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Crypto Exchange Binance’s Motion to Restrain SEC’s Public Statements Denied
29.6.2023
Binance’s attempt to prevent the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from making public statements alleging that the crypto exchange mishandled U.S. customers’ assets has been denied by the judge overseeing its enforcement case. A former SEC head of internet enforcement warned...
Crypto scammers and the need for tools to prevent theft: World Token Summit
23.6.2023
Matthias Mende said while it’s very unfortunate, there are a lot of bad actors using social media who are constantly trying to bring harm to others
Investor loses $2.8 million in Atomic wallet hack – This AI crypto could help prevent future hacks
7.6.2023
In a startling incident highlighting the inherent risks associated with the cryptocurrency ecosystem, ZachXBT reports that an investor lost a staggering $2.8 million in the Atomic Wallet hack. This unfortunate event serves as a reminder to install robust security measures to protect user assets....
DCG Fails to Make $630M Payment to Creditors Amid Genesis Negotiations, Says Gemini
23.5.2023
In the midst of the financial dispute between crypto exchange Gemini and Digital Currency Group (DCG), Gemini has alleged that DCG failed to make a payment of around $630 million that was due last week. In response, Gemini has stated that it may extend “forbearance” to DCG in order...
146 Top Executives Urge Biden to Prevent US Default — Warns of ‘Disastrous Consequences’
18.5.2023
Top executives from 146 major companies in the U.S. — including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Nasdaq, and Pfizer — have urged President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to act swiftly to prevent the U.S. from defaulting on its debt, which could occur as early as June 1. They warned...
Teku and Prysm deploy fixes to prevent the attestation flooding
15.5.2023
Ethereum recently informed users about the beacon chain experiencing finality issues. The backbone of Ethereum’s PoS mechanism encountered the issues on May 11 and 12. While end users were able to conduct transactions like usual, the issue affected client implementations. Although the network...
Binance Addresses Compliance Concerns, Claims Robust Measures in Place to Prevent Terrorism Financing
5.5.2023
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has responded to a Reuters report that raised questions about its compliance policies for preventing and tackling cryptocurrency-based financing of terrorism.
The exchange said it takes the issue very seriously and is not aware of any exchange, or other...
People Are Grinding Netflix Shows To Prevent Them From Getting Canceled
3.5.2023
At this point, Netflix has become the Google of streaming services—its prevalence in modern culture transformed the streamer into a colloquial verb. As a noun, though, it still refers to a specific business, one with a sizable, increasingly conspicuous graveyard of canceled projects haunting...
Can artificial intelligence prevent the next financial crisis?
26.4.2023
This article explores whether AI can prevent the next financial crisis by improving risk management and identifying potential threats
ECB Board Member Warns EU’s New Crypto Rules Not Sufficient
8.4.2023
A European Central Bank Supervisory Board member has warned that the crypto rules in the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) bill “will not be sufficient on their own.” While emphasizing that “MiCA will set out important safeguards to prevent incidents similar to the...
Indian Government Answers Questions About Crypto Legalization, Fraud Prevention
6.4.2023
The Indian government has responded to parliamentary questions about the legalization of cryptocurrency and the steps it has taken to prevent crypto-related fraud. “Crypto assets are currently unregulated in India. Frauds relating to crypto are dealt with under extant laws against fraud...
Seoul Takes Control Over $160 Million in Assets of Former Terraform Employees, Founder
5.4.2023
Authorities in South Korea have reportedly seized assets worth billions of won belonging to former representatives of Terraform Labs. The measure should prevent suspects in the case with the failed blockchain firm from selling property that may have been obtained with criminal proceeds. South...
‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini Warns of Looming Banking Crisis and Trilemma for Central Banks
3.4.2023
Economist Nouriel Roubini has shared his opinion about bank problems in the United States in a recently published opinion editorial. In the article, Roubini insists that “most U.S. banks are technically near insolvency, and hundreds are already fully insolvent.” Roubini:...
Gnosis launches Hashi bridge aggregator to help prevent hacks
30.3.2023
Bridge protocols LayerZero, Celer, Wormhole, LiFi, and others have already committed to implementing the new protocol
EU Money Laundering Law Won’t Prevent Crypto Payments, Lead Lawmaker Says
28.3.2023
The new legislation, which will be put to vote on Tuesday, is set to impose new restrictions on transactions from self-hosted wallets
Yellen Says US Could Back All Deposits at Smaller Banks if Needed to Prevent Contagion
22.3.2023
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the federal government could guarantee all deposits of smaller banks if they “suffer deposit runs that pose the risk of contagion.” The government recently protected all deposits of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank after they failed. U.S....
FL Gov. DeSantis Proposes Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency Use as Money
21.3.2023
Governor Ron DeSantis of the U.S. state of Florida has proposed legislation to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency (CBDC) as money in his state. “The Biden administration’s efforts to inject a centralized bank digital currency is about surveillance and control,”...
ParaSpace & BlockSec prevent $5M from being stolen in a failed attack
20.3.2023
BlockSec, the popular blockchain security firm, recently announced that it prevented a breacher from stealing 2,909 ETH. Worth around 5 million dollars, the attacker was caught while trying to exploit a vulnerability in ParaSpace. At 3:51 AM, London time, a Railgun-funded address was first noticed...
Tokenized mortgages can prevent another housing bubble crisis, says Casper exec
15.3.2023
Current mortgage term sheets lack transparency because they are not machine-readable, according to Ralf Kubli, board member of the Casper Association
MakerDAO Weighs Using Emergency Switch to Prevent Future DAI Depegging
13.3.2023
The community proposal comes just days after DAI followed its fellow stablecoin USDC in slipping beneath the one-dollar mark