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DeFi Platform Arcadia Finance Falls Victim to $455K Hack on Ethereum and Optimism
11.7.2023
Arcadia Finance has joined the growing list of DeFi protocols to lose funds in hack exploitation. The hackers leveraged a code vulnerability to siphon about $455,000 from the protocol’s Ethereum and Optimism vaults.
Blockchain sleuth PeckShield alerted about Arcadia’s exploitation in a July...
Crypto Startup Arkham Has Apparently Been Doxxing Users for Months
10.7.2023
The company had already angered the crypto community Monday with a service that unmasks anonymous crypto users. Then came allegations it used an easy-to-decipher method for hiding customers’ email addresses
Arcadia Finance hacker used reentrancy exploit, team demands return of funds
10.7.2023
In a post-mortem report, Arcadia Finance developers said an attacker stole funds by liquidating a vault before it could perform a health check, interrupting the app's normal flow of operations
Arkham Intelligence Rolls Out Crypto Data Marketplace; Privacy Advocates Cry Foul
10.7.2023
On-chain data provider Arkham Intelligence has announced the release of a marketplace that allows people to buy and sell on-chain cryptocurrency data
Distressed Crypto Specialist Thomas Braziel Sets Up Investment, Advisory Firm
10.7.2023
The company, 117 Partners, will be a hybrid between advisory and investment, said Braziel
DeFi protocol Arcadia Finance hacked on Ethereum and Optimism for $455k
10.7.2023
A loophole in the code allowed the hacker to drain funds worth roughly $455,000 from Arcadia's Ethereum (darcWETH) and Optimism (darcUSDC) vaults collectively
Eurozone Inflation to Remain Higher Than 2% Target in Next 2 Years, ECB’s Lagarde Admits
9.7.2023
Inflation in the eurozone has started to decline but the area’s monetary authority expects it to remain above its target in the next two years. The European Central Bank has to do more to bring it down, its governor commented on the backdrop of stable consumer expectations about rising prices...
DeFi ‘circuit breaker’ could slash hack losses by 70%: Finance Redefined
7.7.2023
The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed week. Most tokens traded in the same range as the previous week, with a minor bearish correction
BlackRock CEO’s Turnabout on Bitcoin Elicits Cheers, Skepticism of Crypto Cred
7.7.2023
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's change of heart on bitcoin could make it easier for fellow Wall Street executives to embrace cryptocurrencies, but experts warn that his favored financial instrument – the exchange-traded fund, or ETF – is an investment vehicle that's categorically different from the core...
Three Arrows Capital Liquidator May Try to Claw Back About $1.2B From DCG, BlockFi
7.7.2023
A July 7 report from Teneo, the hedge fund’s liquidator, described the potential claims
U.S. Added 209K Jobs in June, Missing Expectations for 230K
7.7.2023
The unemployment rate TKTK to 3.X% versus 3.7% in June and against expectations for 3.7%
IMF Working Paper Urges Tax System Overhaul to Tackle Crypto’s Tax Collection Challenges
7.7.2023
A research paper published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that tax collection is significantly more challenging with cryptocurrency assets, and current tax systems are not designed to handle them. The IMF’s working paper emphasizes that certain crypto assets may not persist...
Bitcoin Mining Is a Game of Survival, Consolidation and Potential AI Diversification: Bernstein
7.7.2023
Mining stocks have been resurgent this year due to improving sentiment from institutional ETF filings and potential revenue diversification into high-performance computing and AI, the report said
Changpeng Zhao Calls News Around Exec Departures 'FUD'
7.7.2023
Binance General Counsel Han Ng, Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann, and Senior Vice President for Compliance Steven Christie are among those that left the company, reportedly over its handling of DOJ investigations
Top Binance Execs Leave Company Over CZ’s Handling of DOJ Investigation: Report
6.7.2023
Three senior officials left the exchange this week, a source told Fortune
Multichain Bridges Experience Unannounced Outflows of Over $130M in Crypto
6.7.2023
Multichain's bridges for Fantom, Dogechain and Moonriver are seeing major unexplained outflows
Welcome to the NEW Crypto for Advisors Newsletter
6.7.2023
Digital assets and crypto are rapidly changing the investing landscape. We’re here to help financial advisors find their way
Tom Brady's NFT Startup Autograph Shifts Strategy Amid Struggles: NYT
6.7.2023
Autograph is now shifting to a broader focus on helping celebs foster loyalty with their fans and has removed some crypto language from its marketing
Taylor Swift Approved Sponsorship Deal With FTX, Despite Previous Reports: NYT
6.7.2023
Swift signed the sponsorship agreement worth as much as $100 million following more than six months of discussions
DeFi Firms Sign Up to Balancer's Plan for Tackling Lack of Liquidity
6.7.2023
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer has attracted several of its peers with a new tokenomics proposal dubbed the "8020 Initiative."