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Blockchain Association Addresses Sen. Warren’s Criticism of Crypto Hires
9.1.2024
Source: Pixabay The Blockchain Association has published a public response to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s criticism of the crypto industry’s hiring of former government officials. In an open letter published on January 9th, Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith addressed Sen. Warren’s previous...
Watchdog Group Warns SEC: Reject Spot Bitcoin ETFs or Face ‘Financial Carnage’
6.1.2024
Financial watchdog group Better Markets has called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reject spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), warning that they “will inflict massive investor harm.” The organization features U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s...
South Korean Tokenization Startup Chooses Klaytn Over Ethereum for Gold NFTs
5.1.2024
The Klaytn Foundation, an organization devoted to expanding the Klaytn ecosystem, announced that Creder, one of its governance council members, will launch a tokenized gold offering called Gold Pegged Coin (GPC) in January. Creder will also launch Goldstation, a decentralized finance platform...
‘Web3 Artists Offers Something Web2 Can’t – True Ownership’ — Palm Foundation Director
4.1.2024
According to Andrea Lerdo, a director at the art-supporting organization, Palm Foundation, Web3 enables creators and artists to not only exercise control over their content but to connect with their respective audiences in a way not possible on traditional platforms. For artists who have already...
Orbit Bridge Hacker Suspected in Coinspaid and Coinex Breaches
4.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Tamara Blockchain analysts from Match Systems have found that the Orbit Chain hackers used the same tactics as those in several other high-profile attacks – suggesting that a cybercrime organization, possibly the infamous Lazarus Group, stands behind these hacks. This...
Solana Foundation Plans Expansion to Brazil With Over $10M in Investments
4.1.2024
The Solana Foundation, the institution in charge of managing initiatives related to the Solana network, has announced it will expand to Brazil. According to local reports, the organization plans to launch a local team and invest over $10 million in several Web3 fields, including tokenization...
Avalanche Foundation Dives into Memecoin Market with $100 Million NFT Initiative
29.12.2023
Source: Avalanche The Avalanche Foundation, the nonprofit organization overseeing the development of the Avalanche Network, aims to allocate its $100 million non-fungible token (NFT) incubator fund to purchase memecoins. The move is part of the foundation’s “Culture Catalyst”...
Kyberswap Exploit Fallout: Platform’s Workforce Cut by 50%
28.12.2023
The CEO of Kyberswap, the decentralized finance aggregator, revealed on Christmas Day that the platform recently laid off 50% of its workforce. The CEO added his organization is in the process of creating a voluntary database that is expected to help these workers secure new jobs in the Web3 space....
Securities Regulators’ Association Calls for the Identification of Individuals Who Exercise Control Over Defi Platforms
27.12.2023
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has urged regulators seeking to understand decentralized finance (defi) arrangements to identify individuals who “exercise control or sufficient influence at the enterprise level.” The identification of such individuals...
IOSCO Publishes Policy Recommendations for Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
20.12.2023
Source: Adobe / BeNeDak The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which sets standards for securities market regulation globally, has issued policy recommendations for the supervision of decentralized finance (DeFi). On December 19, IOSCO unveiled nine policy recommendations...
Binance Successfully Completes SOC 2 Type II Compliance Audit
20.12.2023
Source: DALL·E Binance has completed a comprehensive SOC 2 Type II compliance audit, aiming to further enhance cryptocurrency security. The crypto exchange Binance announced in a blog post that it had successfully undergone the System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II compliance audit. This...
ETHW Core Team Dissolved Just Weeks After Pleading for Funds to Maintain Servers
20.12.2023
The Ethereum Proof of Work (ETHW) core development organization has been dissolved to help the protocol achieve full autonomy. In late November, the ETHW team pleaded for $200,000 in funding to maintain servers and recruit part-time engineers. ETHW Core team’s development approach has been...
Former Lido Holder Files Lawsuit Against Lido DAO
18.12.2023
A former Lido holder has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Lido decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), a governing body that manages the liquid staking protocol, according to a recent court document. An unregistered securities claim Andrew Samuels filed the complaint on December 17th...
Verida and inDAO Team Up to Help Uzbekistan Adopt Web3 Tech
15.12.2023
Source: Pixabay inDAO, a specialized organization focused on incorporating blockchain technology into daily life, and Verida, a provider of self-sovereign digital identity solutions, have formed a partnership with the goal of promoting the widespread adoption of Web3 in Uzbekistan. The partnership...
CFTC Proposes New Rule to Strengthen Customer Protections After FTX Collapse
14.12.2023
Source: Pixabay The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has voted on a proposal to introduce a rule aimed at enhancing safeguards for individuals engaging in trades through a derivatives clearing organization. The rule, called the “Protection of clearing member funds held by derivatives clearing...
Approval Phishing Scams See “Explosive Growth,” Nearly $375 Million Stolen This Year Alone
14.12.2023
Approval phishing scams are on the rise in the crypto space, with early $375 million stolen this year alone, according to new data from blockchain analytics firm, Chainalysis. Malicious activity by approval phishing scammers on the blockchain The new data comes from the organization’s...
Cardano Foundation Launches Identity Wallet For Seamless Interaction With DApps
13.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / RareStock Swiss-based Cardano Foundation, the non-profit organization created to promote the Cardano blockchain ecosystem, is introducing a new digital Identity Wallet. The new product is compatible with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international standards...
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz Says He Was ‘Dead Wrong’ About XRP and Ripple
13.12.2023
Galaxy Digital founder and CEO Mike Novogratz has admitted that his past perception of XRP and Ripple was “dead wrong.” Novogratz now sees Ripple as an institution and the XRP army as a “real” organization that cares about the ecosystem and the coin. The billionaire...
South Korean Police Arrest 48 in ‘Crypto-powered Drug Trafficking’ Raids
30.11.2023
Source: Angelov/Adobe Police in the South Korean city of Daegu say they have raided a “drug trafficking organization” that used crypto as a payment tool – and arrested 48 people. Per Chosun Ilbo, the Daegu Police Agency’s metropolitan investigation unit arrested 44 people connected to a suspected...
Animoca Brands Now the Largest Validator on TON Network
29.11.2023
Animoca Brands is now TON blockchain’s largest validator and will henceforth “provide funding, research, and an analytics platform.” The software company said Animoca’s collaboration with TON further reinforces its commitment to the latter’s ecosystem. The Animoca...