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Binance Chief Says Exchange ‘Froze/Recovered 83%+ of Curve Stolen Funds’
12.8.2022
Major crypto exchange Binance said it has frozen or recovered more than 83% of the Curve Finance (CRV) stolen funds.
According to the exchange’s CEO, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao,
“Binance froze/recovered [USD] 450k of the Curve stolen funds, representing 83%+ of the hack. We are working with LE to return...
Binance recovers the majority of funds stolen from Curve Finance
12.8.2022
Binance recovered and froze around $450,000 worth of the stolen assets, which is around 80 percent of the stolen funds
Crypto Exchange Hotbit Suspends Service After Law Enforcement Freezes Its Funds, Subpoenas Senior Managers
12.8.2022
Crypto exchange Hotbit has announced the suspension of trading, deposits, withdrawals, and funding on its platform. The exchange said law enforcement has frozen some of its funds and subpoenaed some senior managers as they investigate a criminal case involving the exchange’s former employee....
US Regulators Consider Asking Large Hedge Funds to Disclose Crypto Exposure
11.8.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to extend reporting requirements for large hedge funds to include cryptocurrency
Ripple Labs Is ‘Interested’ in Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius and Its Assets, Company Spokesperson Says
11.8.2022
According to a Ripple Labs spokesperson, the distributed ledger company is interested in learning about the bankrupt crypto lender Celsius and its assets. When Ripple’s spokesperson was asked if the blockchain firm was interested in acquiring Celsius, the company declined to say. The news...
Landfill Gas Mitigation Firm Vespene Energy Secures $4.3M to Bolster Gas-to-Bitcoin Solutions
11.8.2022
On August 9, a firm that uses landfill methane to fuel bitcoin miners, Vespene Energy, announced the company has raised $4.3 million in a funding round led by Polychain Capital. Vespene aims to use the funds for its pilot in California by using landfill methane to mine bitcoin and “mitigate...
Crypto exchange Hotbit says it froze customer funds due to alleged criminal ties of formal employee
10.8.2022
It's not yet clear how the alleged criminal misconduct of a former employee led to a law enforcement freeze on user's funds
CFTC and SEC propose amending reporting rules for large hedge funds on crypto exposure
10.8.2022
The two U.S. financial regulators cited the growth in the hedge fund industry as the reason for the proposed change, due in part to digital asset investments becoming more common
Defi Attacker Siphons $570,000 From Curve Finance, Crypto Exchange Fixedfloat Freezes 112 Ethereum
10.8.2022
Reports indicate that the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Curve was hacked for $570,000 in ethereum after people noticed that Curve’s front end was exploited. The attackers then tried to launder the funds via the crypto exchange Fixedfloat, and the trading platform’s team...
German Crypto Exchange Nuri Files for Insolvency
10.8.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Nuri has filed for insolvency, reportedly becoming Germany’s first fintech to take the step in a challenging year for startups in the industry. Customer access to the platform’s services and their funds will not be affected, the company assured. Crypto Exchange...
Elliptic Says RenBridge Was Used to Launder $540M Illicit Funds
10.8.2022
Research from Elliptic show RenBridge
Kazakhstan Investigates Crypto Mining Hotel Allegedly Operating as Ponzi Scheme
10.8.2022
Authorities in Kazakhstan have launched an investigation into a mining hotel business suspected of being a crypto pyramid as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal activities linked to cryptocurrencies. The platform, called Bincloud, lured investors through popular messaging apps. Bincloud...
Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Pauses Withdrawals — Company Cites Market Conditions, Despite Recent Crypto Rally
8.8.2022
On August 8, the crypto exchange and lending platform Hodlnaut announced that the company has paused withdrawals, token swaps, and deposits. Hodlnaut joins a slew of crypto firms that have frozen withdrawals during the last three months, leaving customers little hope that they will see their funds...
Panic Grips WazirX Users After Binance's CZ Asks Users to Move Funds
8.8.2022
Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has stirred panic among users of WazirX saying Binance could shut down the Indian cryptocurrency platform and advising its users to transfers their funds to Binance
Binance CEO Warns ‘We Could Disable Wazirx Wallets’ — Advises Investors to Transfer Funds to Binance
7.8.2022
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has warned that his company could “disable Wazirx wallets on a tech level,” advising anyone with funds on the Indian crypto exchange to transfer them to Binance. The warning numerous tweets by CZ and Wazirx’s founder regarding whether Binance...
Bankrupt Crypto Firm Voyager Digital Approved to Release $270 Million in Cash Deposits
5.8.2022
The now defunct and bankrupt Voyager Digital has been approved by the court to distribute $270 million in funds to creditors and affected customers. The news follows the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Federal Reserve Board ordering Voyager to remove any statements that allege...
Indian authorities freeze $8.1M in WazirX funds as part of AML investigation
5.8.2022
The Directorate of Enforcement of India alleged that WazirX "actively assisted around 16 accused fintech companies in laundering the proceeds of crime using the crypto route."
Nomad announces $190 million bounty for lost funds from recent hack
5.8.2022
Nomad announced that it’s offering up to a 10% bounty to return funds stolen from the recent hack on the Nomad bridge on Aug. 2
Fairfax County Pension Fund Invests $70M in Crypto Yield Farming Funds: Report
4.8.2022
Virginia-based pension fund, The Fairfax County Retirement Systems, has invested $70 million evenly across two yield farming funds
The Fed Is ‘Resolute’ on Hiking Interest Rates, Tightening Monetary Policy to Tame Inflation — Gold and Stocks Sink
3.8.2022
Several reports detail that U.S. Federal Reserve officials are resolute on tightening monetary policy and increasing the federal funds rate until inflation in America is alleviated. Chicago Fed president Charles Evans explained on Tuesday that the central bank would likely keep up the larger than...