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Chef Nomi has returned all funds back to the SushiSwap community
11.9.2020
Who would have thought an alleged exit scam could have a happy ending?
Defi Project Yfdex.Finance Vanishes With $20M Investors’ Funds Just Two Days After Launch
11.9.2020
Yfdex.Finance (Yfdex), a new liquidity mining pool, has reportedly exit scammed, making off with up to $20 million of investors’ funds. The decentralized finance (Defi) project convinced people to hand over their life savings following just two days of aggressive marketing on social media...
Binance will ‘do what they can’ to help recover funds stolen in yesterday’s $5M Eterbase hack
10.9.2020
Whether CZ is coming to the rescue or not remains to be seen
Another DeFi exit scam just made off with $20M in investor funds
10.9.2020
Is DeFI unravelling, or are these just growing pains?
SWIFT Says Criminals Prefer Cash for Money Laundering, Not Cryptocurrency
10.9.2020
A new report by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) says cryptocurrency is seldom used for money laundering activities compared to fiat or other traditional methods. Despite the perception that crypto assets are a preferred haven for illegally acquired funds...
USD 1m in Limbo as DeFi 'Rookie' Sends Funds To Wrong Address
8.9.2020
Somebody sent USD 1m to Swerve Finance contract today, with the Cryptoverse initially presuming that the sender would never see their money back. As it turns out, the fortune (pun intended) might be smiling upon the sender at the moment.
In a move which some described as "brutal,"...
Defi Boom Fueling ETH Gas Fees, Threatens Viability of Smart Contracts
5.9.2020
Growing Ethereum network transaction fees, which touched new highs recently, are a direct consequence of the increasing number of defi projects and yield farming. Yield farmers need to pay ETH for transactions like moving funds in and out of pools. The increased number of yield farmers leads...
Chilean Cryptocurrency Exchange Denies Fraud Allegations, Tribunal Set Rule on Complaint
4.9.2020
Chilean cryptocurrency exchange, Badu.com has denied allegations that it fraudulently transferred client funds without authorization. The fraud allegations are being reported by Itau bank and both parties are set to appear before the country’s Tribunal for the Defense of Free Competition...
US Hopes to Confiscate $400M: DoJ Files Forfeiture Judgment Against Onecoin Launderer
3.9.2020
Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York (SDNY) court have submitted a “forfeiture money judgment” against the former attorney Mark Scott. The lawyer was charged with helping the Ponzi scheme Onecoin launder funds. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) claims that Scott helped...
$27M of Sushi funds could disappear at the drop of a chef's hat
2.9.2020
Research into Sushi's wallets reveal the admin holds the keys to $27 million worth of tokens
Warren Buffett Shifts Funds From US Amid Inflation Fears, Bitcoin’s New All-Time High Expected
1.9.2020
Warren Buffett has made another major investment shift, one that reduces Berkshire Hathaway’s dependence on the U.S. economy. This news followed the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement to “push up inflation,” which is seen as bullish for bitcoin, with some predicting that...
Suspected North Korean Hackers Move Bitcoin Worth $140K From Forfeited Account
1.9.2020
Suspected North Korean hackers on Monday moved 12 bitcoin, worth about $140,000, from one of 280 accounts the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has targeted for seizure. The funds have been wired into an anonymous wallet, according to Whale Alert, a bot that tracks notable crypto transactions....
Tor Project Launches Membership Program to Boost Agility, Funds
31.8.2020
After laying off a third of its staff in April, the project is looking for ways to increase the “diversity of funds" in its budget
How much do you know about crypto funds? Take our quiz to find out
29.8.2020
Do you know how a crypto fund works, and what investors should look for in a tokenized portfolio? Put your knowledge to the test in our quiz
NASA Is Bankrolling a Blockchain for Quadcopter Communications in Space
26.8.2020
The space agency has awarded $124,800 in funding to Orbit Logic and Fraunhofer Labs' blockchain system proposal, called SCRAMBL
Fidelity’s Chief Strategist Starts Bitcoin Index Fund
26.8.2020
The fund is the latest example of Wall Street veterans cozying up to bitcoin in their rhetoric and capital allocations
Canadian Exchange Shakepay Gets Cold Wallet Insurance to Protect Customer Funds
26.8.2020
Canadian crypto exchange Shakepay has secured cold wallet insurance through Aon with Lloyd's of London underwriters
DeFi surpasses $7B in locked funds, but just six projects hold 90% of capital
26.8.2020
Despite DeFi’s meteoric growth, only half a dozen projects represent more than 90% of the capital locked in the sector
Leveraged Funds Take Record Bearish Positions in Bitcoin Futures
24.8.2020
The funds likely boosted short positions to take advantage of attractive "cash and carry" yields
Coinbase-Backed Exchange to Redistribute Seized Venezuelan Funds
21.8.2020
A major win for the people of Venezuela and the fight against government corruption