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TrueUSD's Client Data Exposed in Third-Party Security Breach
17.10.2023
Stablecoin issuer TrueUSD recently fell victim to a third-party security breach that led to the exposure of personally identifiable information of some of its clients.
According to screenshots posted on X of an email allegedly sent by TrueUSD to customers, the breach affected clients who were...
JPEX Scandal Undermines Trust in Crypto Among Hong Kongers, Survey Reveals
17.10.2023
Attitudes toward crypto in Hong Kong have taken a hit, as a new survey reveals a growing aversion to virtual assets in the aftermath of the JPEX scandal.
This shift in sentiment poses significant challenges to Hong Kong's aspirations to establish itself as a global hub for the cryptocurrency...
Sega Exec Shuji Utsumi: ‘Blockchain Gaming Is Still an Unknown World for Us’
17.10.2023
In a recent interview, Sega co-COO Shuji Utsumi talked about the company’s stance on blockchain games. For Utsumi, this new gaming field is still uncertain, and Sega is prepared to protect its franchises and learn about how these new games are being made via its partnership with Double Jump...
Decentralized Data: The New Frontier with Pocket Network's Dermot O’Riordan
17.10.2023
The philosophy of decentralization feeds the heart of the crypto industry, and as new frontiers are pushed pioneering this vast and intricate landscape is the Pocket Network, an entity on a mission to redefine how decentralized applications (dApps) will engage with blockchain data.
To decode...
Digital Asset Products Notch Third Consecutive Weekly Inflow, Attract Over $15 Million
17.10.2023
Cryptocurrency products recorded inflows for the third consecutive week signaling improved sentiment from institutional investors after a shaky start to the year.
A new CoinShares report on Oct 16 tracking weekly flows into cryptocurrency investment products shows a win for the market, an uptick...
FTX Customers May See 90% Asset Return by Q2 2024 in Amended Proposal
17.10.2023
Customers of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchanges FTX and FTX.US are looking forward to the possibility of reclaiming more than 90% of their assets as part of an amended proposal.
This plan aims to return funds that were held by the exchange before its collapse in November of the previous...
Israeli Authorities Order to Seize Millions in Crypto Linked to Hamas
17.10.2023
Israeli law enforcement authorities have ordered a freeze on hundreds of cryptocurrency accounts and seized millions of dollars' worth of crypto in order to block the flow of funds to Hamas, Financial Times reported.
The crackdown primarily targets cryptocurrency accounts on Binance, the world's...
South Korean ‘Crypto Killers’ May Face Death Penalty
17.10.2023
South Korean prosecutors have requested the death penalty for four suspects in a crypto murder-kidnap case that saw a woman abducted and murdered for her crypto holdings.
The incident took place in the affluent Gangnam District in Seoul in March this year.
The woman is believed to have worked...
California Governor Signs "BitLicense" Crypto Licensing Bill Into Law, Effective July 2025
16.10.2023
California Governor Gavin Newsom approved a crypto licensing bill that is set to enforce a structural framework for businesses conducting operations in the crypto industry and is set to take effect in July 2025.
On Friday, October 14, Newsom declared that the bill, titled the Digital Financial...
SEC Announces Increased Oversight of Cryptocurrencies in 2024 Fiscal Plan
16.10.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its fiscal plan for 2024 today, detailing a heightened regulatory focus on cryptocurrency and associated financial technologies. This report comes from the SEC's Division of Examinations and outlines the agency's approach to emerging market...
From Larry David to Tom Brady, FTX paid $1.13 Billion in Endorsement Deals says Former Head of Engineering
16.10.2023
The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried readjourned Monday morning with FTX's former head of engineering, Nishad Singh, beginning his testimony.
Calling the FTX founder "a formidable character," "brilliant," and "intimidating," Singh first met Bankman-Fried when the two were in high school but didn't...
UK City Minister Andrew Griffith Advocates Clarity in Crypto Ad Rules
16.10.2023
UK City Minister Andrew Griffith has called for more clarity and flexibility in the country's recently enacted crypto advertising rules, according to a Financial Times report.
The rules, which became effective earlier this month, are among the strictest in the world and are designed to enhance...
Microsoft's Activision Buy: A Shift Towards the Metaverse and Crypto?
16.10.2023
Microsoft’s official purchase of the video game publisher Activision has raised more questions about how crypto and the metaverse will influence both companies’ products and operations....
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Manta's Layer-2 Blockchain Already Plans to Ditch OP Stack for Polygon
16.10.2023
The network, which just went live a couple weeks ago as a so-called optimistic rollup – the core underpinning of OP Stack – will now become a “ZK-rollup,” which is what Polygon’s software kit provides
Major Stablecoin Issuer Tether Freezes $870,000 Linked to Criminal Activities in Israel and Ukraine
16.10.2023
The largest stablecoin issuer, Tether, has announced the freezing of 32 addresses associated with criminal funds related to incidents in Israel and Ukraine, amounting to $870,000.
On October 16, Tether stated that they had been working with the Israeli crime control authority, NBCTF, to counter...
Protocol Village: ARPA Network's Random Number Generator 'Randcast' Live on Optimism
16.10.2023
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 16-22, with live updates throughout
Today in Crypto: Jack Dorsey's Block Acquires Music-Centric Startup Hifi, VALR Exchange Partners With Visa, DFINITY Developing Blockchain-based Recycling-focused Tech
16.10.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
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Web3 Social Platform Stars Arena Relaunches: Trading To Resume After Audit
16.10.2023
Avalanche-based Stars Arena has relaunched its application following a hack and 10% bounty offer that led to the bad actor returning 90% of stolen assets.
The platform announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Oct 15 that it relaunched services except trading but a new announcement will be made soon...
Token adoption grows as real-world assets move on-chain
16.10.2023
From real estate and digital art to government bonds, tokenizing real-world assets is no longer a thing of the future
Sega's Co-COO Sees Potential in Blockchain Gaming and NFTs – Crypto Adoption Rising?
16.10.2023
Shuji Utsumi, co-COO of Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company Sega, has expressed optimism about the potential of blockchain gaming and the role of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the future of video games. ...
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