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Crypto Exchange Gemini Emphasized FDIC Insurance in Communications With Earn Customers: Report
30.1.2023
Gemini reportedly claimed repeatedly that its the assets of customers using its Earn product were safe thanks to being backed by the FDIC
Ransomware Revenue Drops as Victims Pay Less Often, Chainalysis Reports
21.1.2023
While the number of ransomware hits may not have decreased significantly, the revenue from such attacks has fallen sharply last year, according to Chainalysis. The blockchain forensics firm believes that to a large extent the trend can be attributed to more of the targeted organizations refusing...
Ransom refusals hit attackers where it hurts: 40% revenue drop in 2022 — Chainalysis
20.1.2023
A number of industry pundits believe the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control’s threat to impose sanctions has victims thinking twice about paying up
Fireblocks Enlists Crypto Insurance Firm Coincover for Third-Party Key Recovery Service
19.1.2023
Coincover said Fireblocks customers can rely on fixed processes and a standard service level agreement
FTX's Failure Highlights Need for Federally Mandated Insurance, Not More Regulation
17.1.2023
There is extensive precedent for requiring companies providing critical infrastructure to get special insurance. Why not require crypto companies to back themselves with a market-based solution, say the founders of Evertas, a crypto insurance provider?
Hackers Hit Romanian Hospital, Demand Bitcoin Ransom
5.1.2023
A hospital in Romania has been targeted in a ransomware attack with the perpetrators seeking payment in cryptocurrency to decrypt its database. The hack prevents the medical institution from reporting to the country’s health insurance fund in order to receive due funding. Botoşani...
US Regulators and the Fed Jointly Issue Crypto Warnings
5.1.2023
The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have jointly issued warnings about crypto risks to banking organizations. “The agencies have significant safety and soundness concerns with business models that...
Report: Morocco Central Bank Governor Says Crypto Draft Law Now ‘Ready’
3.1.2023
A Moroccan draft crypto law, which seeks to protect individuals from the risks associated with crypto trading, is ready and will soon be presented to stakeholders, Abdellatif Jouahiri, the governor of Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), has said. Adoption of crypto by Moroccan residents is now inevitable hence...
Insurance Giant Tokio Marine to Offer Its Services in the Metaverse
31.12.2022
Tokio Marine, the biggest property/casualty insurance group in Japan, is taking its services and operations into the metaverse. The group, which has more than 39,000 employees all over the world, will allow its users to review and purchase insurance products on a metaverse platform, using real...
BNB insurance Binance listing? CZ addresses delisted project's claims
16.12.2022
While the delisting didn't concern many due to its inactivity, others questioned the focus on price for delisting as it may prompt projects to artificially pump the price
Algorand to support bank and insurance guarantees platform in Italy
14.12.2022
This is the first time an EU Member State will use blockchain technology for bank and insurance guarantees, according to Algorand
Report: Chinese Company Launches Digital Currency Insurance Product
13.12.2022
The Suzhou branch of the Chinese insurance company China Pacific Insurance, together with the Bank of Communications, recently announced the launch of a digital currency account insurance product. The launch comes at a time when the number of personal digital currency wallets created in the Chinese...
Crypto Insurance Firm Evertas Bucks Bear Market With $14M Raise
12.12.2022
The Series A round was led by Polychain Capital and also included SinoGlobal Capital, Morgan Creek and Balaji Srinivasan
GK8 increases insurance cap on digital assets to $1B
28.11.2022
Institutional customers storing Bitcoin and other digital assets in GK8’s cold vault will receive up to $1 billion in insurance coverage
Crypto Custodian Aegis Trust Offers $25M Insurance Policy for NFTs
22.11.2022
The policy, provided by insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London, will support institutional investors’ NFTs up to $25 million
Former US Regulator Likens FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried to Bernie Madoff and His Ponzi Scheme
20.11.2022
Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Sheila Bair likens the fall of crypto exchange FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to the infamous Ponzi Scheme of Bernie Madoff. “It felt very Bernie Madoff-like in that way,” she said. Former FDIC Chair Compares FTX...
FDIC acting chair says no crypto firms or tokens are backed by agency
15.11.2022
Martin Gruenberg answered affirmatively to Senator Bob Menendez that there were “no cryptocurrency firms backed by the FDIC” and its coverage did not include crypto "of any kind.”
Binance Tops Up Emergency Insurance Fund 'SAFU' to $1B After BNB Volatility
9.11.2022
Binance token-related addresses were topped up with over $700 million in different tokens
Crypto Custody Firm Copper Inks $500M Insurance Deal With UK Giant Aon
9.11.2022
The agreement provides cover against employee collusion, third-party theft and physical loss or damage of digital assets held by the London-based company
Embattled Crypto Platform Freeway’s ‘Billion-Dollar Man’ Isn’t the Insurance Titan He Claims to Be
27.10.2022
Joel Krueger, a Freeway adviser, called himself the “Global Chief Investment Officer” of Aon — but the British insurance giant told CoinDesk that is not true