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How Attackers Made $15M From Staking Platform Helio After Ankr Exploit
2.12.2022
A delay in updating price data on BNB-related derivative tokens allowed some exploiters to piggyback off a previous attack
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Stays Near $17K Ahead of Jobs Report
2.12.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 2, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
US Justice Department Wants FTX Fraud Allegations to Be Investigated
2.12.2022
The collapse was described as the "fastest big corporate failure in American history," in a court filing
FX volume declines for Saxo Bank in october 2022
2.12.2022
Saxo Bank has published its monthly figures, with an average daily volume of FX and commodities business at the center. The FX average daily volume witnessed a drop in October in comparison to September 2022. The figure stood at $6.1 billion, down by 9% from the value of $6.7 billion in September...
BNB Chain-Based Defi Protocol Ankr Suffers Major Exploit
2.12.2022
Decentralized Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr has become the latest victim of a hacking attack targeting the defi space. The perpetrators who hit the platform were able to mint and steal a massive amount of tokens in a multimillion-dollar exploit. Defi Protocol Ankr Hit by Unlimited Mint...
FTX Japan Plans to Restart Local Customer Withdrawals
2.12.2022
FTX has approved its Japanese subsidiary's plan to restart withdrawals for customers
Data Lake Secures First Blockchain-Based Consents for Medical Data
2.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. December 2th, Warsaw – Poland: Data Lake has collected the first consents on the blockchain for patients’ medical data to be used by researchers. The company is an EU-funded startup that is seeking to solve two of the biggest problems in medical science: access to medical...
Avalanche-Based DEX Trader Joe to Soon Deploy on Ethereum Scaling Solution Arbitrum
2.12.2022
Trader Joe locks up over $95 million worth of tokens as of Friday and is among the most popular Avalanche-based products
South African Government to Add Crypto Entities to ‘List of Accountable Institutions’
2.12.2022
According to the South African government, crypto entities — or businesses whose activities include the exchange or transfer of crypto assets — are set to be included in the list of so-called accountable institutions starting Dec. 19. Businesses that convert one crypto asset to another or that...
Crypto Exchange Zipmex Secures Creditor Protection Extension as Court Sets Deal Deadline
2.12.2022
Zipmex, the South Asian exchange that froze withdrawals due to a shortfall in liquidity earlier this year, has secured creditor protection for all of its entities until April next year, according to an update on the company's website
Dogecoin's Bitcoin-Beating Bounce May Be Bad News for the Market
2.12.2022
Dogecoin has trounced bitcoin with a 40% surge in the past 10 days. In the past, outsized gains in DOGE have paved the way for a broader market sell-off
Animoca Brands Plans $2 Billion Metaverse Fund to Support Established Projects
2.12.2022
Animoca Brands, the parent company of metaverse projects like The Sandbox, has announced it plans to launch a $2 billion metaverse fund. The new fund, which would be focused on returns for potential investors wanting to get more Web3-related capital exposure, will focus its activities on companies...
SBF Was ‘Delusional,’ Will ‘Spend Time in Jail’ Says Galaxy’s Mike Novogratz — ‘He Needs to Be Prosecuted’
2.12.2022
Galaxy Digital’s CEO Mike Novogratz talked to Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC’s Squawk Box and gave his reaction to Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) recent New York Times (NYT) Dealbook Summit interview. Novogratz said that SBF was “delusional” and insisted that the former FTX CEO needs to be prosecuted...
DeFi Protocol Ankr Exploited for Over $5M
2.12.2022
The attacker was able to mint 6 quadrillion aBNBc tokens, which they eventually turned into around 5 million USDC
Web3 Antivirus Is Now on Guard of Your Digital Assets
2.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. A game-changing Web3 security solution was launched on December 1, 2022. As the digital world is getting more advanced, scammers invent new elaborate ways to cheat web3 users and steal their assets. Smart contracts forgery, phishing websites, airdrop scams, and spamming are just...
Front-running scams rampant on YouTube with 500% surge in 2022: CertiK
2.12.2022
The scam lures victims to download fake front-running bot software that swipes their assets once they try to initiate a transaction
Proof-of-Reserves Are at ‘Best Incomplete, at Worst Misleading and Deceptive’ Says Crypto Analyst Martin Hiesboeck
2.12.2022
While many crypto exchanges have seemingly embraced the use of proof-of-reserves (PoR) to showcase their transparency and reassure nervous users, crypto analyst Martin Hiesboeck insists such so-called proofs are susceptible to manipulation or misrepresentation. He added that PoRs alone are not...
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Warns of Extended Multi-Year Recession in US
2.12.2022
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned about “an extended multi-year recession” in the U.S. He believes there isn’t a strategy to pull us out of “this real recession.” Michael Burry’s Recession Warning Famous...
First Mover Asia: Cryptos' Short Win Streak Ends as Investors Remain Cautious
2.12.2022
ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes that oversubscription of an initial exchange offering at Binance underscores investors continued interest in crypto and may offer hope for the industry's rebound
Kevin O’Leary, Bill Ackman Slammed for Defending Sam Bankman-Fried — ‘I Think SBF Is Telling the Truth’
2.12.2022
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary and billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman have been slammed for stating that they believe Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was telling the truth that he “didn’t knowingly commingle funds.” The former CEO of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX also...