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Barely halfway and October already the biggest month in crypto hacks: Finance Redefined
14.10.2022
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has labeled October 2022 as “the biggest month in the biggest year ever for hacking activity."
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Fulfills Promise by Reducing Commercial Paper Holdings Down to Zero
14.10.2022
On October 13, 2022, Tether Holdings Limited announced that the stablecoin issuer has reduced the company’s commercial paper holdings down to zero. The company has said it would reach this goal for a while now, and Tether says that shrinking commercial paper holdings down to zero...
JPMorgan Reportedly Terminates Relationship With Kanye West, Rap Star Says He’s Happy to Speak Openly About Being ‘Canceled by a Bank’
13.10.2022
On October 12, the conservative influencer and political commentator, Candace Owens shared a letter on Twitter that shows JPMorgan allegedly closed Kanye West’s (also known as Ye) bank accounts. The hip-hop star and rapper has been accused of making antisemitic statements in recent times...
October Becomes Worst Month for Crypto Hacks With Two Weeks to Go
13.10.2022
Over $718 million has been stolen from DeFi protocols across eleven different hacks this month so far, per research firm Chainalysis
Barely halfway and October’s the ‘biggest month’ in crypto hacks: Chainalysis
13.10.2022
While 2021 was the biggest year on record for crypto hacks, 2022 could “likely” beat the record “at this rate” according to Chainalysis
Binance-Backed Blockchain Completes Hard Fork to Mitigate Future Cross-Chain Bridge Hacks
12.10.2022
The Bnb Smart Chain commenced the blockchain’s hard fork on October 12, at block height 22,107,423, in order to add a security patch to “mitigate the cross-chain infrastructure between [the] Beacon Chain and Smart Chain.” Binance and the Bnb Smart Chain suspended withdrawals...
Valkyrie Funds to liquidate Bitcoin-related ETF by late October
12.10.2022
Despite delisting VBB, Valkyrie still continues to manage the Bitcoin Strategy ETF and its Bitcoin futures ETF and the Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF
US Treasury Charges Bittrex With Sanctions Violations, Crypto Exchange Agrees to Settle With Regulator
12.10.2022
On October 11, the U.S. Treasury department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has settled charges with the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex. The crypto exchange was accused of sanctions violations and failure...
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark Completes Sandersville Facility Acquisition, Firm’s Hashrate Now 4.7 Exahash
12.10.2022
On October 11, the publicly-listed bitcoin miner Cleanspark announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mawson Infrastructure Group’s Georgia-based bitcoin mining facility. Following the acquisition, Cleanspark says it now manages 220 megawatts (MW) of bitcoin miners with a hashrate...
Ethereum’s Average Gas Fee Jumps More Than 80% Higher Nearing $5 per Transfer
11.10.2022
26 days ago, Ethereum transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) network to a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain and after the change, the network’s fees remained low. This week, however, Ethereum’s gas fees have increased as data from October 10 shows the average fee tapped a high of $4.75...
The Week In Games: Dragon Ball Baddies Break Out
11.10.2022
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Bitcoin Price Outlook for October — Strong Dollar and Fed Rate Hike Gives Bears the Advantage
10.10.2022
Ten days into October, and ahead of this Wednesday’s U.S. inflation report, bitcoin prices fell to a one-week low. Prices of the world’s leading crypto asset were mostly in the red during September, trading below $20,000 for the majority of the month. As of writing, bitcoin continues...
Biggest Crypto Gainers Today 10 October – Quant (QNT), Battle Infinity (IBAT), Chainlink ( LINK ), Huobi Token (HT), Terra Classic (LUNC), Tron (TRX)
10.10.2022
During the early European session, the cryptocurrency market was slightly bearish, with the global crypto market cap falling from $936 billion to $933 billion. Despite a slowdown in the crypto market, leading crypto coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum prices are experiencing choppy sessions. ...
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Bank of England to Double Long-Dated Gilt Buy-Backs, QE Policy to See an ‘Orderly End’ in Mid-October
10.10.2022
After the British pound sterling tapped an all-time low against the U.S. dollar on September 26, the Bank of England (BOE) said it would halt its monetary tightening policy and start buying long-dated bonds again. Approximately two weeks later, the BOE detailed on Monday that it was doubling...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges to an All-Time High, Network Prints 2022’s Largest Retarget Increase
10.10.2022
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty reached an all-time high on October 10, which means it’s more difficult than ever before to mine the leading crypto asset. Following the difficulty reduction on September 27, the network’s mining difficulty increased 13.55% higher at block height...
First Mover Asia: Tough Week for Layer 1 as Solana, BNB Chain Suffer Outages; Bitcoin Trades Flat as October Doldrums Continue
10.10.2022
The problems that both protocols suffered are reminders that neither is really decentralized, and that they are not yet true challengers to Ethereum; ether and other altcoins trade sideways
CoinEx, the Official Sponsor of RLWC 2021, Fires Up the Audience in Manchester
9.10.2022
PRESS RELEASE. With the arrival of October, the much-anticipated Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) 2021 is about to kick off. CoinEx, the Exclusive Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Partner of RLWC, took the lead in holding an on-site meet-up, inviting fans and crypto users to celebrate the RLWC 2021...
Gala Games’ Spider Tanks Has Successful Final Playtest Before Official Web3 Launch
8.10.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The blockchain game, built by GAMEDIA and published by Web3 industry leader Gala Games, is currently operating its final round of playtests before making preparations for the full October 31st launch. Spider Tanks is one of the first games powered by Web3 (blockchain) tech from Gala...
Gold and Silver Prices Slide Lower Following US Jobs Report — Analyst Says Data Suggests ‘Market Bottom Is in Place’
7.10.2022
On Friday, October 7, 2022, the precious metals gold and silver dropped in U.S. dollar value following the recent U.S. jobs report for September. The USD value of gold per troy ounce is awfully close to slipping below the $1,700 range, while the price of silver is teetering near the $20 threshold....
Sleuth Discovers Satoshi’s Long-Lost Bitcoin Version 0.1 Codebase, Raw Code Contains Bitcoin Inventor’s Never-Before-Seen Personal Notations
7.10.2022
On October 7, 2022, a bitcoin supporter named Jim Blasko explained that he discovered the oldest upload of Bitcoin’s version 0.1 codebase. The original code was thought to have been lost for more than a decade and with a “little browser hacking” Blasko was able to find the lost...