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North Korean hackers stealing NFTs using nearly 500 phishing domains
26.12.2022
The hackers created decoy websites impersonating NFT marketplaces, NFT projects and even a DeFi platform
New Report: North Korea has Stolen In Excess of $1 Billion Worth of Crypto Assets
24.12.2022
Hackers sponsored by the North Korean government have stolen over $1 billion worth of digital assets since 2017.
South Korea’s main spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, has revealed that North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in crypto assets over...
Report: SEC Heightens Probe Into Auditors Servicing Crypto Exchanges
23.12.2022
According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Paul Munter, the agency’s acting chief accountant, the U.S. regulator is monitoring proof-of-reserves (POR) more closely. “We’re warning investors to be very wary of some of the claims that are being made by crypto companies,” Munter...
Binance Joins Executive Committee of U.S. Blockchain Industry Lobby Group - Here’s Why it Matters
21.12.2022
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce in a move that is expected to boost its lobbying power over new crypto regulations.
Per a blog post published by Binance on Tuesday, the move to join the Chamber is part of an effort to “move...
Binance joins lobbying group as criticism of the exchange ramps up
20.12.2022
The exchange has come under increasing pressure from critics after the collapse of its rival, FTX
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...
Accounting Firm Mazars Stops Proof-of-Reserve Audits for Crypto Firms, Binance Audit Removed From the Web
16.12.2022
The accounting firm Mazars Group has stopped doing proof-of-reserves (POR) audits for cryptocurrency exchanges and the recently published Binance POR has been removed from the web. Mazars was conducting a number of POR audits for crypto exchanges like Binance, Crypto.com, and Kucoin following...
Troubled Crypto Lender Amber Group Raises $300 Million Amid Layoffs and Refocusing Efforts
16.12.2022
Amid the ongoing cryptocurrency market downturn, troubled Asian crypto trading firm Amber Group has managed to collect some $300 million under its series C round, led by the US arm of blockchain-focused venture capital firm Fenbushi Capital US and joined by a number of crypto-native investors...
Amber Group raises $300M to recover from FTX contagion
16.12.2022
The new funding from Fenbushi aims to help Amber address some of the “significant drawdowns” as an aftermath of the FTX default
Crypto Trading Firm Amber Group Raises $300M Series C After FTX Contagion
16.12.2022
The collapse of FTX had impacted some of the trading firm's products and customers, increasing the need to quickly raise additional capital
Amber Group acquires cryptocurrency platform Sparrow exchange: report
15.12.2022
The news comes after Amber Group reportedly pulled back expansion plans due to financial exposure in the FTX collapse
So, you’d like to animate the display property
15.12.2022
The CSS Working Group gave that a thumbs-up a couple weeks ago. The super-duper conceptual proposal being that we can animate or transition from, say, display: block to display: none.
It’s a bit of a brain-twister to reason …
So, you’d like to animate the display property originally...
Top FTX Group Executive Tipped Off Bahamas Authorities About Comingling of Funds in November
15.12.2022
Former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has said he didn't know of any commingling of funds between his companies
Brazilian Central Bank Looks to Regulate Tokenization, Launches ‘Working Group’
14.12.2022
Brazilian regulators are stepping up their efforts to control the crypto sector – and will look into ways to police the issuance of tokenized assets....
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German crypto asset trading platform Bitcoin Group SE buys bank with full license
13.12.2022
Bankhaus von der Heydt has its own stablecoin and digital asset custody and tokenization services, but it was on the market for a while and almost went to BitMex execs
$1.6B FTX International Customers Group Hires Law Firm to Create Official Bankruptcy Committee
13.12.2022
There is “irreconcilable conflict" between the interests of FTX's international customers and those of other creditor groups, said Eversheds Sutherland Partner Sarah Paul
Group Arrested in China for Laundering $1.7 Billion in Cryptocurrency – This is What Happened
13.12.2022
Police in China arrested 63 people accused of laundering ¥12 billion ($1.72 billion) via crypto.
The Public Security Bureau of Inner Mongolia’s Tongliao city in northern China stated that, starting from May 2021, this criminal group converted the proceeds from illicit sources - including pyramid...
Alibaba’s Alipay & Taobao Platform to Launch Digital Yuan Pay Functions
13.12.2022
An affiliate of the Chinese tech giant Alibaba has claimed that it will allow customers to pay with the digital yuan on its Taobao e-commerce platform, in addition to the market-leading Alipay e-payments platform.
Per Sina Technology, the announcement was made by Li Chen, Chief Compliance Officer...
Hours before his arrest, SBF denied being part of ‘Wirefraud’ chat group
13.12.2022
SBF’s last tweet before his arrest for reportedly committing wire fraud was dispelling his involvement in a group chat purportedly called “Wirefraud.”
Bitcoin Group Agrees to Buy German Bank Bankhaus von der Heydt for More Than $15M
12.12.2022
The transaction is expected to be completed by the third quarter, 2023