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Can Crypto Match the Internet and Hit 5B Users?
12.7.2023
While early growth in both spaces has been eerily similar, don’t get too excited about crypto’s future
Dubai Regulator Deems Crypto Exchange Bitoasis’ License ‘Non-Operational’
12.7.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitoasis’ license has been deemed “non-operational” by the Dubai digital assets regulator, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. According to the regulator, VARA took the decisive step after Bitoasis failed to meet “mandated conditions within...
Why Threads Got 100 Million Users When Other Twitter Rivals Could Not
11.7.2023
Network effects and ease of use rule the day. And, a lot of people clearly don’t care about decentralization and privacy all that much, says CoinDesk’s Emily Parker
Crypto Startup Arkham Faces Backlash for Doxxing Users and Privacy Breach
11.7.2023
Blockchain analysis platform Arkham has found itself in hot water after it was revealed that the company had leaked its own customers' private information.
The issue stems from Arkham's weblink referral program, where users can invite others onto the platform by sharing their unique referral...
Former Paxful CEO Ray Youssef Urges Platform Users to ‘Cease Trading’
11.7.2023
On July 7, Ray Youssef, the former CEO of Paxful, told users of the peer-to-peer crypto marketplace to stop trading on the platform. Youssef claimed that Paxful is now “just paying legal bills” and that “no African or any non-American should trust any IS corporation.”...
Crypto Startup Arkham Has Apparently Been Doxxing Users for Months
10.7.2023
The company had already angered the crypto community Monday with a service that unmasks anonymous crypto users. Then came allegations it used an easy-to-decipher method for hiding customers’ email addresses
Binance US Arbitrage: Social Media Users Say BTC Discount Not Indication of an Opportunity
10.7.2023
For several days since Binance US announced the resumption of withdrawals, bitcoin (BTC) has changed hands at a discount and was trading at more than $2,500 below the prevailing market price on July 10. The emergence of a discount on crypto assets paired with USD on Binance US has fueled...
Revoke adds new feature after users complain of fake approvals scam
10.7.2023
Scammers have found a new way to make crypto by luring users into revoking fake approval transactions
'Scammers' impersonate Crypto Twitter users on Threads as users near 100M
10.7.2023
Threads are already seeing potential crypto scammers arrive on the platform as Crypto Twitter personas warn of impersonators on the app
Multichain Woes: Users Informed of an ‘Abnormal’ Transfer of Assets to Unknown Address
7.7.2023
Users of the cross-chain protocol Multichain were on July 6 informed of an abnormal transfer of lockup assets on the Multichain MPC address to an unknown address. While the Multichain team has urged users to stop using the cross-chain protocol, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) told his followers...
ChatGPT sees traffic fall 10% in June after initial rush from users
7.7.2023
Despite the decline in traffic, ChatGPT still stays ahead of its AI chatbot competitors like Google’s Bard and Character AI
Binance refers users to Coinmerce as exchange exits the Netherlands
6.7.2023
A reported “hundreds of thousands” of Binance users based in the Netherlands will have the opportunity to move their assets to Coinmerce for free as the exchange winds down
Binance Refers Dutch Users to Rival Coinmerce as It Exits Netherlands
6.7.2023
The world’s biggest crypto exchange said it would quit the Netherlands in June after failing to secure regulatory approval
Ethereum Users Propose ERC 7265 to Thwart DeFi Hacks – How Does it Work?
5.7.2023
Members of the Ethereum community have proposed a new standard meant to improve the security of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and mitigate hacks.
The attacks on DeFi protocols have become all too common, draining billions in user funds. According to DeFiLlama, around $6.6 billion...
Accept the ‘Best and Final Offer’ or Face Legal Action Gemini’s Cameron Winklevoss Tells DCG Founder
5.7.2023
According to Cameron Winklevoss, the co-founder of the crypto exchange Gemini, a lawsuit will be filed on July 7 against Barry Silbert and the Digital Currency Group if the latter two fail to accept creditors’ “best and final offer.” Winklevoss also vowed to work with...
Account abstraction will drive a billion users from Asia to Web3: ConsenSys exec
5.7.2023
In addition to “smart accounts” Ethereum adoption will be boosted by Web3 gaming along with zkEVM scaling and security, says Laura Shi
OpenAI pauses ChatGPT’s Bing feature as users were jumping paywalls
5.7.2023
OpenAI found a bug in its Browse plugin that inadvertently allowed users to read paywalled articles in some cases
Huobi Crypto Exchange Fixes Breach That Leaked Thousands of Users' Contact Information
4.7.2023
Major crypto exchange Huobi has silently resolved a massive vulnerability that allegedly exposed user assets for two years.
Per white hat hacker and researcher Aaron Phillips, Huobi accidentally published a file containing Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials in June 2021, that leaked contact...
Bybit’s Copy Trading upgrade to help users with automated trading
4.7.2023
Bybit recently unveiled its Copy Trading upgrade for traders. The latest upgrade will allow users to access automated trading. The integration merges the main derivatives terminal with Bybit’s new platform. It allows traders to enjoy a suite of tools and functionalities for portfolio management....
Report: Revolut to Delist Polygon, Solana, and Cardano Amidst Evolving US Regulations
3.7.2023
According to a report published on Monday, the British fintech firm Revolut plans to delist the cryptocurrency assets polygon, solana, and cardano from its U.S.-based platform. Revolut cited evolving regulations in the United States, and users will need to sell the three tokens by September 18th....