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Ex-Bithumb Chairman Acquitted in South Korea $100M Crypto Exchange Fraud Trial: Report
3.1.2023
Prosecutors in South Korea were seeking an eight-year prison sentence for Lee Jung-hoon, who was acquitted in the first court hearing
Bernstein Says Crypto Exchange Binance Is Not Likely to Fail
3.1.2023
The exchange demonstrated its robustness when about $6 billion of customer funds were withdrawn on Dec. 13, the report said
Crypto Incidents Involving Exit Scams, Hacks, and Code Exploits Reach Record Low in December 2022 According to Certik
3.1.2023
According to blockchain security company Certik, the number of cryptocurrency incidents involving exit scams, hacks, and code exploits in Dec. 2022 was the lowest monthly figure of the year. Certik noted that the combined incidents amounted to $62.2 million “lost to exploits, hacks, and scams.”...
Zodia Custody Appoints Crypto Exchange Bitstamp’s Julian Sawyer as Chief Executive Officer
3.1.2023
Sawyer was Bitstamp's CEO and a co-founder of U.K. lender Starling Bank
Australia Now Home to More Crypto ATMs Than El Salvador – How Does This Impact Adoption?
3.1.2023
The number of crypto ATM machines in Australia has hit new highs over the past four months, surpassing El Salvador, the country where bitcoin (BTC) is legal tender. What's more, two other countries overtook El Salvador: Spain and Poland.
Per Coinatmradar.com, the top 3 countries by the number...
Bernstein: Returns From Buying Crypto During Downturns Have Been Spectacular
3.1.2023
The cryptocurrency industry has a strong track record of fighting back, the report said
Morocco finalized crypto regulatory framework: Central Bank
3.1.2023
The bill, which should be introduced to public discussion in the following days, will legally define crypto in the fast-growing market
2022 Crypto Attacks Were Least in December, With $62M Lost in Heists, Certik Says
3.1.2023
Blockchain audit firm CertiK noted some $3.7 billion were lost to scams and hacks in 2022, making it the worst year for nefarious activities in the market’s history, so far
Bahamas regulator denies asking crypto exchange FTX to mint new tokens
3.1.2023
Bahamas regulator fights back against being ‘publicly challenged’ by FTX against incorrect calculations of digital assets transferred under its control
2022 in Review: ViaBTC Capital Gathers Momentum and Delivers Win-win Results
3.1.2023
PRESS RELEASE. As financial markets worldwide confront major challenges, the crypto market has remained sluggish in 2022. Meanwhile, along with the slowing global economic growth, the crypto market has also entered a prolonged bear period. Despite the continued sluggishness of crypto this year,...
Public filings reveal a $3B crypto trader who still lives with his mom
3.1.2023
While living at his parent's house in Sydney, Australia, this crypto trader took home over $7 million in profits in 2021, according to public records
Report: Morocco Central Bank Governor Says Crypto Draft Law Now ‘Ready’
3.1.2023
A Moroccan draft crypto law, which seeks to protect individuals from the risks associated with crypto trading, is ready and will soon be presented to stakeholders, Abdellatif Jouahiri, the governor of Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), has said. Adoption of crypto by Moroccan residents is now inevitable hence...
No 'respite' for exploits, flash loans or exit scams in 2023: Cybersecurity firm
3.1.2023
The industry is likely to see “further attempts from hackers targeting bridges in 2023," while users are urged to be warier of their private keys
Crypto technology will shift towards 'steadier hands' in 2023: Circle CSO
3.1.2023
Turmoil in the crypto sector in 2022 will see the tech change hands to "more regulated and established institutions," said Circle's chief strategy officer
Reviewing El Salvador’s Bukele Predictions for 2022: What Went Wrong?
2.1.2023
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador and die-hard Bitcoin enthusiast, formulated a series of predictions about the behavior of bitcoin and the crypto ecosystem for the past year. These included the top price of bitcoin, the influence of the cryptocurrency on U.S. elections, the issuance of...
World Economic Forum Says Crypto and Blockchain Technologies Will Continue to be an "Integral" Part of Modern Economy
2.1.2023
The World Economic Forum (WEF) believes the technology underpinning cryptocurrencies and digital assets will continue to be an "integral" part of the modern economy.
In a Monday blog post, the international organization talked about what the future holds for the crypto industry. The...
Report Shows Financial Troubles Plagued Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research as Early as 2018
2.1.2023
Before FTX collapsed it was assumed that Alameda Research was one of the top quantitative trading firms and market makers within the industry. However, much of that perception may have been a facade as a recent report details that Alameda suffered from financial troubles as early as 2018. People...
Today in Crypto: $62M in Crypto Stolen in December, Gaming Giant Square Enix 'Most Focused' on Blockchain Entertainment
2.1.2023
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Research shows fake unregulated crypto exchange volume
2.1.2023
A paper titled “Crypto Wash Trading,” published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, also known as the NBER shows that almost 70% of the transactions on unregulated crypto exchange platforms are made up of wash trades. In other words, those transactions are fake. A “wash...
Crypto exchange adoption boosts ENS registrations over 2.2M
2.1.2023
The Ethereum Name Service rounded off 2022 with over 2.2 million ENS domains registered, helped in part by integrations with exchanges and industry participants