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South Korean Tax Accountant: Digital Assets Held in Non-Custodial Wallets Not Subject to Overseas Reporting Requirement
5.1.2024
South Koreans with digital assets held in non-custodial or decentralized crypto wallets like Metamask or Ledger are reportedly not subject to the country’s overseas financial account reporting requirement. According to a South Korean tax accountant, only virtual assets held on overseas centralized...
S Korean City of Incheon Seizes $375,000 Worth of Crypto from ‘Tax Dodgers’
4.1.2024
Source: JYPIX/Adobe South Korea’s Incheon says it has confiscated $375,000 worth of cryptoassets from “tax-evading” residents who tried to hide their earnings in token wallets. Per the media outlet Newsis, the city collected the combined sum from 298 people. The media outlet noted that the city...
Mystery Wallet Rockets to Top 10 Bitcoin Holders With 8,888 BTC New Year’s Gain
3.1.2024
A bitcoin wallet, believed to be linked to Tether, the leading stablecoin issuer, has ascended to become the tenth largest holder of bitcoin. This elevation occurred after an accrual of 8,888 bitcoin from Bitfinex as the year concluded. Presently, the wallet’s holdings total around 66,465.20...
The SEC Is ‘out of Their Mind and a Change of Regime Is Required’ — Former US Ambassador
1.1.2024
Trevor Traina, the founder and CEO of Kresus, has said he foresees non-custodial mobile wallets “transforming into something more comprehensive than just tools for storing digital assets.” According to Traina, such a transformation is needed if non-custodial wallets are to become apps...
Developer Alerts Ledger Live Software Could Be Tracking User IDs, Apps and Balances
30.12.2023
Rektbuilder, a developer, has stated that cryptocurrency hardware wallet company Ledger can track user identities, apps, and even cryptocurrency balances in the device through the use of Ledger Live, its wallet management software. The developer discovered this behavior while working on Lecce...
Web2 Platforms Aim To Make Web3 Development Easy, But Will This Hurt The Industry?
27.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens Web3 activity has increased over the course of 2023. According to a recent report from DappRadar, the decentralized application industry (dApp) achieved a milestone of 3.4 million daily Unique Active Wallets (dUAW) in November. The report notes that this...
Telcoin Loses $1.3 Million in Security Breach, TEL Price Plummets Over 50%
26.12.2023
Source: Adobe / zedtox The Telcoin app recently faced a series of targeted attacks draining several wallets, causing a sharp 65% decline in the price of Telcoin ($TEL) for a brief period. The exploited vulnerability is estimated to have resulted in a loss of around $1.3 million. The identified...
Bloxroute to Reject Blocks With OFAC Flagged Transactions
22.12.2023
Bloxroute, a company that provides relaying services, has declared that it will start rejecting block bids with transactions from wallets part of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN List). Based in the U.S., the company clarified...
Phantom Expands Web3 Wallet to Embrace Bitcoin, Ordinals, and BRC20 Tokens Amid Soaring Demand
21.12.2023
Phantom, the Web3 cryptocurrency wallet initially developed for Solana, has expanded to include Ethereum and Polygon, and is now introducing support for Bitcoin, Ordinal inscriptions, and BRC20 tokens. Users of Phantom have the ability to integrate their existing bitcoin wallets, allowing them...
Web3 Gaming Company Immutable Debuts Passport With Google and Apple Integration
20.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Immutable, a Web3 game publisher, has introduced its “Immutable Passport,” a new wallet infrastructure enabling users to generate and restore their wallets using a Google or Apple account or through an email address. In a press release issued on Tuesday, Immutable highlighted that...
Banks Flock to Chinese Digital Yuan Pilot – 60 Now Offer CBDC Wallets
20.12.2023
Source: Sean K/Adobe Nine more banks have joined China’s digital yuan pilot, bolstering the number of banks offering CBDC wallets to 60. Per Beijing Business Today (via Sohu), the latest batch of commercial banks to join the pilot include three big city-based banks and six rural banks. City-based...
Are Hackers Two Steps Ahead of Security in a Cat-and-Mouse Game? Experts Answer
17.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / aLListar/peopleimages.com Talking with Cryptonews, Raz Niv, co-founder and CTO at the Web3 security company Blockaid, and Kate Kurbanova, co-founder of risk management firm Apostro, discussed the evolution and high adaptability of crypto thieves, the “ingenious” methods...
Crypto App Shakepay Reveals Data Breach Affecting a ‘Small Number’ of Customers
16.12.2023
In a recent announcement, Shakepay, the Canadian crypto app, disclosed a data breach involving unauthorized access to personal information of a select group of its customers. The breach, detected on Dec. 13, 2023, compromised data but did not affect any bank accounts, crypto wallets, or customer...
P2E Pioneer Tamadoge Launches Innovative NFT Breeding Feature, Following New Tamadogi App
15.12.2023
Web3 gaming trailblazer Tamadoge has launched its new innovative breeding feature, introducing the next groundbreaking element into the play-to-earn ecosystem. The breeding ability lets users combine two NFT pets from their Tamadoge wallets to craft a new furry friend. We're pleased...
Ledger Connect Kit Breach: Hacker Siphons $484K, Company Rolls Out Version 1.1.8
14.12.2023
The unknown attacker that compromised Ledger’s Connectkit Library has reportedly siphoned $484,000 from wallets, according to the onchain intelligence firm Lookonchain. Ledger disclosed a former employee fell victim to a phishing attack and the attacker gained access to the Ledger Connectkit...
OKX DEX Exploited: Wallets Authorized to the Exchange Lost Approximately $370,000
13.12.2023
Image Source: Adobe OKX DEX, a decentralized exchange and cross-chain bridge aggregator, has been exploited, with some wallets authorized to the platform losing around $400,000. According to analysis conducted by blockchain security firm SlowMist, the issue revolves around the authorization...
Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass
12.12.2023
Democratic lawmakers signed on to sponsor the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill is bad for crypto in the U.S., even if it never gets through Congress
Tether Freezes Tokens of Sanctioned Individuals Listed by OFAC
11.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Tether (USDT), the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, has frozen the wallets of individuals sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC). In a recent announcement, the company said it aims to prevent potential misuse of its tokens and enhance...
Tether Implements New Stablecoin-Freezing Policy After Seizing Funds Tied to OFAC Sanctioned Entities
10.12.2023
Tether, a leading stablecoin company in the crypto industry, has announced a significant new initiative aimed at strengthening the security of the crypto asset ecosystem. The company announced this weekend that its recent move to voluntarily freeze tether-holding wallets linked to the Office...
Tether Freezes 41 Crypto Wallets Tied to Sanctions
9.12.2023
Stabelcoin issuer Tether blacklisted 41 wallets controlled by people on the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List on Saturday