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Virtual Land Sales Take a Plunge Amid Broader Crypto Downturn
4.8.2022
Virtual real estate is seeing a crash of its own as prices of land in various metaverses, as well as sales volumes, have plunged to the lowest levels in months - amid a broader crypto downturn that has seen around USD 2trn wiped from the crypto market capitalization.
According to a dashboard...
Major hacks in play-to-earn crypto games a ‘matter of time’ — Report
4.8.2022
According to a cybersecurity auditing firm, GameFi projects are putting "profits above security" and pose a great risk to the projects and its users
After four years, Japan brings back its first crypto ATM
4.8.2022
Local exchange Gaia Co. is set to roll out crypto ATMs in Tokyo and Osaka and has outlined plans for 130 of them over the next three years
ENS Domain Registrations Skyrocketed Last Month, Total Names Created Nears 2 Million
4.8.2022
The number of Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains is nearing the two million mark as 1,888,209 ENS names have been etched into the Ethereum blockchain to date. The project recently detailed that July saw the largest monthly rise in revenue scoring 5,400 ether worth roughly $2.48 million during...
$2B in crypto stolen from cross-chain bridges this year: Chainalysis
4.8.2022
The $190 million Nomad Bridge exploit is just the latest out of 13 separate bridge attacks in 2022 so far
Mastercard Views Crypto More as Asset Class Than Form of Payment
4.8.2022
Mastercard sees cryptocurrency as more of an asset class than a means of payment, according to the payments giant’s chief financial officer. Mastercard’s crypto strategy “has been fairly successful ever since crypto environments came up,” he added. Mastercard’s...
Victorian police to get 'greater power' to seize crypto assets from criminals
4.8.2022
The new bill will also compel cryptocurrency exchanges to hand over information that could assist police in criminal investigations
US Senate Bill Will Give CFTC Crypto Market Oversight – but Doesn't Say How Much
3.8.2022
The latest U.S. legislative effort to steer most crypto oversight into the hands of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has bipartisan support, though the new bill does little to answer the industry's top question: What makes a token a security or a commodity?
Huge Traders Remain Super Bullish on Bitcoin Despite Crypto Carnage
3.8.2022
A big player in professional finance says its trading partners see bitcoin rebounding to $32,000 this year
Hackers might be responsible for removing $4.8M from crypto exchange ZB.com: PeckShield
3.8.2022
The suspected hack followed ZB.com announcing the suspension of deposits and withdrawals on Tuesday in response to the “sudden failure of some core applications.”
Senators Stabenow, Boozman introduce crypto bill that extends CFTC's regulatory powers
3.8.2022
The bill defines digital commodities and requires registration of digital commodities platforms by the CFTC, with language that needs tightening
Europe’s Securities Regulator ESMA Seeks to Obtain Crypto Transaction Data
3.8.2022
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is gearing up to implement stricter oversight in regards to crypto-related transactions. The agency is now looking to hire suppliers of trading data, as monitoring major participants in the market falls under its responsibilities. ESMA Launches...
Ex-Coinbase Product Manager Pleads Not Guilty in Crypto Insider Trading Case: Report
3.8.2022
Ishan Wahi and two associates are accused of making as much as $1.5 million from sharing information about Coinbase's plans to list new tokens
The Fed Is ‘Resolute’ on Hiking Interest Rates, Tightening Monetary Policy to Tame Inflation — Gold and Stocks Sink
3.8.2022
Several reports detail that U.S. Federal Reserve officials are resolute on tightening monetary policy and increasing the federal funds rate until inflation in America is alleviated. Chicago Fed president Charles Evans explained on Tuesday that the central bank would likely keep up the larger than...
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC will accept crypto donations
3.8.2022
Crypto donations platform Engiven’s page for the archdiocese includes the option to send funds anonymously using many tokens, from Ether to 0x
Biggest Movers: APE Hits 2-Month High, as UNI Nears Highest Point Since April
3.8.2022
Apecoin rose to its highest point in over two months on hump day, as prices rebounded following a two-day losing streak. Uniswap was another big mover on Wednesday, as the token climbed by as much as 14%. Overall, the global crypto market cap is trading 2.79% higher as of writing. Apecoin (APE)...
Want to Strike Terror in Crypto Markets in 2022? Just Say You’re Suspending Withdrawals
3.8.2022
Voyager and Celsius’s bankruptcies were preceded by announcements that they were barring customers from getting their money
The US Gets Another Crypto Regulation Idea, USD 9M Returned to Nomad, Zipmex 'Stabilizes' + More News
3.8.2022
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First Mover Americas: Crypto Market Trades in the Green Despite Hacks
3.8.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 3, 2022
GitHub faces widespread malware attacks affecting projects, including crypto
3.8.2022
The developer who found the vulnerability requested developers to sign their revisions with the GPG key to ensure all their revisions on the project can be verified