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Deribit hacked for $28m; Company reserve covers loss
3.11.2022
Deribit recently became a victim of the hacking attack as its hot wallet was compromised for funds worth $28 million in value. The Incident reportedly happened in the late evening of November 01, 2022. Deposits have been halted and are estimated to reopen soon after the platform is confident of...
Skyward finance exploit allegedly results in $3 million loss
2.11.2022
The hacker appears to have drained the platform of 1.1M NEAR tokens, worth an approximate $3 million dollars USD at time of publication
Microsoft Loses Between $100-$200 On Every Xbox It Sells
31.10.2022
Video game consoles are very expensive pieces of computer hardware crammed into relatively small boxes and packaged with pricey controllers. So it’s not surprising to hear that Microsoft isn’t making money selling Xbox consoles. In fact, these days it loses up to $200 for every console sold. Read...
Report: Deleted Files Indicate Crypto Lender Hodlnaut’s Execs Gave Little Weight to Terra Luna Exposure
31.10.2022
According to a report, the embattled crypto lender Hodlnaut saw a significant loss from the Terra blockchain collapse last May. The report notes that Hodlnaut downplayed the company’s exposure to the Terra ecosystem and allegedly lost $190 million from the incident. Report Says Hodlnaut...
Crypto Firm Freeway Updates Community, Says Trading Strategy ‘Failed’ and ‘Caused a Substantial Loss’
27.10.2022
Four days ago, the crypto rewards platform Freeway.io, formally called Aubit, halted withdrawals on October 23 after citing it was protecting the firm’s portfolio from “market fluctuations and volatility.” Two days later, the team updated the community and explained on Tuesday that “one...
Meta’s Reality Lab division suffers $3.7B loss in Q3
27.10.2022
Meta’s concerns have been surging for a while as the company notes another big blow. Reality Lab, Meta’s metaverse branch, recently disclosed facing 3.7 billion dollars in losses during 2022 Q3. The VR and AR operations department has experienced losses while trying to elevate...
Halo Devs Team Up To Make Master Chief Prosthetics For Kids With Limb Loss
19.10.2022
Halo developer 343 Industries announced on October 18 that it will expand its partnership with Limbitless Solutions, a nonprofit that creates free custom prosthetics for children with limb loss, which it initiated in 2018. In addition to its existing prosthetic collaborations, a Master Chief...
TempleDAO exploit results in $2M loss
11.10.2022
The hack was allegedly caused by “a missing onlyMigrator check.”
Nifty News: IHOP bamboozles crypto users with 'NFT’, Logan Paul’s NFT falls to $10 and more
11.10.2022
The YouTube star's huge loss on his NFT has been bumped up by a measly bid after he shared how much it had dropped in value since his purchase last year
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin to Post Sixth Straight September Loss, but LINK and UNI Manage Gains
30.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 30, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Mature Bitcoin Wealth Taps an All-Time High — Diamond Hands Trend Highlights ‘Refusal to Spend’
27.9.2022
After bitcoin neared $25K roughly 44 days ago, the crypto asset’s price has lost more than 17.88% in value against the U.S. dollar. Onchain analysis from researchers at Glassnode details that the price drop has placed short-term holders into “severe unrealized loss.” Long-term...
Vietnam Crypto Miners Complain About Losses From Ethereum’s Merge
19.9.2022
Miners in Vietnam have expressed grievances over the loss of business following Ethereum’s transition to a consensus mechanism that does not require the energy-intensive computing they were providing. Many are in trouble, local media reported, quoting entrepreneurs and mining enthusiasts....
Zircon Finance launches mainnet to mitigate impermanent loss on Moonriver
15.9.2022
Impermanent loss relates to a condition wherein investors end up losing assets they had previously dedicated to providing liquidity to a liquidity pool
500,000 DAI From DAO Maker Exploit Was Sent Through Tornado Cash, Security Analysts Report
9.9.2022
On September 8, the crypto security and smart contract auditing firm Certik revealed that 500,000 DAI was sent through the Tornado Cash mixing platform after the funds were stolen in August 2021. The digital assets originally stemmed from the DAO Maker breach that saw the loss of more than...
Apple Shielded From Crypto Wallet App Lawsuit, Judge Rules
8.9.2022
A federal judge in California has ruled that Apple Inc. is shielded from the “Toast Plus” class action lawsuit where a fake crypto wallet app was available in the Apple App Store. A customer sued the tech giant after downloading the fraudulent app and lost some crypto. Apple...
ShadowFi Exploit Allows $300k Liquidity Drain, Massive Cryptocurrency Loss
6.9.2022
ShadowFi tweeted about the cyber attack. Hackers made an attack on DeFi systems possible by a crypto-private effort known as ShadowFi. A prominent blockchain security firm, Peckshield, sounded the alarm and revealed the exploitation cost around $300,000....
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ShadowFi Exploit Allows $300k Liquidity Drain, Massive Cryptocurrency Loss
6.9.2022
ShadowFi tweeted about the cyber attack. Hackers made an attack on DeFi systems possible by a crypto-private effort known as ShadowFi. A prominent blockchain security firm, Peckshield, sounded the alarm and revealed the exploitation cost around $300,000....
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New fix for curse of Impermanent Loss proposed on Avalanche
24.8.2022
Trader Joe says its "Liquidity Book" will mitigate the impermanent loss "suffered by so many liquidity providers on other DEXs" during times of market turbulence
Bitcoin addresses in loss hit 1-month high as BTC price retests $21K
23.8.2022
There are now more than 17.5 million Bitcoin wallets underwater with little faith in a rebound coming from analysts in the face of a surging dollar
Crypto Lender Nexo Sues Former Director Over $7.9M Trading Loss: Report
17.8.2022
Cryptocurrency lender Nexo is taking legal action against its former director, Georgi Shulev, on claims that he failed to keep his side of a settlement agreement