Telegram chatbot Unibot has lost around $640,000 worth of digital assets after a hacker managed to exploit a vulnerability in the newly deployed contract. The team behind the protocol said that it is currently investigating the issue and will soon release a detailed response. PeckShield reported that the attacker transferred the pilfered cryptocurrency to Uniswap,...Read More
The CIO of Ikigai Asset Management, Mr Travis Kling sent us a message, he asked for a blog post with a link to every Tweet we made in relation to the SBF trial. We decided to comply. Please see all the links below: Full transcripts to the days with the SBF cross-examination Sam Bankman-Fried Trial –...Read More
The crypto community celebrated the 15th anniversary of Bitcoin’s whitepaper on Tuesday, which marked the world’s first functional pitch for “peer-to-peer electronic cash.” Among its celebrators was Gary Gensler – the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) so notorious for his strict enforcement actions against the crypto industry. In a tweet on Tuesday,...Read More
Markets are turning away from bonds and into assets like Bitcoin (BTC) as “safe haven” stores of value as global war conflicts heat up, an Allianz Economist told CNBC in an interview last week. The analyst for the $2 trillion financial services firm explained why the Treasury market has been so volatile this month, and...Read More
According to the latest edition of CoinShares’ Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report, digital asset investment products received a total of $326 million in inflows, marking the highest weekly influx since July 2022. The asset manager speculated that the rising optimism from investors that the US Securities and Exchange Commission would approve a spot-based Bitcoin...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has released a report relaying its belief that the digital asset market may be in the early stages of a bull run. According to the latest edition of the Bitfinex Alpha report, several dynamics like bitcoin’s (BTC) ascent to the $35,000 price range and increasing institutional interest in the leading digital asset...Read More
Below is the full transcript for events of 31 October 2023. Evidence finished on the day and closing statements will take place on 1st Nov 2023 THE COURT: Good morning. Before we bring the jury out, we’ve heard from the juror who didn’t know her schedule yesterday, and that juror has no problem that is,...Read More
OKX has released yet another monthly Proof of Reserves (PoR), which reveals that the Seychelles-registered cryptocurrency exchange is over-collateralized with $12.5 billion in primary assets backing user funds. The latest disclosure marks a full year of PoR reports beginning right after the collapse of FTX. OKX’s Proof of Reserves (PoR) encompasses 22 widely-used digital assets...Read More
The current trial isn’t looking favorable for Bankman, with his frequent fallback being, “I don’t recall/remember.” Today, when Judge Kaplan questioned him about the $8 billion discrepancy, SBF drew another blank. SBF Failed To Give Clear Answers Adam Yedidia said that he found a mistake in the accounts in summer 2022 and told the crypto...Read More
According to a recent Coinbase research, the tokenization of financial assets has been steadily gaining momentum since 2017, bringing the evolution of digital financial assets, including sovereign bonds, money market funds, and repurchase agreements. As per the report, the growth has been dramatically buoyed by the existing high-yield environments but still faces huge infrastructural and...Read More
Focused on the DeFi industry, think of Injective Protocol in similar terms as Ethereum, Solana, and Cardano. It’s a Layer 1, open, interoperable blockchain optimized for Web 3.0 finance applications. The protocol has an average transaction cost of less than a penny, and it can handle thousands of transactions per second (TPS). With a market...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, October 31st, 2023] The dYdX Foundation is pleased to announce the open-sourcing of software for a Bridge User Interface that, if deployed, could facilitate the conversion by users of ethDYDX to DYDX, the layer 1 (L1) token of the dYdX Chain. Three significant developments have happened in the dYdX Ecosystem...Read More
The recent impressive rise of Bitcoin beyond the $35,000 threshold, a level not seen in 17 months, has initiated a ripple effect within the market. In direct response to this upswing, a notable $275 million in USD notional value worth of short positions was liquidated on October 23rd. According to Bitfinex Alpha Report, the magnitude...Read More
Valkyrie Funds files an amended prospectus in hopes of getting its ETF approved by the SEC. SEC Talkin’ About Litigation: A closed-door meeting by the SEC on November 2 will focus on BTC ETF approval and potential legal action. Valkyrie Files for Updated Bitcoin Spot ETF Application Valkyrie Funds has filed an updated amendment prospectus...Read More
Bitcoin’s breakout rally in October has markets eagerly anticipating the cryptocurrency’s next moves. Trading at $28,000 on crypto exchanges to start the month, Bitcoin price (BTC) is poised to finish October well above $34,000. That’s a cool 21% monthly return on investment at the Oct 1st price. But where does the world’s leading cryptocurrency go...Read More
A letter from December 2020 reveals that renowned American legal scholar Joseph Grundfest advised former SEC commissioner Jay Clayton not to sue Ripple, as it would mean a systemic, international risk that could hurt a significant number of innocent XRP holders. John E. Deaton, from Crypto Law US, published the letter on a thread on...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, California, October 30th, 2023] Highly Anticipated Incentivized Testnet Leads Latest Milestones that Include SAGA Token Airdrop and 282 Saga Innovator Projects from Layer-1 Protocol The wait is over. Saga, a leading Layer-1 protocol and developer ecosystem in web3 gaming, today launched their Incentivized Testnet, named Pegasus, giving game creators even...Read More
A new listing – TIAUSDT – featuring TIA – the native token of the Celestia blockchain will be available to trade on BitMEX, and with up to 10x leverage later this week. For the lowdown on the latest listing, read on. You can also trade TIAUSDTZ23 – the first ever Celestia futures contract margined in...Read More
A new listing – INJUSDT – featuring INJ – the token of the Injective blockchain is now available to trade on BitMEX, and with up to 10x leverage. You can trade the new contract here, or for the lowdown on the latest listing, read on. If you haven’t signed up for a BitMEX account yet,...Read More
Stars Arena said that the platform’s CEO Chill Pill, resigned from their position, a move that comes nearly a month after the decentralized social finance (SocialFi) application suffered a major smart contract exploit. Meanwhile, the protocol’s total value locked (TVL) currently stands at a little above $300,000, a significant decrease from a TVL of nearly...Read More
