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Poloniex Hack Analysis: North Korean Hacking Syndicate Lazarus Group Suspected in Wallet Breach
13.11.2023
The North Korea-backed hacker group is thought to be behind the Nov. 10 Poloniex hot wallet breach. A market research platform has said “a leakage of the private key” could be the reason why the hot wallet got breached. Private Key Leakage According to X-explore, a market research...
ETH to Surpass $5,800 by End of 2025 — Experts See Lowest Price of $1,352 in 2023
10.11.2023
The U.S. dollar value of the cryptocurrency ether is predicted to end the year averaging $1,840 and $5,824 by the end of 2025, the latest Finder’s prediction report has said. Regulatory uncertainty and a challenging macroeconomic environment are likely to cause ether’s drop...
Roblox CEO “Dreams” of Adding Cross-platform NFTs As Part of Open Ecosystem
10.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Popular gaming platform Roblox could look to add cross-platform NFTs in-game, founder and CEO David Baszucki said. In an interview with CNBC, Baszucki said that adding cross-platform NFTs in Roblox was “a bit of a dream here.” “I want to highlight there’s a bit of a dream here about...
Bankrupt Crypto Lender Genesis Seeks Court Help to Reduce Settlement Payout to 3AC
10.11.2023
Source: Pexels Digital Currency Group’s (DCG) subsidiary Genesis Global is seeking approval from the US court to revise its settlement agreement with the bankrupt Three Arrows Capital Ltd (3AC). According to a document filed on November 9 with the US bankruptcy court of the Southern District...
Today in Crypto: Mining BTC For Free, Bitdeer is Preferred CSP in NVIDIA Partner Network, Gucci in The Sandbox
10.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Tim Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Mining news A public mining company mined bitcoin for free in Q3, according to the latest Miner Weekly report...
QCP Capital Does Not Expect Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Hit the Market Until 2024
10.11.2023
Image by plysuikvv, Adobe Stock. Trading firm QCP Capital does not expect the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve a spot Bitcoin ( BTC) ETF until 2024. In a recent post on Telegram, the company said the anticipation surrounding the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs is reaching a fever...
Will GTA 6 Incorporate an In-Game Cryptocurrency? Lawyer Shares Insights
10.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Jimmy Tudeschi The highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto (GTA) VI is coming – but will it come with an in-game cryptocurrency? A lawyer has suggested that perhaps not. Yet. The fifth installment of GTA was launched in September 2013. Rockstar Games, GTA’s developer...
Ripple CEO: ETF Approval Could Unleash Flood of Capital into Cryptocurrency Market
10.11.2023
Source: iStock/Photographer, Filmmaker, Designer Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes there will be a flood of new capital pouring into crypto if a spot Bitcoin ( BTC) ETF is approved. “An ETF getting approved could create a lot of capital flowing into the market,” he said in a recent...
House Approves Amendment to Limit SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Authority
10.11.2023
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved an amendment to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act that limits the authority of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to carry out enforcement actions against the crypto industry. “Gary Gensler is...
US Regulator to Continue Going After Crypto Entities Despite Court Setbacks — Expert
9.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is unlikely to issue clear guidelines on the application of the law against the crypto industry before its case against Ripple is finalized, an industry expert has said. The U.S. securities regulator only needs to provide “additional facts”...
U.S. SEC Said to Open Talks with Grayscale on Spot Bitcoin ETF Push
8.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened talks with Grayscale Investments on the details of the company's application to convert its trust product GBTC to a bitcoin spot exchange traded product (ETF), according to a person familiar with the back-and-forth, which could have...
Famous Economist and Crypto Hater Nouriel Roubini Launches His Own Cryptocurrency
8.11.2023
Source: X / @Nouriel Famous economist Nouriel Roubini, who once said 99% of crypto is a scam, has now launched his own crypto project. Also known as “Dr.Doom” for his pessimistic predictions, Roubin has co-founded a cryptocurrency project called “Atlas”. The project is being advertised as some...
Senator Ted Cruz Now Accepts Campaign Donations in Bitcoin
7.11.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has revealed his decision to accept Bitcoin ( BTC) as part of his campaign fundraising efforts. “I am bullish on bitcoin, and I’m proud to accept bitcoin campaign donations,” he said in a recent interview with Forbes. Cruz’s...
South African Financial Giant Says It Will Inject Capital Into ZARP Stablecoin Network
7.11.2023
South Africa’s Old Mutual Wealth and financial services provider Inves Capital recently revealed plans to inject liquidity into the ZARP stablecoin network. Inves Capital’s managing director said “crypto is entering a new phase” of growth and ZARP is set to “play...
Aave V2 Ethereum Market and Several Assets Paused — Team Says ‘No Funds Are at Risk’
7.11.2023
The decentralized finance (defi) protocol Aave’s so-called guardian said on Nov. 4 it had paused the Aave V2 Ethereum Market and frozen “certain assets on Aave V3 on Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism.” At the time when the update was issued, Aave said an analysis of what happened...
Kraken Said to Seek Partner to Help Build It a Layer 2 Blockchain Network
7.11.2023
The crypto exchange is still considering which blockchain developer should build its network, with Polygon, Matter Labs and the Nil Foundation in the mix, according to people familiar with the situation. Rival crypto exchange Coinbase blazed the trail with Base
XRP Price Pumps 16%, Eyes Test of Yearly Highs Near $1.0 as Crypto Community Discusses Potential 99.9% Victory for Ripple Versus SEC
6.11.2023
The US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s losing streak in its ongoing lawsuit versus US fintech company and the creator of the XRP cryptocurrency Ripple Labs continued last week. That’s according to a tweet by Ripple Labs’ Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty, who said last...
Hong Kong Regulator Planning to Widen Purview of Virtual Assets Supervision
6.11.2023
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is reportedly planning to expand the purview of its supervision of virtual assets to include entities that issue stablecoins. The Hong Kong regulator said it also wants to create a framework that governs banks’ provision of virtual asset custody services. Hong...
Bittrex Global CEO Supports UK Treasury’s Crypto Regulation Steps – Here’s the Latest
6.11.2023
Bittrex Global CEO Oliver Linch has voiced support for the UK Treasury’s recent crypto asset regulation proposals, arguing that they could help the country achieve its goal of becoming a leading hub for digital assets. In a recent interview, Linch, a former solicitor at Shearman &...
NFT Marketplace OpenSea to Reduce Workforce as it is Planning “Big Changes”
6.11.2023
Leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea, unveiled plans to lay off half its workforce, amid the company’s major restructuring plans. The platform’s CEO Devin Finzer wrote on X (Twitter) that the firm is making “big changes” to focus on a new version –...