Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In the latest eye-watering crypto heist, Wintermute, a market-making firm, has been hacked for $160 million, according to its CEO. Early Tuesday morning, CEO Evgeny Gaevoy posted on Twitter that the company was experiencing an ongoing hack that had drained the funds from its decentralized finance (DeFi) operations. … Read more
Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool / Getty Images Late last week, a US court effectively declared social media moderation illegal in Texas. The ruling doesn’t change anything for now. But it just set the stage for a Supreme Court decision that could transform the internet. And with that context… it’s remarkably bad. The case I’m talking … Read more
Se espera que el banco central de Estados Unidos vuelva a subir las tasas en 75 puntos base el miércoles.
Digital bank Revolut, which includes crypto trading among its services, has suffered a breach which exposed the data of over 50,000 customers.
Sardine’s customers include FTX and Blockchain.com
Crypto insurance is becoming more important as investors and crypto companies look to secure their digital assets.
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 20, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Selling weed is easy. Selling legal weed is not easy. Dispensaries have to comply with an ever-changing list of regulations and consumer expectations. For example, online menus must match local inventory, and dispensaries must find a system that allows cashless transactions for those customers with credit cards. And then there’s marketing concerns, loyalty programs, and … Read more
Targeting a younger generation of daters, the Match-owned dating app Hinge today launched two new features, “Video Prompts” and “Prompt Polls,” allowing users to answer video-specific prompts as well as publish polls with three unique answers for potential matches to choose from. The announcement of the two new features comes a year after Hinge rolled … Read more
BNB Chain has come together with leading security audit firms to start AvengerDAO, a cybersecurity focussed DAO, to protect users.
The AvengerDAO was developed in association with some of the leading blockchain security analy firms and top DeFi projects in the crypto ecosystem.
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“Putting Paris Agreement carbon markets on Ethereum and connecting the national carbon accounts of the world, is blockchain’s killer app.”
The fund from DTCP launched in March and is still raising money. It is expected to close in 2023.
Mullen Automotive is the leading bidder on bankrupt commercial EV maker Electric Last Mile Solutions, its second major deal this month as it strives to deliver its own electric vehicle. The California-based automaker placed a stalking horse bid of nearly $92 million to buy ELMS, which had been developing a commercial EV called the Urban … Read more
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The firm has reportedly created a new group focusing on digital assets and onboarded Ira Auerbach, who previously worked at Gemini, to lead the unit.
Wanda Sykes, the host of Ring Nation. | Image: MGM Television Amazon and MGM are marketing Ring Nation, their upcoming reality TV show hosted by comedian and former NSA agent Wanda Sykes, as “a new twist on the popular clip show genre.” But over 40 different civil rights organizations are now speaking out against the … Read more
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Read this article to understand why a metaverse can thrive and scale better on blockchain rails.
MicroStrategy bought an additional 301 BTC for $6 million at an average price of $19,851, the company’s executive chairman announced on Twitter.
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