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Canadian crypto exchange gambled away $9.5M users’ Bitcoin and Ether
13.8.2024
The British Columbia Securities Commission reveals how ezBtc’s founder misappropriated millions in customer funds for personal use, leading to significant investor losses
Ecuador’s Data Protection Agency Lacks Resources to Assess Worldcoin’s Compliance Status
13.8.2024
The Superintendence of Data Protection, Ecuador’s data protection agency, stated that it lacks the resources needed to assess the compliance of Worldcoin, the biometric and universal basic income (UBI) project, with the country’s laws. The head of the institution, Fabrizio Peralta-Diaz...
Three Arrows Capital Liquidators Now Sue Terraform Labs for $1.3B: Bloomberg
13.8.2024
Defunct cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital's (3AC) liquidators have sued Terraform Labs for $1.3 billion, for losses the fund suffered following the 2022 crash, Bloomberg reported on Monday
Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Forges a Path to Overcome IMF’s Bitcoin-Phobia
13.8.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss the possibilities that El Salvador is opening for other countries to receive help from international institutions like the IMF even...
20 Crypto Startups Raise $141.3 Million in Less Than 2 Weeks
13.8.2024
In the first 12 days of Aug., $141.3 million has flowed into crypto, defi, and blockchain ventures, according to recent metrics. Morpho, a decentralized lending developer, accounted for roughly 35.38% of the total funds raised across 20 different projects. $141.3 Million Floods Into 20 Crypto...
Bitcoin and Crypto Go Unmentioned During Trump-Musk X Space
13.8.2024
Bettors at one point gave an over 60 percent chance of Trump mentioning digital assets during the interview
Malaysian Police Hunt 4 Suspects in Kidnapping Case Involving $1.2M Crypto Ransom
13.8.2024
Selangor police in Malaysia are pursuing four local suspects connected to the July 11 kidnapping of a Chinese national and a Malaysian woman near the Lebuharaya Maju Toll Plaza in Cyberjaya. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan disclosed that three men and a woman remain at large, while...
Thai SEC Launches Digital Asset Regulatory Sandbox
13.8.2024
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a Digital Asset Regulatory Sandbox, allowing crypto services to be tested in a controlled environment. This initiative aims to promote innovation in Thailand’s capital market by accommodating six specific digital asset-related...
New Jersey Regulators Urge Crypto Investors to Withdraw Funds From Abra
13.8.2024
New Jersey’s Attorney General, the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the Bureau of Securities have urged investors to immediately withdraw funds from crypto platform Abra. This follows a multi-state investigation into the platform’s alleged violations of state securities laws. Affected...
Weird ‘null address’ iVest hack, millions of PCs still vulnerable to ‘Sinkclose’ malware: Crypto-Sec
13.8.2024
iVest hit with “null address” exploit, millions of PCs at risk to “un-removable” malware, Web3 gamer tricked into $69K approval: Crypto-Sec
Weird ‘null address’ iVest hack, millions of PCs still vulnerable to ‘Sinkclose’ malware: Crypto-Sec
13.8.2024
iVest hit with “null address” exploit, millions of PCs at risk to “un-removable” malware, Web3 gamer tricked into $69K approval: Crypto-Sec
SEC Charges Novatech in $650 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme
13.8.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the masterminds behind Novatech with running a fraudulent $650 million crypto scheme. Novatech allegedly operated as a multi-level marketing and crypto asset investment program, where most investor funds were misappropriated to...
WBTC Custody Changes Prompts Defi Moves, Bitgo CEO Disregard Concerns
13.8.2024
The recent announcement of the custody change of WBTC, a wrapped version of bitcoin, has prompted a negative reaction in decentralized finance (defi) protocols that reject Justin Sun’s disclosed relation with the project. Bitgo is moving WBTC custody to a joint venture with Bit Global...
Crypto ETFs will expand to new asset types, indexes — Grayscale executive
12.8.2024
The pace of adoption of crypto exchange-traded funds in the United States has been surprising even to Grayscale
Crypto ETFs will expand to new asset types, indexes — Grayscale executive
12.8.2024
The pace of adoption of crypto exchange-traded funds in the United States has been surprising even to Grayscale
Coinbase finds flawed analysis in SEC's proposed exchange definition
12.8.2024
In its third letter to the SEC, the crypto exchange said it would withdraw the proposal, which was first released in 2022, and start over again
Coinbase finds flawed analysis in SEC's proposed exchange definition
12.8.2024
In its third letter to the SEC, the crypto exchange said it would withdraw the proposal, which was first released in 2022, and start over again
Here’s what happened in crypto today
12.8.2024
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation
OKX to Halt Operations in Nigeria Due to New Laws
12.8.2024
OKX crypto exchange will stop providing its services in Nigeria on August 16, 2024. This decision was made…
What I Learned About Crypto’s Future From Basecamp and FWBFest
12.8.2024
Binji Pande, who works on partnerships at Optimism Unlimited and is contributor to The Optimism Collective, visits two summer retreats and returns with insights about how crypto can get greater user adoption