Why DeFi should expect more hacks this year: Blockchain security execs
Decentralized finance (DeFi) investors should buckle themselves up for another big year of exploits and attacks as new projects enter...
Month: January 2023
Solana-Based Meme Coin Massively Outperforms Shiba Inu and Dogecoin in a Week Amid 5,000,000,000,000 Token Burn
A new meme coin based on the Solana (SOL) blockchain is immensely outpacing its established rivals Shiba Inu (SHIB) and...
OpenSea Integrates with Arbitrum Nova to Provide Low-Cost Data Availability for NFTs
OpenSea, a leading marketplace for digital collectibles and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has announced support for Arbitrum Nova, a Layer 2...
Crypto payments firm Wyre cuts withdrawal limits to 90% of funds
Amid insolvency speculations, cryptocurrency payments platform Wyre slashed its withdrawal limits by 10% on Jan. 7. In a Twitter thread,...
Research: Sentiment among Bitcoin and Ethereum options traders flips bullish
Glassnode data analyzed by CryptoSlate showed significantly greater open interest calls for Bitcoin and Ethereum. Calls and puts refer to...
How the GBTC premium trade ruined Barry Silbert, his DCG empire and took crypto lending platforms with them
Introduction to Digital Currency Group Digital Currency Group was founded by Barry Silbert in 2015, who subsequently created the DCG...
Report: Nigeria to Stop Cash Withdrawals From Government Accounts
From the start of March, Nigerian public officials will be barred from withdrawing cash from government bank accounts, the head...
New Year Brings Strong NFT Sales, Up 26% in First Week of 2023 With Top 5 Blockchains Seeing Double-Digit Increases
The first week of 2023 saw an upswing in non-fungible token (NFT) sales as seven-day volume increased 26.01% compared to...
Report Claims U.S. Prosecutors Investigate Hedge Funds in Connection with Binance Dealings
Federal prosecutors are reportedly investigating U.S.-based hedge funds that have dealt with the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to two people...
Federal Prosecutors and SEC Probing Crypto Titan Digital Currency Group: Report
Federal authorities are reportedly investigating the internal finances of crypto giant Digital Currency Group (DCG). According to a new report...
DOJ Officially Seizes Over $456,000,000 Worth of Robinhood Shares Tied to FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially seized shares of popular trading app Robinhood linked to Sam Bankman-Fried despite...
Mexico’s digital peso delayed, unclear launch date
Mexico's central bank digital currency (CBDC) development is still in an initial phase, and it is unlikely to be ready...
Mexico’s digital peso delayed, launch date unclear
More than a year after it was announced, Mexico’s proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) is still in the initial phase and...
Ohio Man Steals Over $12,000,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) From IRS, Faces 40 Years in Prison: Report
An Ohio man is facing decades in prison after pleading guilty to stealing millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin (BTC)...
Digital Currency Group under investigation by U.S. authorities: Report
Crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group, or DCG, are under investigation by the United States Department of Justice's Eastern District of...
