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Deribit’s Dubai Unit Receives ‘Conditional’ Virtual Asset Service Provider License
3.4.2024
Deribit FZE, an entity owned by crypto derivatives platform Deribit, has secured a conditional virtual asset service provider from the Dubai virtual assets regulator. The license, which covers spot and derivative trading, will remain non-operational until Deribit meets the regulator’s localization...
France’s AMF Issues Warning Against BITGET for Unauthorized Digital Asset Services
2.4.2024
AMF issued a circular on the supervision and issuance of virtual assets in the country, with BITGET on the list of those that offer crypto investments through unauthorized entities.
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Crypto Theft Plummets by 48% in March — Are Crypto Assets Getting Safer?
1.4.2024
Crypto theft plummeted by 48% in March, with malicious actors stealing $79M from DeFi projects, down from $160M in February. Flash loan attacks, phishing scams, and targeted exploits contributed to the losses.
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$336.3 Million In Crypto Funds Stolen In Q1, $98.8 Million Recovered from March Hacks: PeckShield
1.4.2024
According to PeckShield's data, approximately $100 million in stolen digital assets from hacking incidents in March have been successfully recovered.
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Decentralized Protocol OpenLeverage Suffers Multiple Hacks, Losing $230K: Report
1.4.2024
Permissionless lending and margin trading protocol OpenLeverage has reportedly fallen victim to multiple hacks draining $230K worth assets.
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Defi Platforms Lose More Than $336 Million in Digital Funds in Q1 of 2024, Study Finds
1.4.2024
In the first quarter of 2024, more than $336 million in digital assets were stolen from decentralized finance platforms across 61 incidents of hacking and fraud. During this period, criminals made off with digital assets valued at $144.48 million in two major hacking incidents. In contrast...
Tinkoff Bank Wins ‘Digital Assets’ Operating Permit in Russia
1.4.2024
Tinkoff Bank, one of Russia’s biggest banking players, has won a license to issue and sell “digital financial assets” (DFAs) in the country.
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Families Worth up to $100 Million Prefer Algorithmic Cryptocurrencies to Tokens — Study
31.3.2024
Families with a net worth of up to $100 million exhibit a strong preference for algorithmic cryptocurrencies over tokens (4.32% versus 0.92%), a new study has found. The study cites statistics indicating that ownership continuity is disrupted in 91% of cases involving a transition from crypto...
Robert Kiyosaki Urges Ditching US Dollar for Bitcoin — Warns Boomers’ Retirements Going Broke as Paper Assets Crash
31.3.2024
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has urged investors to ditch the U.S. dollar and buy bitcoin alongside gold and silver. He warned that “baby boomers’ retirements are going broke as paper assets crash.” The famous author stressed: “I do not trust anything that...
Dogwifhat Rises to Become the Third-Largest Meme Coin by Market Valuation
30.3.2024
This week, the crypto asset dogwifhat (WIF), a meme coin, ascended to the third-highest valuation among all meme tokens. In the last day, WIF appreciated by 17% against the U.S. dollar and saw a 435% increase over the past 30 days. WIF Surpasses Major Competitors, Securing Third Spot Among Meme...
UK Judge Freezes Craig Wright’s Assets Worth $7M Amid Satoshi Nakamoto Identity Dispute
29.3.2024
After Judge James Mellor in the U.K. rendered his decision in the notable lawsuit initiated by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) against Craig Wright, he concluded that Wright did not embody the persona of the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. Subsequently, Mellor enforced a worldwide injunction...
Tokenized US Treasury Bonds Hit $1 Billion Milestone on Public Blockchains
29.3.2024
This week, 21.co’s onchain data analyst Tom Wan presented figures revealing that tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds on public blockchains have surpassed the $1 billion mark. The analyst highlighted that Blackrock’s BUIDL experienced significant growth of 400%, escalating from $40 million...
UK Court Freezes £6 Million of Craig Wright’s Assets to Prevent Evading Court Costs
29.3.2024
A UK judge has froezen Craig Wright's assets, who falsely claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin, from evading court costs.
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Craig Wright Assets Frozen by UK Judge to Prevent Him Evading Court Costs
29.3.2024
Judge James Mellor found earlier this month that Wright was not, as he'd claimed, Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakomoto
$62 Million Munchables Hack: Rogue Developer Returns All Funds, No Ransom Demanded
29.3.2024
Web3 gaming app, Munchables, announced on March 27 that an individual who exploited the system agreed to return the stolen funds without a ransom demand. This announcement came just hours after a former developer siphoned off more than 17,400 ethereum coins by gaining access to the Munchables lock...
Assets Invested in Crypto ETFs and ETPs Rise 359% in 2024 From $15B to $69B: ETFGI
28.3.2024
ETFGI, an independent research firm reports assets invested in cryptocurrency exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded products (ETPs) listed globally have reached a major new milestone of $69.39 billion at the end of February seeing a 358.9% from $15.12 billion at end of 2023.
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Kevin O’Leary Wants To Buy TikTok and Implement Cryptocurrency Features
28.3.2024
Mainstream cryptocurrency adoption is well underway according to recent findings from a Crypto.com report that show global cryptocurrency ownership increased by 34% last year. According to the report, 432 million people owned crypto in January 2023, a number which rose to 580 million by the end...
Ethereum's Rising Validator Count Is Causing Concerns, Fidelity Digital Assets Says
28.3.2024
Future roadmap upgrades for the network will become more difficult with a large validator set, the report said
Over $1B in U.S. Treasury Notes Has Been Tokenized on Public Blockchains
28.3.2024
Tokenized Treasuries are digital representations of U.S. government bonds that can be traded as digital tokens on the blockchain
Canadian Authorities Question QuadrigaCX Co-Founder on Source of Funds
28.3.2024
Canadian authorities have filed a third “unexplained wealth order” application with the British Columbia Supreme Court targeting the co-founder of QuadrigaCX Michael Patryn to explain how assets were acquired.
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