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Losses from crypto hacks plunge 67% in April to $60 million
1.5.2024
The amount stolen through crypto hacks, along with the number of successful attacks, has seen a sharp decline in April
Pike Finance exploited for $1.6M in second incident in 3 days
1.5.2024
A smart contract vulnerability led to nearly $2 million worth of lost funds within three days on Pike Finance, which is offering a 20% reward for the stolen assets
Tether Invests $200 Million in Blackrock Neurotech, Launches Evo Division
1.5.2024
Tether, the giant behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, announced a $200 million strategic investment in Blackrock Neurotech, a brain-interface company. The investment also marks the launch of Evo, a new business division for the company that will examine investments in initiatives...
Slothana To Distribute Airdrop and Add Liquidity In 24 Hours Following Successful $15 Million Presale
1.5.2024
Monday, April 30, 2024 – Solana’s hottest new pothead meme coin, Slothana ($SLOTH), has concluded an eye-watering $15 million presale with the announcement of an airdrop in less than 24 hours, on May 1, according to the project’s official X page. ???????? Hark, disciples of Slothana! ????...
Bitcoin Minetrix Launches on Uniswap, Announces 10% Token Burn as $BTCMTX Price Set to Skyrocket
1.5.2024
Revolutionary bitcoin cloud mining token Bitcoin Minetrix ($BTCMTX) launched on DEXs today after raising $14 million in presale – its price is now expected to rocket on the back of newly announced burn and possible buyback initiatives. At 4pm today Bitcoin Minetrix announced a 400,000,000 token...
Hong Kong’s New Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs See $11.2 Million in Trading Volume on Debut Day
1.5.2024
Hong Kong's entry into the spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market saw six newly introduced ETFs record a trading volume of HK$87.5 million ($11.2 million) on their first day of trading.
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Poloniex Hacker Transfers Massive $32 Million Bitcoin Stash
30.4.2024
On April 30, well-known blockchain investigator PeckShieldAlert revealed that 501 BTC, about $32 Million were transferred to three new wallet addresses from an address connected to the infamous Poloniex hacker.
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Terraform Labs And Do Kwon Push For $1 Million SEC Fine Opposed To $5.8 Billion Demanded After Terra-Luna Crash
30.4.2024
Lawyers for Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon are pushing for a fine of $1 million as opposed to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s proposed $5.3 billion, new court docs reveal. Kwon and the crypto company were found liable for the Terra-Luna collapse by a jury trial...
Final Fantasy Publisher Eats $140 Million In 'Extraordinary Losses' Ahead Of Big Strategy Pivot
30.4.2024
Square Enix’s games have been hit or miss for years, and now the publisher behind Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and other blockbuster RPGs says it plans to be more careful about which projects it invests in. The company expects to “recognize extraordinary losses pertaining to abandonment losses...
India and US Team Up To Tackle $360M Crypto-Funded Drug Ring
30.4.2024
Indian and US authorities teamed up in a search operation in Uttarakhand to uncover a $360 million crypto-funded drug ring.
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Fallout TV Show Claims 65 Million Viewers In Two Weeks
30.4.2024
Amazon Prime has revealed that its Fallout TV show is the second-most popular program it’s made, with a claimed total of 65 million people—or one United Kingdom—watching in its first two weeks. These are the kinds of numbers a network TV channel executive would sell his children’s souls...
GFAL receives $3.2 million via a seed funding round
30.4.2024
Games for a Living, alias GFAL, an eb3-based video games startup, has obtained $2.3 million through a seed funding round initiated by Supercell Ltd and Mitch Lasky. Incidentally, Supercell Ltd is a mobile game-creating business based in Finland, whereas Mitch Lasky is a partner at Benchmark. GFAL...
Chainlink VRF powers 20 Million transactions across blockchains
30.4.2024
With over 20 million request transactions completed for thousands of smart contracts across many blockchains, Chainlink Verifiable Random Function (VRF) is the most extensively used random number generator (RNG) in Web3. With continuous upgrades and enhancements, Chainlink VRF achieves an ultimate...
Former Revolut Employees Launch X10 Exchange to Fill Market Gap Left by FTX, Securing $6.5M in Funding
30.4.2024
Former Revolut employees have launched a new crypto exchange called X10, raising $6.5 million in its first funding round.
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Coal Giant Alliance Resource Has Been Mining Bitcoin Using Excess Electricity Since 2020
30.4.2024
Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), a prominent coal mining company listed on the NASDAQ, has mined $30 million worth of Bitcoin by utilizing excess power at its facilities.
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Hong Kong ETF Issuers Anticipate $300 Million First-Day Inflows: Bloomberg
30.4.2024
Issuers are expecting approximately $300 million in combined first-day inflows for the six new Hong Kong spot-crypto ETFs, with a preference for Bitcoin funds.
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MicroStrategy Reports Net Loss of $53.1M in Q1 of 2024 and Yearly Revenue Decline of 5%
30.4.2024
Bitcoin (BTC) development company MicroStrategy reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2024 of $53.1 million, or $3.09 per share on Monday.
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Web3 Gaming Startup GFAL Raises $3.2M in Funding Round Led by Supercell and Mitch Lasky
30.4.2024
Web3 video games startup GFAL “Games for a Living" has raised $3.2 million in a seed funding round led by the Finnish mobile game development company Supercell Ltd and Mitch Lasky.
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North Korean Lazarus Group Allegedly Laundered Over $200 Million in Stolen Crypto from 2020 to 2023
30.4.2024
These illicit funds were obtained through over 25 crypto hacks orchestrated by the Lazarus Group, which has gained infamy since its emergence in 2009.
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Razer’s Pricey Covid Mask Is Costing Them $1 Million In Refunds
29.4.2024
In 2021, video game accessory manufacturer Razer announced its plans to release a mask that people could wear to help stop the spread of covid-19 during the height of the (ongoing) pandemic. Now, almost three years later, the company owes the Federal Trade Commission over $1 million in fines due...