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Multichain Bridge Exploit: Trader’s $280K Becomes $1.9 M Windfall
2.11.2023
A wallet address has managed to transform nearly 1.9 million Fantom tokens, initially worth $280,000, into $1.9 million after the long-frozen Multichain Bridge momentarily opened. The Multichain Bridge, which had been inactive since its exploitation back in July 2023, opened and quickly closed...
Over 1,000 Police Personnel Duped in $240 Million Crypto Scam in India
26.10.2023
Over 1,000 Indian police officials have found themselves ensnared in a massive crypto scam, which has managed to dupe more than 250,000 victims out of an estimated Rs 2,000 crore (equivalent to $240 million). The crypto scam was previously reported to be at around $24 million, but police...
NAKA Launching the First Self-Custodial Payment Card/Scheme Working on POS Terminals Worldwide
27.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. SLOVENIA – Sep 27th, 2023 – NAKA introduces a new decentralized approach to finances, built upon a pioneering blockchain-based payment scheme and a payment card that links to the wallet managed by MetaMask and can be read by any POS terminal worldwide. NAKA has developed...
Digital Assets Worth Billions Still Secure Despite Rise in Cyber Attacks — Former Microsoft Security Lead
22.9.2023
A former Microsoft Security Lead has insisted that a great proportion of digital assets worth billions of dollars are secure and are being “safely managed by hundreds of protocols.” The security expert suggested that protocols also need to have a platform that allows users to rate...
Matter Labs steps back as zkSync launches ecosystem portal managed by DappRadar
14.9.2023
The launch brings Matter Labs one step closer to its goal of complete decentralization for the zkSync protocol
Study: Weekly Digital Asset Investment Outflows Hit $59M; BTC Sees Largest Drop
12.9.2023
In the first week of September, an outflow of $59 million worth of digital assets managed by Digital Asset Funds was recorded, the latest Coinshares data has shown. The latest outflow means the value of digital asset investment products under management has dropped by a total of $294 million...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidates, ETH Avoids Falling Below $1,600 on Labor Day
4.9.2023
Sentiment in bitcoin remained bearish to start the week, as the cryptocurrency remained below $26,000 on Monday. Market volume was relatively low in today’s session, as a result of the U.S. Labor Day celebration. Ethereum was slightly higher, as the price managed to remain above $1,600....
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: BRICS Is Focused on Reducing Dependence on US-Controlled System
26.8.2023
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has declared that the actions of the BRICS bloc, integrated by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, are focused on reducing dependency on the economic system managed by the U.S. and its Western allies. He denied a possible unified currency for...
Reddit Returns With New NFTs and Crypto Twitter Leaves Threads on Read
29.7.2023
Reddit launched Gen 4 of its NFT Collectible Avatars while Amazon expanded its blockchain tools. Also, crypto influencers shared thoughts on Threads and indicated that they aren’t ready to leave Twitter just yet
Amazon Expands Managed Blockchain Services
27.7.2023
The tech giant moves deeper into Web3 infrastructure with AMB Access and Query services for developers
Circle Restarts U.S. Treasury Purchases in BlackRock-Managed USDC Reserve Fund
21.6.2023
Repurchase agreements will keep being part of the reserve fund, Circle’s chief financial officer said Wednesday during a company call
Potential Venus Protocol Liquidation Raises Concerns in BNB Community
12.6.2023
Crypto market observers are currently focusing on the Venus Protocol this week as the protocol grapples with a possible liquidation of binance coin (BNB). The hacker who exploited the BNB blockchain managed to secure $150 million in stablecoins through the use of Venus. If the price of BNB slips...
Reef Labs Is Launching a $10M Accelerator Program to Empower Web3 Projects in the Middle East
15.5.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Reef is thrilled to announce the launch of a $10 Million Accelerator Program for Web3 projects building on the Reef Chain, which are based out of the Middle East. The program, managed by Reef Labs, aims to support, incubate, and invest in promising Middle East-based Web3 developers...
China Ramped Up Gold Production During Q1 Amidst Steady Demand From Central Banks
2.5.2023
Gold companies operating in China ramped up their production levels during the first quarter of 2023. According to industry reports, the Chinese gold industry managed to recover its extraction levels, reaching numbers it saw before the Covid pandemic, with the country engaging in a record streak...
Saxo launches SaxoSelect in Australia, offering managed portfolios
29.3.2023
Saxo Australia has published a media statement announcing the launch of SaxoSelect, an investment service that enables everyone to diversify their investments under expert opinion. SaxoSelect is a fully digital service wherein expert investors manage the wealth of other investors looking...
Coinbase to Suspend Trading of BUSD Amid Regulatory Crackdown
28.2.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it will suspend trading and delist the Paxos-managed stablecoin asset BUSD. The decision follows Paxos’ revelation that the New York State Department of Financial Services directed the firm to stop issuing the U.S. dollar-pegged token BUSD. Coinbase...
BUSD Stablecoin Drops from Top 10 Crypto Assets Amid Significant Decrease in Dominance
25.2.2023
After Paxos announced that it would no longer mint the stablecoin BUSD, 4.98 billion BUSD stablecoins have been removed from circulation to date. The Paxos-managed stablecoin has also fallen out of the top ten crypto assets by market capitalization, slipping below dogecoin’s valuation with...
Kamino Finance x Raydium: Launch of new well-managed vaults
24.2.2023
What can only be called one of the best developments, it has been learned that Kamino Finance and Raydium have extended their hands for a partnership to better provide trading experience on Solana DEX. The announcement was made by Kamino through an official Twitter handle and a blog post. Per...
African Fintech Startups Raised $1.45 Billion in 2022 — Sector’s Share of the Continent’s Total Funding Drops
19.2.2023
Despite seeing their share of Africa’s startup funding drop from 48.3% seen in 2021 to 43.4% in 2022, fintech still managed to raise 39.3% more capital in 2022 ($1.45 billion) than they did in 2021 ($1.04 billion). Nigeria was again the best-funded country after 180 of its startups raised...
Only 4% of Companies in Spain Have Moved to Offer Services in the Metaverse
15.2.2023
Only 4% of the companies in Spain have managed to apply the metaverse to their operations, according to a survey conducted by ISDI, a national business school. 40% of the business managers surveyed have admitted that it is difficult for them to bring parts of their business to the metaverse in...