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Nigerian Central Bank, Real-World Asset Firm Partner to Revive Struggling CBDC
9.3.2024
Gluwa, a platform for real-world assets, announced on March 7 its partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria. The partnership arrangement aims to improve the functionality of the Nigerian central bank’s digital currency and promote financial innovation through blockchain technology. Improving...
Web3 Messaging Platform beoble Gets Backing from Animoca Brands to Scale
7.3.2024
Web3 messaging and social platform beoble has secured a strategic investment from Animoca Brands, a gaming and metaverse-focused venture capital firm.
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Cryptography Firm Zama Raises $73M for 'Fully Homomorphic Encryption' Apps
7.3.2024
The funding found was led by Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs and included participation from Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko and Ethereum and Polkadot co-founder Gavin Wood. The 'FHE' technology allows for processing of encrypted data, useful for privacy in blockchain and AI
Grayscale Advisors release the firm’s very first crypto fund
6.3.2024
Grayscale Advisors recently launched its first actively managed crypto fund. Named Grayscale Dynamic Income Fund, the scheme will optimize staking income from crypto. The fund will distribute these staking rewards in USD every quarter. With the announcement, Grayscale also reminded customers that...
SEC Accepts ShapeShift’s $275,000 Settlement Over Crypto Securities Charges
6.3.2024
The U.S. SEC concludes its cease-and-desist action against ShapeShift with a $275,000 settlement, addressing charges of the firm selling crypto securities without proper registration.
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Terraform Labs Pushes Back Against SEC Over Special Counsel Payment
5.3.2024
Crypto firm Terraform Labs has filed a lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The suit addresses the recent objection from the regulator over a $166M retainer paid to special litigation counsel Dentons. The SEC’s argument lies in the fact that the crypto firm’s lavish spending...
Deloitte is Hiring Specialists for Crypto Fraud Investigations
5.3.2024
Consulting firm Deloitte is looking for specialist analysts to assist in uncovering financial crimes related to crypto. Recent job listings on LinkedIn show vacancies for Senior Cyber Crypto Analysts and Cryptocurrency Investigators.
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South Korean Crypto Consultancy Firm ‘Duped Elderly Investors out of $7.5m’
5.3.2024
South Korean crypto controversy continues as police announced the investigation of a firm linked to a gaming coin.
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Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley to Retire by End of Year
1.3.2024
Asset management firm Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley is retiring by year-end 2024 after leading the firm for six years, and a total of 33 years working at the firm.
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SEC Objects to Terraform’s $166M Retainer of Law Firm Dentons: Reuters
29.2.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised objections to a $166 million retainer payment to lawyers of Terraform, according to Reuters
VanEck Launches NFT and Digital Assets Market SegMint
29.2.2024
Investment firm VanEck has launched a new non-fungible token (NFT) and digital assets market dubbed SegMint following the successful listing of its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the U.S.
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Portofino Technologies Obtains FCA’s Approval to Offer Crypto Services
28.2.2024
Portofino Technologies has announced that its UK entity received the regulatory permit to act as a registered crypto asset firm.
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Crypto Market Research Firm Observes Declining Weekend Trading Activity for Bitcoin
28.2.2024
Nobody is trading Bitcoin on the weekend anymore, concludes a new blog post by analysts at blockchain market data provider Kaiko. So far this year, only 13% of all Bitcoin transactions have been executed on the weekend. This is down from 17% last year and 24% back in 2018. Over that same period...
Crypto Investment Firm Deus X Capital to Acquire HAYVN for Undisclosed Amount
28.2.2024
Family office-backed cryptocurrency investment firm, Deus X Capital, has agreed to acquire institutional digital assets firm HAYVN for an undisclosed amount.
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CryptoQuant: US Institutional Demand Led to ETH Price Surge
27.2.2024
A new market analysis from on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant shows United States bulls are largely responsible for the increase in the price of Ethereum (ETH).
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DeFi Risk Management Firm Gauntlet Joins Morpho Post Aave Exit
27.2.2024
Quantitative research firm Gauntlet has joined Morpho, a trustless decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol, as a risk curator following its departure from Aave (AAVE).
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Kyberswap Hack: Blockchain Security Firm Reports Movement of 800 ETH From Exploiter’s Address
26.2.2024
Blockchain security firm Peckshield revealed on Feb. 26 that an exploiter labeled address associated with the Kyberswap hack had bridged approximately 800 ether tokens from Arbitrum to the Ethereum blockchain. On the same day, the Kyberswap team unveiled revised dates for reimbursing users impacted...
Hacker Behind 2023 KyberSwap Attack Moves $2.5 Million From Arbitrum to Ethereum
26.2.2024
In an X post published on February 26, blockchain analytics firm PeckShield noted that the hacker moved 798.8 Ether (worth ~$2.49 million) from Arbitrum to the Ethereum blockchain.
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Brokerage Oanda to Launch Crypto Trading in the UK: Report
26.2.2024
Brokerage firm OANDA is launching crypto trading in the UK and will be based in London, and the new business will be dubbed, “OANDA Crypto."
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Canadian Crypto Custody Firm Balance Sees Assets Reach $2 Billion Amid Market Recovery
23.2.2024
Balance, a digital asset custodian based in Canada, has revealed that it has once again achieved $2 billion in assets under custody (AUC) amid the recent recovery in crypto markets.
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