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Crypto Market Capitalization Rose 46% in H1 2023 But Still Down 48.5% From 2021 Close: KOFIU Report
11.10.2023
Despite a turbulent close to 2022, the South Korean cryptocurrency market appeared to have picked up momentum in 2023.
According to a Korean Financial Intelligence Unit (KOFIU) report, the South Korean crypto market surged 46% to attain a valuation of 28.4 trillion won (about $21.08 billion)...
Bitcoin Ordinals Marketplace Ordswap Hit With Phishing Attack
10.10.2023
Bitcoin Ordinals marketplace Ordswap has lost control of its official domain, resulting in temporarily shutting down operations.
On October 9, the Ordswap team notified users, acknowledging that they had lost control of their official domain.
The team conveyed this message through a post on...
Circle Begins Native Minting of USDC Stablecoin on Layer-2 Scaling Solution Polygon
10.10.2023
Circle, the stablecoin issuer, has announced its plans to begin minting USD Coin (USDC) directly on the Polygon network.
According to a press release issued on Tuesday, USDC is now accessible to users and developers on the Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution.
This ends the bridged USDC from...
6 Themes Important Themes for the Next Crypto Bull Run, According to Nansen’s CEO
10.10.2023
Blockchain data analytics platform Nansen’s CEO Alex Svanevik just outlined six themes that he thinks will play a role in the next “cycle” in the crypto market via a Tweet thread.
Many analysts talk about macro themes such as potential easing of interest rates from the Fed and other major central...
Coinbase Director Flags Alameda Research for Minting Nearly $40 Billion USDT in 2021
10.10.2023
Today, Conor Grogan, a director at Coinbase, brought attention to Alameda Research's actions concerning the Tether (USDT) stablecoin. According to blockchain data analyzed by Grogan, Alameda Research minted upwards of $39.55 billion in USDT throughout 2021, despite lacking equivalent assets under...
FCA Sanctions Binance's UK Partner RebuildingSociety.com for Financial Promotions
10.10.2023
Binance Marketing Partner Rebuildingsociety has been sanctioned by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), informing them that they cannot act on behalf of Binance for financial promotions under current law....
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SBF's Lawyers Seek To Cross-Examine Gary Wang on Counsel’s Involvement in Alameda Loans
10.10.2023
In the ongoing multi-billion fraud trial of the bankrupt FTX exchange, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has blamed lawyers' involvement in structuring the loans issued to FTX co-founder Gary Wang by Alameda Research.
As a result, SBF’s lawyers have requested Judge Lewis Kaplan to cross-examine Wang further...
9 factors to consider when choosing a blockchain consensus mechanism
10.10.2023
Both broad and narrow considerations come into play when choosing a blockchain project’s consensus mechanism
Binance $1 Billion Industry Recovery Fund Post-FTX Underperforms
10.10.2023
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao's plan to rescue the cryptocurrency market has fallen short of expectations eleven months after launch.
Since the launch of the Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI), the company has only spent less than $15 million out of an announced $1 billion fund, Bloomberg wrote. ...
Gemini Appoints Sachin Ranlani as Vice President and Head of India for Market Expansion
10.10.2023
Leading global cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has taken significant steps in its Indian expansion strategy by hiring Sachin Ranglani, a former senior vice-president of product management at fintech giant Paytm, as the head of operations for its Indian subsidiary....
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Pro-Crypto Advocate RFK Jr. Shifts to Independent Presidential Campaign – What Does That Mean for The Industry?
10.10.2023
Bitcoin-bullish presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced that he is now chasing his country’s highest office as an independent, rather than as a member of the Democratic party.
“I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate for the President of the United States,” said...
Cardano’s Hoskinson Likens Sam Bankman-Fried to Bernie Madoff
10.10.2023
Cardano’s founder Charles Hoskinson has compared the embattled co-founder of FTX to infamous ponzi scheme boss, Bernie Madoff.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Hoskinson stated that Sam Bankman-Fried’s actions can be likened to Bernie Madoff but the former is now getting a free pass by...
Consultant's Heroic Act: How a Personal Wallet Saved $400 Million During the FTX Hack
10.10.2023
In a dramatic turn of events during the collapse of crypto exchange FTX last November, a heroic act by an adviser played a pivotal role in preventing what could have been one of the largest crypto heists in history.
According to a Wired report from Monday, Kumanan Ramanathan, an adviser to...
Cyprus to Impose Strict Penalties on Unlicensed Crypto Service Providers – Report
10.10.2023
Cyprus authorities would soon impose hefty penalties on crypto asset service providers (CASPs) that are found offering services without registering with the country’s regulator – the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CYSEC)....
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Breaking: Bitstamp Resumes XRP Trading After Temporary Suspension
10.10.2023
Just 1 hour after Bitstamp Exchange revealed that it experienced a temporary issue with XRP trading, it announced the resumption of the trading of the coin....
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China Daily Newspaper Mulls Metaverse and NFT Marketplace Launch - Here's The Latest
10.10.2023
China Daily, a prominent English-language newspaper owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, has allocated a substantial 2.813 million Yuan ($390,000) to build its own metaverse and a non-fungible tokens (NFT) platform.
China Daily has called for a public tender, seeking...
Brazilian Police Arrest ‘Gunpoint Crypto Thieves’
10.10.2023
Brazilian police officers and Interpol have swooped on a gang of suspected gun-toting crypto thieves, arresting seven people.
Per an official release from the Santa Catarina civil police force, officers were issued with eight arrest warrants and four “search and seize” permits last week.
They...
Friend.tech Adds 2FA Password for Users Amidst Ongoing SIM-Swap Attacks
10.10.2023
The team behind the decentralized social media platform Friend.tech has responded to a series of SIM-swap attacks targeting its users by implementing a crucial security enhancement.
In a recent announcement on X (formerly Twitter), Friend.tech unveiled the introduction of a Two-Factor...
Tornado Cash Processed Over $77 Million in Past 30 Days: Arkham
10.10.2023
As per blockchain intelligence firm Arkham, $77.35 million in assets have flown through Tornado Cash’s contracts on Ethereum mainnet in the past 30 days.
Despite being sanctioned by the US Treasury Department in August 2022, Tornado Cash remains the largest crypto mixed on Ethereum network.
The...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: Crypto Regulation in the US, A ‘War’ on the Industry
10.10.2023
Sam Altman, the founder of Worldcoin and CEO of OpenAI, has voiced his concerns regarding the escalating efforts by the US government to regulate and exert authority over the cryptocurrency market.
He has likened these actions to a form of "war" against the industry.
In a recent interview on...