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Over $765K worth of NFTs stolen after SIM swap attack on GutterCatGang
8.7.2023
The bad actors utilized a fake GutterCatGang airdrop scam to drain people’s wallets, with at least $700,000 worth of NFTs being stolen from a single address
What is an atomic swap, and how does it work?
29.6.2023
Exchange cryptocurrency securely on different blockchains using atomic swaps. It’s either a swap or a no-swap, ensuring crypto funds’ security
$794K SIM swap hacker PlugwalkJoe sentenced to five years in prison
25.6.2023
The hacker managed to steal $794,000 worth of crypto from an exchange via a SIM swap attack on an exec, but ultimately he didn’t cover his tracks well
Argentina Settled Almost 20% of Its Imports in April and May Using the Chinese Yuan
20.6.2023
The government of Argentina has noted that 19% of all imports authorized in the national system were settled using the Chinese yuan in April and May. $2.72 billion in Chinese yuan were approved to complete these payments, taking advantage of the Chinese swap line to preserve the dollar reserves...
Latam Insights — Venezuelan Gold Battle Continues, Argentina Seeks Yuan Funding Extension
29.5.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic development news during the last week. In this issue, Venezuela tries to regain control of the gold stash held in London again; Argentina seeks to expand the Chinese yuan swap line; and Azteco enables...
BTC-e founder seeks prisoner swap deal for detained WSJ journalist: Report
25.5.2023
The detention of a U.S. journalist in Russia has sparked a renewed push from Alexander Vinnik, the co-founder of BTC-e for a possible "prisoner swap" deal
Nigeria-China Currency Swap: Activist Lawyer Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Economic Sabotage’ to Promote US Dollar, Urges Nigeria to Join BRICS
10.5.2023
Nigerian human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) of sabotaging the currency swap arrangement between China and Nigeria. Falana said the Nigerian central bank and the two global financial institutions are helping...
Central Banks Reduce US Dollar Swap Lines to Weekly Auctions Amid Moody’s US Banking Sector Downgrade
25.4.2023
After the tumultuous downfall of three major banks, namely Silvergate Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature Bank, several central banks made a collaborative announcement of a swift, coordinated emergency response. The intervention aimed to furnish U.S. dollar liquidity, with the intention...
Symbiosis integrates zkSync: ‘Natural evolution' of scaling solutions
10.4.2023
Cross-chain DeFi platform Symbiosis has integrated zkSync to improve transaction speed and reduce fees on its automated market-making protocol
Multichain Wallet Bitkeep Raises $30 Million From Bitget to Strengthen Links Between Defi and Cefi
23.3.2023
On Wednesday, the multichain wallet Bitkeep announced it raised $30 million from the crypto derivatives platform Bitget. Bitkeep now has an overall valuation of $300 million, with goals aimed at strengthening the links between decentralized finance (defi) and centralized finance (cefi). Bitget...
Fed, central banks enhance ‘swap lines’ to combat banking crisis
20.3.2023
Currency swap lines have been used during times of crisis in the past, such as the 2008 global financial crisis and the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
US May Consider Alexander Vinnik for Prisoner Exchange With Russia, Lawyer Says
24.2.2023
Crypto exchange BTC-e’s alleged operator Alexander Vinnik may be a candidate for prisoner swap between the United States and Russia. That’s according to a statement by one of his lawyers for Russian media. The latest court hearing in Vinnik’s case has been postponed. Russian Accused of Laundering...
Terra lawsuit a ‘roadmap’ to attack other stablecoins: Delphi Labs
17.2.2023
Delphi Lab's general counsel said the SEC was being "more thorough than usual" in its lawsuit against Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon
CoW Swap hacker milks over 550 BNB using 'solver' exploit
7.2.2023
Security firm PeckShield reported that the hacker successfully drained roughly 551 BNB off CoW Swap into Tornado Cash, which was worth around $181,600 at the time of writing
Ethereum Network’s Rising Gas Fees in 2023: A Balancing Act of Growth and Cost
3.2.2023
Ethereum gas fees have increased 13.71% in the last two weeks, with the average fee rising from $4.52 per transaction to $5.14 per transfer on Feb. 3, 2023. Despite ethereum’s price seeing significant growth this year, its network’s gas fees have also seen a similar increase. As...
Newly Listed Coins to Buy Today - Dash 2 Trade (D2T), Proxy Swap (PROXY), Genius (GENI), Meta Masters Guild (MEMAG), Calvaria (RIA)
11.1.2023
Broader cryptocurrency markets have been rallying in recent days, but with bitcoin volatility at historic lows, traders looking for choppier price action to take advantage of might instead prefer to take a look at some popular newly listed cryptocurrencies. Recently listed tokens are typically...
French Lawyer Asks Russian Patriarch to Help Save Alexander Vinnik From ‘Political Trial’ in US
31.10.2022
A member of the defense team of the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik has called on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to intervene in support of his client. The Russian national may be sentenced to over 50 years in prison for his role in the infamous cryptocurrency exchange. Prisoner...
Team Finance exploited for $14.5M during protocol migration despite contract audit
27.10.2022
Hackers appear to have spent as little as 1.76 Ether to initiate the attack vector
Moola Market attacker returns most of $9M looted for $500K bounty
19.10.2022
The attacker has scored about a half-million dollar “bug bounty” after choosing to return a majority of the cryptocurrency they exploited from the Celo-based lending protocol
Main hacker in Transit Swap exploit agrees to return remaining funds
10.10.2022
Under the agreement, more than $2 million would be returned to Transit Swap users