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New Zealand’s Kiwi Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin NZDD Embarks With New Self-Custody Wallet
22.11.2023
Source: Pixabay New Zealand-based crypto exchange Easy Crypto and Australian blockchain firm Labrys launched a new NZ dollar-pegged stablecoin on Wednesday. Dubbed NZDD, the stablecoin will be regulated by the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority, a company statement read. The stablecoin will...
SEC Identifies 16 Crypto Tokens as Securities in Kraken Lawsuit
22.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified 16 crypto tokens as securities in its lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. Some of the alleged crypto securities were the same as those highlighted in the SEC’s lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance. Kraken’s...
Uranium-backed Token Uranium3o8 Goes Live on Uniswap
21.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Uranium3o8, an asset-backed token backed by uranium, has gone live on Uniswap. In a press release published on Tuesday, Bahamian financial advisory firm Sanmiguel Capital Investment Ltd announced that its uranium-backed token had opened for trading on Uniswap, with the goal...
Africa-Focused Remittances Fintech Zazuu Shut Downs After Failing to Secure Additional Funding
21.11.2023
An Africa-focused remittances firm, Zazuu, has become the latest fintech startup to close shop after it failed to raise extra funding. Zazuu and other African fintechs’ funding problems are said to be linked to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the U.S. Zazuu Shuts Down Just Over a Year...
Security Firm dWallet Labs Uncovers Vulnerability with $1 Billion of Crypto At Risk
21.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Blockchain security firm dWallet Labs recently unveiled a vulnerability that it asserts has the potential to impact approximately $1 billion worth of crypto. The security firm published a Medium blog post on Tuesday saying that it had discovered a potential vulnerability...
Bankrupt Crypto Lending Firm Celsius Shifts Focus to Bitcoin Mining Amid SEC Feedback on Reorganization Plan
21.11.2023
Source: Adobe/Canva Crypto lender Celsius has amended its reorganization plan, opting for a singular focus on bitcoin mining instead of the initially proposed combination of mining and staking. In a court filing on Monday, Celsius signaled its departure from the earlier Plan that combined both...
Tether’s $1 Billion Deposit With Britannia Financial Subsidary At Center of Legal Battle in London’s High Court
21.11.2023
Source: Adobe/Jim Tether’s deposit of over $1 billion with a financial services firm has come under scrutiny in London’s High Court. According to a Tuesday report from The Financial Times, Tether’s funds were deposited with a subsidiary of investment bank Britannia Financial...
Tether Deposits of $1B With UK Financial Firm Are at Center of High Court Battle: FT
21.11.2023
Tether deposited the funds with a subsidiary of investment bank Britannia Financial, according to the report, which cited filings made in the High Court
Security firm dWallet Labs flags validator vulnerability that could affect $1B in crypto
21.11.2023
Validator service provider InfStones disagreed and told Cointelegraph that “nothing close to $1 billion in assets would be at risk,” even in the worst-case scenario
Another Overseas Crypto Exchange Wants to Break into South Korean Market
21.11.2023
Source: JorgeEduardo/Adobe Another international crypto exchange wants to gain a foothold in the elusive South Korean market, with a platform named Bitbest planning to launch in 2024. Per the South Korean media outlet Fn Today, the firm said it had launched a “global site” ahead of the “official...
Crypto Media Firm Coindesk Acquired by Bullish in All-Cash Deal
20.11.2023
Crypto media firms in 2023 are emerging with new owners. After Foresight Ventures, a Singaporean Web3 venture capital firm acquired a major stake in the publication The Block, a week later, the crypto publication Coindesk was acquired by Bullish, a firm led by former New York Stock Exchange...
Poloniex Crypto Exchange Reveals Hacker’s Identity, Offers $10 Million Bounty
20.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Tomasz Bidermann Digital asset exchange, Poloniex has uncovered the identity of the hacker who stole over $100 million from its wallet offering a $10 million bounty for a smooth recovery process. Blockchain security firm PeckShield revealed that Poloniex has made progress...
Hacker Steals $25 Million from Kronos Research Through Compromised API Keys
20.11.2023
Trading firm Kronos Research fell victim to a hack, resulting in a theft of $25 million by an unauthorized entity that accessed its compromised API keys. On November 19, Kronos Research disclosed via a post on X (formerly Twitter) about a security incident that involved unauthorized access to...
Taiwanese Crypto Trading Firm Suspends Operations Following $26 Million Hack
20.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / Pete Linforth Taipei-based trading platform, Kronos Research has suffered a cybersecurity breach, leading to a staggering $26 million loss in crypto assets. The hack was first reported by crypto on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, mapping out the fund outflow and confirming its magnitude....
Mastercard Partners With AI Firm Feedzai to Curb Crypto Scams
20.11.2023
Source: Adobe Stock Mastercard is intensifying its efforts to identify and prevent fraud within crypto exchanges. Mastercard announced a partnership with Feedzai, a regulatory technology platform leveraging artificial intelligence to combat online money laundering and crypto scams. Mastercard...
Taiwanese trading firm Kronos Research hacked; netted $25 million
20.11.2023
Kronos Research, a Taipei-based trading, market-making, and venture capital organization, has been exposed to cyber theft. The hackers apparently illegally obtained its API keys. However, they did come out with the statement that it was a small segment of their total equity. ZachXBT,...
Atomic Wallet Parent Company Seeks Dismissal of $100 Million Lawsuit, Citing Jurisdictional Challenge
20.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The parent company of Atomic Wallet, a popular cryptocurrency wallet, has filed a motion in a United States court seeking the dismissal of a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit, which seeks damages totaling $100 million, alleges that the company failed to adequately protect user...
Kronos Research Loses $26 Million in Unauthorized API Access Incident
20.11.2023
According to Kronos Research, the crypto trading firm lost assets worth $26 million on Nov. 18 after an unknown party illegally accessed its application programming interface (API). Kronos Research claimed the losses associated with the unauthorized API access do not constitute “a...
Greenidge Generation Settles Debt and Sells SC Bitcoin Mining Site to NYDIG
19.11.2023
Greenidge Generation Holdings has successfully wiped out $21.8 million in secured debt and divested its South Carolina bitcoin mining facility to NYDIG. The firm detailed that the move enhances Greenidge’s financial stability and liquidity. Greenidge Generation Holdings Clears $21.8 Million...
Openai Shakeup: Sam Altman Out as CEO, Worldcoin’s WLD Plunges
18.11.2023
Following the announcement by Openai, a firm dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI), that Sam Altman is stepping down, Worldcoin, a crypto venture backed by Altman, experienced a 13.5% decline in its native asset WLD compared to the U.S. dollar. Openai, in an open letter addressed to the public...