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Alameda wallets funnel over $1.7M via crypto mixers overnight
29.12.2022
Data negates the possibility of liquidators behind the fund transfers due to the use of mixing tools and extensive planning to hide transaction paths
Onchain Sleuths Discover Funds Linked to Alameda Swapped for ETH, USDT, BTC by a Mysterious Entity
28.12.2022
On Dec. 27, 2022, a number of onchain researchers noticed that funds connected to Alameda Research and FTX have moved and have been swapped for other tokens. Reports show the hacker known as the ‘FTX Accounts Drainer,’ traded large sums of ERC20 tokens for digital assets like tether...
Solana Price Prediction as On-chain Data Suggests Alameda Wallets are Dumping Tokens – Can Solana Fall to $3?
28.12.2022
SOL, the native token of the Solana blockchain, slumped under $10 for the first time since February 2021 on Wednesday, dropping 10% intra-day and extending its losses since the abrupt collapse of Sam Bankman Fried’s seemingly corrupt FTX/Alameda crypto empire in early November to roughly 70%. Price...
Alameda wallets become active days after SBF bail, community mulls foul play
28.12.2022
The recent movement of funds from Alameda wallets just days after Sam Bankman Fried was released on bail raised many eyebrows about the timing
BitKeep CEO says some users’ private keys remain at risk after exploit
27.12.2022
The blockchain executive urged users who downloaded the BitKeep 7.2.9. APK malware to transfer their assets immediately
Hackers drain $8M in assets from Bitkeep wallets in latest DeFi exploit
26.12.2022
The BitKeep team confirmed that some APK package downloads have been hijacked by attackers and installed by users
ECB to Decide Whether to Issue Digital Euro in 2023
24.12.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a new report on the progress of its investigation into the possible launch of a digital euro. The research will continue next year with the regulator planning to make a decision whether to proceed to the realization of the project in the fall of 2023....
US Lawmaker: Crypto Self-Custody Is Antidote to FTX Fraud — ‘Keep Your Coins Act’ Will Protect Self-Hosted Wallets
22.12.2022
U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson has touted the self-custody of cryptocurrencies as the antidote to crypto exchange FTX’s fraud. He is pushing for his bill called “Keep Your Coins Act,” which aims to “protect self-custody from misguided attempts to restrict it.” U.S....
$1.7M in Quadrigacx Bitcoins Move, Court Trustee EY Says Transfers Were ‘Unauthorized’
21.12.2022
On Dec. 19, the Twitter account Zachxbt revealed he discovered five cold wallets from the now-defunct Quadrigacx crypto exchange move 104 bitcoin. The following day, ‘big four’ accountancy firm EY, Quadrigacx’s bankruptcy court trustee, explained it did not authorize...
Private Banks to Manage Future Digital Euro Wallets, Transactions
21.12.2022
The European Central Bank's progress report on a central bank digital currency outlines the role of financial intermediaries
Payments Giant Visa Proposes Using Ethereum L2 Starknet to Bolster Auto Payments for Self-Custodial Wallets
21.12.2022
Visa, the financial services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, published a blog post that talks about leveraging ethereum and the layer two (L2) scaling solution Starknet so people with self-custodial wallets can pay their bills. The blog post notes that while Ethereum doesnt...
Visa dreams up plans so you can auto-pay bills with your crypto wallet
20.12.2022
Auto-payments for bills are commonplace in the traditional banking world and Visa has proposed a way to mimic the service using blockchain tech
Today in Crypto: Israel to Seize All Crypto in 150 Wallets, Nigeria to Recognize Crypto Usage, OneCoin Co-founder Pleads Guilty
19.12.2022
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Government Agencies Need Crypto Wallets and Access to Exchanges, Russian Prosecutors Say
19.12.2022
Russian authorities are finding it hard to cash out digital assets they have gotten hold of, prosecutors have warned. They have also urged the government to recognize cryptocurrency as property, allow departments to have digital wallets and use crypto exchanges. Prosecutor’s Office Insists Russian...
Israeli court rules authorities can seize crypto in 150 blacklisted wallets
19.12.2022
Over 150 crypto wallets blacklisted for alleged links to funding terror groups can now be drained of all funds following a ruling by an Israeli court
Bahrain Telecom Operator Starts Accepting Crypto Payments
18.12.2022
Stc Bahrain, a subsidiary of the Bahrain telecoms operator Stc Group, recently said its partnership arrangement with payment service provider Eazy Financial Services has created an opening that allows clients to pay bills using crypto. According to a statement, the telecom operator’s move...
Software Firm Consensys Partners With Paypal, Metamask Users Can Use Payment Processor to Buy ETH
17.12.2022
On Dec. 14, the Ethereum software firm Consensys announced that the company has teamed up with the payment processing giant Paypal. The integration allows Metamask wallet users to purchase ethereum via Paypal from within the Web3 wallet application. Consensys Teams up With Payments Giant Paypal...
Crypto Whales Just Added These Altcoins to Their Wallets – What Do They Know?
16.12.2022
Crypto investors with a lot of money, also known as "whales", are always looking for new investments to give them an edge in the markets. To do this, they often take advantage of presales as part of a strategy to buy large amounts of certain altcoins early on before they go public. But what exactly...
Solana Struggles to Remain in the Top 20 as Prior Ties to FTX and Alameda Wounded the Project
16.12.2022
Amid the market chaos within the crypto economy and following the climactic FTX collapse, the crypto asset solana has been one of the hardest hit during the last 30 days. Since FTX’s fallout, the digital currency lost 8.5% over the last month against the U.S. dollar and to date, it’s...
Report: Chinese Company Launches Digital Currency Insurance Product
13.12.2022
The Suzhou branch of the Chinese insurance company China Pacific Insurance, together with the Bank of Communications, recently announced the launch of a digital currency account insurance product. The launch comes at a time when the number of personal digital currency wallets created in the Chinese...