as revealed by its CEO, Paolo Ardoino. On Thursday, Ardoino announced the company’s intention to channel approximately $500...
FBI Arrests Trio of Crypto Criminals, Over $10 Million Stolen from NYC Banks
16.11.2023
Three men have been arrested for an elaborate conspiracy that drained $10 million from banks across the New York City metropolitan area, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, announced today. “For years, Zhong Shi Gao, Naifeng Xu, and Fei Jiang allegedly...
Bitcoin Price Bulls Retarget $40,000 While Traders’ Favorite Bitcoin Minetrix Soars Past $4m in its Stake to Mine ICO
16.11.2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023 – The Bitcoin price is retracing higher as bulls retarget $40,000, while switched-on crypto traders continue to place bets on new stake-to-mine Bitcoin alternative Bitcoin Minetrix as its ICO soars past $4 million. After fake reports about an XRP ETF, followed by...