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Report: Nigerian Fintech Giant Flutterwave Accused of Laundering Money, More Than 50 Bank Accounts Frozen
8.7.2022
A Kenyan agency charged with tracing and freezing proceeds of crime said it recently obtained an order giving it the authority to freeze bank accounts belonging to Nigerian fintech Flutterwave. The agency alleges that Flutterwave is not providing merchant services as per claims, but is instead...
Social media 'major Web3 pain point' as phishing attacks almost doubles: Report
8.7.2022
A majority of the phishing attacks recorded have been conducted on social media platforms that do not have account verification features
US and South Korea to Share Data on Crypto Cases, Including LUNA and UST Meltdown: Report
8.7.2022
The U.S. and South Korean governments have reportedly agreed to share data on ongoing crypto cases, including the case surrounding Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon and the collapse of cryptocurrency terra (LUNA) and stablecoin terrausd (UST). U.S. and South Korea to Share Data on Crypto Investigations...
FDIC Probing Voyager Claims It Was Insured by Regulator: Report
7.7.2022
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the FDIC was taking a look at marketing by crypto broker Voyager that it was protected by FDIC insurance
Ethereum 2.0 stakers face a 36.5% larger loss than ETH spot investors — report
7.7.2022
The Ether losses risk becoming steeper due to unfavorable technical and macroeconomic indicators
DappRadar’s Q2 Industry Report Shows NFTs and Web3 Games Still Enduring Extreme Market Conditions
7.7.2022
DappRadar, the world’s dapp store that brings high-quality, accurate insights on decentralized applications, has published its Q2 Dapp Industry Report, which shows how NFTs and GameFi are a silver lining for the future of dapps amid the doom and gloom of emerging crypto winter. The report...
Report: Nigerian Central Bank Incentive Scheme Failed to Halt Naira Depreciation
7.7.2022
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s attempt to incentivize the country’s forex market through the so-called “Naira for Dollar” scheme has failed. This is evidenced by the local currency’s plunge of more than 25% since the launch of the incentive scheme in March...
Bank of America’s Active Crypto Users Drop More Than 50% in Bear Market
7.7.2022
Bank of America has revealed that the number of its customers who are active crypto users has declined more than 50% from its peak in November last year. In addition, the bank said its data “shows that outflows to crypto platforms have fallen sharply,” indicating that...
Demand for Hardware Crypto Wallets Increases Amid Currency Restrictions in Russia
7.7.2022
Hardware wallets designed to securely store cryptocurrency have seen a several-fold increase this spring in Russia, on the backdrop of currency restrictions introduced amid foreign sanctions. Ledger and Tangem have been the most popular products on the market, a media report revealed. Russians...
Report: $540 Million Crypto Gaming Hack Made Possible By Elaborate Phishing Scheme
6.7.2022
NFT Pokémon clone Axie Infinity went from being famous for players profiting off its “play-to-earn” gaming scam to infamous for getting hacked out of $540 million in cryptocurrency. Now according to a new report by The Block we know what made the security breach possible: a sophisticated phishing...
NFT platform wars could be ahead, says new DappRadar report
6.7.2022
OpenSea, UniSwap, MagicEden, eBay, and others are acquiring NFT aggregation tools and taking a stand to gain market share of the evolving NFT ecosystem
Regulatory Scrutiny Increasing as Crypto Becomes Financial Stability Risk – Report
6.7.2022
There has been a sharp increase in regulations targeting the crypto space, with regulatory bodies mainly in North America and Europe aiming for everything from non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to stablecoins and ordinary cryptocurrencies, found a global RegTech (regulatory technology) firm CUBE.
In...
Crypto tax deters 83% Indian investors from crypto trading: WaxirX report
6.7.2022
With two consecutive taxes ready to eat away at their holdings, most Indian investors have seemed to have opted for hibernation amid an unforgiving bear market
Meta Affirms Digital Collectibles Plan Despite Crypto Crash: Report
6.7.2022
The recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market hasn't deflected Facebook parent company Meta from its plan to bring digital collectibles to its users
Study Shows Singapore Leads in NFT Searches Worldwide, Researchers Say ‘Poland Is the Most Anti-NFT Country’
5.7.2022
During the past seven days, non-fungible token (NFT) sales have dropped 23.37% and 30-day statistics show NFT sales are down 63.10% from the month prior. While NFT interest has been waning, a recent study indicates that global regions like Singapore and Hong Kong lead the pack in terms of...
Troubled Crypto Fund Three Arrows Capital Has USD 7.5M Worth of Blue-Chip NFTs - Report
5.7.2022
Embattled crypto investment firm Three Arrows Capital (3AC), which has recently filed for bankruptcy, ostensibly holds more than USD 7.5m worth of blue-chip NFTs.
According to data compiled by crypto research firm 21shares, 3AC owns a total of 377 NFTs, which includes 11 CryptoPunks,...
Nexo Signs Term Sheet With Vauld for Potential Acquisition: Report
5.7.2022
Nexo said it has a 60-day exclusive due diligence period in which to decide if it will acquire up to 100% of Singapore-based Vauld
ECB officials prepare for 'harmonization' of crypto regulations: Report
4.7.2022
Regulators from 19 EU member states will reportedly attend a supervisory board meeting in July to discuss MiCA and its possible implementation
Crypto Lender Celsius Cuts 150 Jobs Amid Restructuring: Report
4.7.2022
Withdrawals are still paused and the company has hired restructuring experts as it faces a financial crisis
Indian Central Bank RBI: Cryptocurrencies Are a Clear Danger — Financial Stability Risks Likely to Grow
4.7.2022
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), sees cryptocurrencies as “a clear danger.” However, the financial stability risks posed by crypto assets currently appear to be “limited.” RBI on Crypto’s Danger and Financial Stability Risks...