Transit Swap Exploiter Returns Large Chunk of $28.9M Hack
Transit Swap, a cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has received 70% of stolen funds back from a hacker that exploited a smart contract vulnerability.
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Los exchange cripto descentralizados están ganando parte del mercado de sus pares centralizados, según Citi
Una mayor regulación cripto podría llevar a los usuarios a utilizar plataformas descentralizadas, dijo el banco.
Crypto Venture-Capital Firm Paradigm Leads $14M Funding Round for DeFi Platform Exponential
The investment discovery platform includes a risk assessment feature to help combat a growing wave of DeFi exploits
What remains in the NFT market now that the dust has settled?
From profile pictures to celebrity endorsements, NFT space has changed a lot since the market boom in 2021.
Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity strikes 5,000 BTC
The growth in Bitcoin added to the layer-2 Lightning Network has electrified over the past year, hitting 4,000 Bitcoin less than four months ago.
Kim Kardashian pays SEC $1.26 million to settle EthereumMax charge
The United States SEC charged the American celebrity and influencer for promoting a cryptocurrency asset security without disclosing payments received to her followers.
SushiSwap Community Votes in ‘Head Chef’ to Oversee Decentralized Crypto Exchange
New CEO Jared Grey said he plans to work out the kinks associated with Sushiswap’s internal structure that may have prompted departures in the past.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Remains Above $19K as Long-Term Holders Stay the Course
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 3, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Grayscale Takes Over Key Role for Bitcoin Trust, Other Products From Genesis
Grayscale Securities, a new broker-deal division, will handle selling shares of the company’s crypto trust products, taking over a function previously provided by fellow Digital Currency Group subsidiary Genesis Global Trading.
Citi Says Decentralized Crypto Exchanges Are Winning Market Share From Centralized Peers
Increased crypto regulation could drive users to decentralized platforms, the bank said.
Binance signs MoU with Kazakhstan to fight financial crime
Binance claimed that its compliance infrastructure is among the best in the world which has helped them gain regulatory approval even in countries where they were deemed illegal until last year.
US SEC Charges Kim Kardashian for Promoting EthereumMax
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Kim Kardashian with unlawfully touting EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received.
Bitcoin Investment Firm NYDIG’s CEO Robert Gutmann Departs
Bitcoin investment company NYDIG has promoted executives Tejas Shah and Nate Conrad to be its new CEO and president respectively.
Range-Bound Bitcoin Reminds Crypto Twitter of 2018 Lull That Ended With 50% Crash
Prominent crypto commentators say they’re worried bitcoin’s price consolidation indicates a deeper slide is coming, just as it did four years ago.
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Increases US Treasury Portfolio, Cuts Commerical Paper Holdings to Below $50M
The firm had said it plans to bring its commercial paper holdings to zero by the end of the year.
Ether staking is too difficult, community members claim
Some are arguing that it would be healthy to admit that Ether staking is not for everyone yet.
BTC price still not at ‘max pain’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin has plenty of obstacles to weather in the current macro storm as two-year weekly close lows remain inches away.
Robert Kiyosaki calls Bitcoin a ‘buying opportunity’ as US dollar surges
The best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad has tipped Bitcoin and two other commodities as buying opportunities, noting a U.S. dollar crash could occur by January.
Sam Bankman-Fried sheds light on how FTX would approach a Celsius bid
The FTX founder said the company paid the “fair market price” for Voyager’s assets and would look to do the same in a deal for Celsius’ assets.
DOJ objects to Celsius plans to reopen withdrawals and sell stablecoins
The objection is seeking a deferral on Celsius motions until the independent examiner report on the company is filed over the next couple of months.
Transit Swap ‘hacker’ returns 70% of $23M in stolen funds
The funds returned so far has come in the form of Ether (ETH), Binance-pegged ETH and BNB ($14.2 million).
Celsius founder reportedly withdrew $10M before bankruptcy filing: FT
The details of the withdrawal will reportedly be part of upcoming court filings, and it’s possible the founder and former CEO of the crypto platform could be forced to pay it back.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Sees No October Rise Yet; the Dollar as the Protocol in the Future of Money?
The largest crypto by market capitalization was down slightly in the opening days of the historically strong month for its price.
The future of DeFi is on TikTok
The younger generation doesn’t have disposable income now, but they’re financially savvy thanks to short-form videos on social media
Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Founder, Alex Mashinsky, Withdrew $10M Weeks Before Company Froze Customer Accounts: Report
Mashinsky resigned as CEO last Tuesday; the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid July.
Music NFTs a powerful tool to transform an audience into a community
Music artists have the opportunity to develop tighter relations with their fans through the use of NFTs.
Next few weeks are ‘critical’ for stock market and Bitcoin, analyst says
Alessio Rastani, a cryptocurrency analyst and trader, shares his outlook on crypto, stocks and the forex market for the next weeks.
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Temporarily Halts Payments and Withdrawals From US Bank Accounts
The exchange says the issue has been identified and it is working towards a solution.
Sorry, Ether: Sound Money Doesn’t Exist and Neither Does ‘Ultra’ Sound Money
Sound money should reliably store value over time. No currency – not bitcoin, not ether, not the U.S. dollar – seems to be doing that these days. Crypto Long & Short is our weekly newsletter featuring insights, news and analysis for the professional investor.
Terra could leave a similar regulatory legacy to that of Facebook’s Libra
The algorithmic stablecoin ban has sparked a range of arguments in the crypto industry as it is being seen as a watershed moment.