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MoonPay Appoints Former Coinbase Executive Mike Lempres to Its Board Amid Increased Regulatory Scrutiny
30.11.2023
Source: MoonPay Crypto startup MoonPay has announced the appointment of Mike Lempres, a former executive from Coinbase and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), to its board of directors. On November 30, MoonPay announced that Mike Lempres will be joining the company’s board of directors to provide...
Immunefi’s November Crypto Losses Show $343M Lost to Frauds and Hacks, CeFi Platforms Account for 53% Losses
30.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock In November, the cryptocurrency industry experienced significant losses, with bug bounty platform Immunefi reporting that over $343 million was lost to platform hacks and fraudulent activities. This marks the highest monthly loss recorded in the emerging industry for 2023....
Is Web3 Gaming Investment Arena Overcorrecting? Possibly, WAX Exec Says
30.11.2023
Blockchain Brawlers. Source: brawlers.gg In a recent chat with Cryptonews, Michael Rubinelli, industry veteran and Chief Gaming Officer at Web3 ecosystem for gaming WAX, discussed how macroeconomic trends affect the gaming industry, what is happening in the gaming investment arena, and the positive...
Defunct Celsius Opens Withdrawal Access for Eligible Cryptocurrency Holders
30.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius has opened withdrawals for eligible custody customers starting November 29, according to a statement on X (formerly Twitter). Beginning today, additional withdrawals for Eligible Custody Users are now available. Please note that the only...
“MUNGER” Coin Rises 31000% After Charlie Munger’s Death, Crashes Within One Day
30.11.2023
Source: Pixabay A memecoin minted shortly after billionaire Charlie Munger’s death experienced a staggering surge of over 31000% on Wednesday, but lost more than 98% of its value the next day. As news broke of the Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman’s death, the MUNGER memecoin rose more than 31000%...
Top Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – MIND, BABYFROGE, BETROCK
30.11.2023
DEXTools Logo / Source: DEXTools X Account Blue-chip cryptocurrencies continue to consolidate within recent intra-day ranges, with Bitcoin (BTC) hovering in the upper $37,000s just below yearly highs as traders digest the latest US inflation figures and commentary from Fed policymakers. Core...
European Central Bank Official Warns: Crypto Entities to Face Stringent Banking Oversight
30.11.2023
Source: Adobe / nmann77 Andrea Enria, Chair of the supervisory board at the European Central Bank (ECB), has emphasized the need for rigorous regulation when crypto entities start resembling banks. In a recent interview with Germany’s Handelsblatt, Enria pointed to the challenges in supervising...
Canadian Crypto Drive Slows in 2023, Users Cite Wider Market Factors
30.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The number of Canadian cryptocurrency users has dropped in 2023 due to bear market fears and wider macroeconomic factors, a new survey shows. A Crypto Asset Survey published by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) was conducted to show consumer interaction with virtual assets...
Jump Crypto Files Documents Confidentially in Terraform Labs Lawsuit
30.11.2023
Source: Pixabay A federal judge has accepted confidential materials from Jump Crypto Holdings in discovery as part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Terraform Labs. In a Nov. 28 filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Jed Rakoff...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Remains Tight-Lipped on Future of Spot Bitcoin ETFs
30.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said he would not “pre-judge” the future of spot Bitcoin ETFs when asked if the SEC would take any action soon regarding the matter. Speaking at a conference hosted by the Healthy Markets Association on Wednesday, Gensler...
Bitget Unveils Instant Lira-to-Crypto Conversions, Streamlining Turkish Market
30.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Husamex Bitget – a global crypto exchange and Web3 firm – has launched support for instant Lira to crypto conversions to streamline access to digital assets for Turkish consumers. Using the “easy buy and sell” feature, Turkish customers can now deposit TRY to Bitget directly from...
RARI Foundation Launches Testnet for RARI Chain on Arbitrum, Introduces Royalty-Embedded NFT Ecosystem
30.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The RARI Foundation, the nonprofit entity linked to the Rarible ecosystem, has officially launched the testnet for the RARI Chain on Arbitrum. This novel EVM-equivalent blockchain is designed to serve as a nonfungible token (NFT) infrastructure solution, embedding royalties directly...
Today in Crypto: $343,038,810 was Lost to Hacks and Fraud in November, a 15x Increase from October
30.11.2023
Source: Immunefi Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Security news Major bug bounty and security services platform Immunefi found that $1,753,707,812 was lost to hacks and rug pulls...
New Ethereum Layer-2 Blast Closes in on Solana After Reaching $600 Million TVL in 10 Days
30.11.2023
Source: Screenshot from Blast.io The total value locked (TVL) on the newly launched Ethereum-based layer 2 network Blast has already closed in on Solana’s TVL after being live for just 10 days. Judging from data from Defi Llama, Blast currently boasts an impressive TVL of $621.6 million, just below...
Dogecoin Price Prediction as Elon Musk’s ‘Doge-1’ Moon Mission Launch Approaches – Will DOGE Reach $1?
30.11.2023
Source: Bing Image Creator The Dogecoin price has dipped by 1% today, with its fall to $0.081625 coming as the cryptocurrency market as a whole has slipped by 0.5% in 24 hours. Despite its drop, DOGE has posted a 7% gain in a week, helped along by the news that the ‘Doge-1’ satellite...
Antpool to Refund 83 BTC Erroneously Paid as Gas Fee to User
30.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / Michael Wuensch Antpool has announced steps to give back 83 Bitcoin (BTC) paid in error as a transaction fee to the user days after the incident. Blockchain security firm, PeckShield posted an update from Antpool on X (formerly Twitter) on the 83 BTC gas fee which sparked diverse...
Hong Kong Securities Association is Considering an ‘ICO’ Issuance Mechanism
30.11.2023
Source: iStock/Onfokus The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association, an influential industry trade group, has proposed the establishment of an initial coin offering (ICO) portal in the city. The suggestion was included in the group’s comments on the Hong...
Solana Price Prediction as SOL Becomes 5th Most-Traded Crypto in the World – Adoption Rising?
30.11.2023
Source: Bing Image Creator The Solana price has gained by 1.5% in the past hour, with the altcoin moving by 0% in the last 24 hours. At $60.70, SOL has now risen by 5% in the past week and by 65% in the last 30 days, with its recent rise making it the fifth most-traded […]
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XRP Price Prediction as $1 Billion Trading Volume Comes In – Can XRP Reach $1 This Week?
30.11.2023
Source: Bing Image Creator The XRP price has dipped by 1% in the past 24 hours, dropping to $0.603258 as the wider crypto market suffers a 0.5% fall today. XRP has now declined by 2% in a week and by 6% in a fortnight, yet the altcoin remains up by 4% in the last 30 […]
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Australia Considers Sector-Specific Codes for Addressing Banking and Crypto Scams
30.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / FiledIMAGE The Australian Department of the Treasury is considering applying sector-specific codes and standards to banking and cryptocurrency scams as part of its proposed framework. On November 29, a consultation paper titled “Proposed Scams Code Framework,” aimed...