Search
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...
US DOJ Seizes $9 Million in USDT from Cyber Scam Organization, Tether to Onboard FBI
29.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Krakenimages.com The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized nearly $9 million worth of USDT from an organization running pig butchering scams – with Tether’s help. According to the press release, the authorities traced the funds to cryptocurrency...
Today in Crypto: Hong Kong Will Use ‘All Available Methods’ to Fight Crypto Scams, Americans are ‘Much More Open to Potential of Crypto Than Brits’
28.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Vitalii Vodolazskyi Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Regulation news Hong Kong authorities may give regulators more power to fight cryptocurrency scams and will...
Today in Crypto: Binance Shows Greater Net Flows Resilience, Capital is Flowing Out of US into Asia, OKX Applies for Hong Kong VATP License
24.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Diego Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Market news Contrasting with the crisis experienced by exchanges like FTX, Binance has demonstrated greater resilience...
Kraken Exchange CEO Jesse Powell Slams SEC for ‘Assault on America’
22.11.2023
Jesse Powell. Source: a video screenshot, Bloomberg Technology / YouTube Jesse Powell, co-founder of crypto exchange Kraken, has called the US regulators masochists attacking America and extortionists chasing crypto companies out of the country. Powell came after the country’s regulators...
Today in Crypto: 11 Former Revolut, Spotify, and Coinbase Leaders Unveil Zeal Wallet, Ondo Finance Launches Tokenized US Treasury Product on Injective
21.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / trekandphoto Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Wallet news The team consisting of 11 former Product and Engineering leaders from Revolut, Spotify, and Coinbase...
Today in Crypto: Investor Interest in Crypto Startups is Low in 2023, Credefi Finance Integrates with XRP Ledger
20.11.2023
Source: a video screenshot, XRP Ledger Foundation / YouTube Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Investment news Crypto startups have raised $2.1 billion year-to-date, or nearly...
Today in Crypto: Sino-US Bitcoin ASIC War May Be Starting, Neon EVM Testing Alternative Gas Payments
17.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / William W. Potter Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Mining news We may be witnessing the start of a Sino-US bitcoin silicon war, according to the latest Miner...
Persona 5 Publisher Raises Salaries Amid Industry-Wide Layoffs
15.11.2023
Developer-publisher Atlus is reportedly raising the annual salaries of its Japanese staff by 15 percent, a move that is the total opposite of what’s been happening across the U.S. labor market (and the games industry specifically) for months now.Read more
48 Countries Join Forces to Combat Crypto Tax Evasion Starting in 2027
13.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Nuthawut Forty-eight countries across six continents have committed to a new tax transparency standard starting in 2027 to fight crypto-related tax evasion. Countries – including Ireland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Japan, South Korea, the US, and Canada...
US and Allies to Intensify Sanctions Against Hamas, Targeting Crypto Assets to Cut Funding
10.11.2023
Source: Adobe Stock/ sveta The United States and its allies are set to escalate sanctions against the militant group Hamas in the coming days. According to the U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, more actions will be taken in the coming days and weeks to cut funding channels to Hamas...
Oracle Employee Allegedly Involved in $54 Million Crypto Laundering Scheme
8.11.2023
Source: Pexels An Oracle employee with a unique nighttime persona as a party entertainer is now under investigation for his alleged involvement in a $54 million crypto money laundering scheme. Brian Krewson, who goes by the alias “Mr. Poto” during his party entertainer gig, has not been...
Today in Crypto: US SEC Candidates Unwilling to Divest Crypto Assets, BSC Ranks 4th in Q3 Fiat Losses
7.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / MuhammadIlyas Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Career news The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is having trouble hiring crypto experts –...
Today in Crypto: US Treasury Sanctions Crypto-Using Russian Money Launderer, Northern Data Expects Loss and May List Cloud Unit
6.11.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Crime news The US Department of Treasury sanctioned Ekaterina Zhdanova, an alleged Russian money launderer who reportedly helped...
Today in Crypto: Sony and MeetKai Reveal Metaverse Gaming Experience for Horror Film, ‘We Are in Early Stages of Bull Market’ Say Analysts
31.10.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________ Gaming news Sony Pictures and Spyglass Media Group partnered with AI and metaverse company MeetKai to create a virtual...
Bitcoin-Friendly El Salvador Poised to Become Financial Center of the Americas, Says VanEck Strategy Adviser
30.10.2023
Incoming investment capital and immigration will lead to a major economic shift that will turn El Salvador into a financial center, argued Gabor Gurbacs, strategy adviser of investment management giant VanEck. Gurbacs tweeted that, “I say often to portfolio managers and asset allocators that...
BlockFi Clients Can Now Submit Withdrawal Requests as Bankruptcy Plan Takes Effect
25.10.2023
The US-based crypto lending company BlockFi has emerged from bankruptcy, allowing clients to begin the process of withdrawing their assets.
This development comes nearly 11 months after BlockFi was caught in the turbulence of the cryptocurrency industry, triggered by the disastrous collapse...
Today in Crypto: Bitget Q3 Report Finds BGB Trading Volume Exceeded $1.3 Billion, US Doctor Pleaded Guilty to Hiring Hitman With BTC, Beluga Raises $4 Million
20.10.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Bitget Q3 Report Finds BGB Trading Volume Exceeded $1.3 Billion, US Doctor Pleaded Guilty to Hiring Hitman...
Japanese Gaming Giant Bandai Namco Halts Gundam Metaverse Downloads – What's Going On?
20.10.2023
Japanese game publisher Bandai Namco has suspended downloads of its recently launched Gundam Metaverse amid rumors of a major leak.
"We are sorry that downloading the client files has been temporarily suspended," an October 18 announcement said.
"We will inform you on this website when...
Today in Crypto: Quantstamp Reveals DeFi Protection Product That Reimburses Losses, Polygon Proposes Protocol Council, Bitdeer Announces $2 Million Share Repurchase Program
19.10.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Quantstamp Reveals DeFi Protection Product That Reimburses Losses, Polygon Proposes Protocol Council...