Layer 1 Oracle network – Flare – is all set to burn 2.1 billion FLR tokens in a bid to support ecosystem health. This figure represents almost 40% of the original token allocation for investors. After permanently removing more than 2% of FLR’s total supply from circulation, the developers behind the network expect to prevent...Read More
Stablecoin issuer Tether’s Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino has been promoted to the role of CEO, marking an unexpected management overhaul in one of the prominent players in the industry. Tether said Ardoino will be taking over Jean-Louis van der Velde, who will transition to an advisory role for Tether while retaining his position as...Read More
As FTX and its disgraced founder, Sam Bankman-Fried’s courtroom drama continued to unfold in Manhatten, revealing astonishing details that led to the crypto giant’s unraveling, elsewhere, the trail of stolen funds from the exchange has been found to have a Russian connection. FTX filed for bankruptcy on November 11, 2022. Later that day, the exchange...Read More
During a secret recording obtained by prosecutors, Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, has revealed details of financial impropriety within the organization and its affiliate, FTX. Ellison’s candid confession occurred during a biweekly “all-hands” meeting held on November 9, 2022, at Alameda Research’s Hong Kong office, just two days before FTX declared bankruptcy....Read More
Bitcoin network “horsepower” continues to climb, which is good news for its security but bad news for miners who are now facing more competition than ever. Bitcoin’s hashrate hit a new peak on October 12 of 447 exahashes per second, according to Blockchain.com. Bitinfocharts has a slightly higher average figure of 481 EH/s, but both...Read More
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Platypus Finance has suffered yet another flash loan exploit that resulted in the loss of over $2 million. Blockchain security firm PeckShield was the first to alert the community about the hack on October 12th, shortly after which the platform announced temporarily suspending all pools. On-chain data also suggest that the...Read More
The most significant flash loan attack in the BNB Chain was reported on Oct. 11 when an MEV bot made a massive arbitrage profit of $1.575 million. The attack, which passed through the Pancakeswap DEX network, only cost the perpetrating bot a fee of $4.16, leaving them with humongous profits. Large Single Flash Loan Attack...Read More
Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, has taken a significant step forward by filing an updated version of its spot Bitcoin ETF prospectus. The move is in response to recent feedback from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking for clarifications on some concerns. Changes to Ark Invest’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Prospectus Eric Balchunas,...Read More
Leading liquid staking protocol Lido Finance revealed on Wednesday that 20 Ethereum validators related to one of its infrastructure partners had been slashed of their ETH holdings. The company said its penalties already amount to 20.04 ETH, currently worth $30,900. What is “Slashing?” In an update over Twitter, Lido said that the problematic validators –...Read More
Avalanche-based social app Stars Arena has recovered almost all the assets it lost during a recent security breach. According to an official update from the Stars Arena team, the hacker agreed to return the stolen $2.9 million in AVAX tokens for a 10% bounty and 1,000 AVAX lost in a bridge. Stars Arena Recovers Lost...Read More
Alameda Research, affiliated with FTX, will receive $175 million from GGC as the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York endorsed the settlement agreement between the exchange and Genesis Global Holdco. The news comes amid Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, which has revealed the inner workings at both FTX and Alameda, including financial...Read More
Bitcoin short-term holders’ supply has taken a severe hit this year, while the asset itself wiped all the gains of ‘Uptober’ following several corrections and a failure to launch a meaningful rally. But as the price of Bitcoin recovers, the STH NUPL metric approaching equilibrium could spell trouble for the market, putting the asset at...Read More
A former engineer at Alameda Research, the sister hedge fund of FTX, alleges that the firm incurred losses exceeding $190 million due to preventable scams. Aditya Baradwaj, the whistleblower, emphasized the frequent “significant security incidents” resulting from the firm’s fast-paced operations. These allegations were documented in a post titled “The Hacks” on the platform X....Read More
Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX’s sister trading firm Alameda Research, has testified against Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), her ex-boyfriend and the former CEO of FTX, revealing that he tried to use other accounts to unlock some funds frozen by authorities in 2021. According to a tweet by Laura Shin, crypto...Read More
In a recent development, the Real USD (USDR) stablecoin lost its peg to the U.S. dollar, causing its value to plummet to just $0.5. TangibleDAO, the entity responsible for USDR, points to a liquidity issue as the cause of the stablecoin’s rapid depreciation. TangibleDAO Cites Liquidity Issue in USDR’s Depegging On Oct. 11, the Real...Read More
TL;DR Shiba Inu community warned about misleading emails and an unofficial LinkedIn account. Shiba Inu’s Ragnar clarifies that SHIB isn’t on the Fantom (FTM) chain. Officials caution against misused SHIB logos, suspicious Dapps, and trading the token Calcium (CAL). More SHIB Alerts The Shiba Inu community received another stark warning regarding circulating fraudulent emails in the space....Read More
A new pilot program launched by the BIS, Eurosystem, De Nederlandsche Bank, and the Deutsche Bundesbank this month aims to give them surveillance over international flows of crypto assets. Project Atlas is a proof-of-concept that aims to combine data from crypto exchanges with on-chain data. This will be available on a single analytics platform “for...Read More
Galxe, a Web3 credentials and rewards platform, has taken measures to reassure its community in response to last week’s DNS attack. The platform announced a refund totaling slightly over $396,000 for over 980 affected users, along with an additional 10% compensation on the lost funds. The funds of impacted users will be automatically returned to...Read More
JPMorgan has announced a significant milestone, revealing that it successfully conducted its inaugural live blockchain-based collateral settlement transaction involving BlackRock and Barclays. This transaction utilized JPMorgan’s Ethereum-based Onyx blockchain and the bank’s Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN). BlackRock employed this system to tokenize shares from one of its money market funds, which were subsequently transferred to...Read More
Bitstamp’s CEO, Bobby Zagotta, announced that the firm will be discontinuing its services to customers in Canada. The decision is set to take effect on January 8, 2024, and comes after Bitstamp informed its Canadian customers of the impending change back in March. Bitstamp to Exit the Canadian Market Bobby Zagotta, the U.S. CEO and...Read More
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison offered more details about various financial crimes she committed at FTX with her ex-boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried while testifying in court on Wednesday. Besides stealing FTX customers’ money, Ellison said FTX bribed the Chinese government with $100 million to unlock a much larger pool of frozen assets. FTX’s Bribes According...Read More
Researchers at Standard Chartered Bank recently claimed that Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, could rise to 500% of its current price by the year 2026. The bank’s bullish prediction follows a similarly optimistic forecast for Bitcoin (BTC), which it claimed could reach $120,000 before 2025. Why ETH Could Skyrocket Per a research...Read More
iFinex, the owner of popular cryptocurrency exchange network BitFinex and collaborator with Tether Holdings Ltd, reportedly unveiled a $150 million share buyback plan. This new announcement marks a significant milestone for the company’s growth, history, and efforts to make amends for its tainted history. The $150 Million Share Buyback Plan As per the reports, iFinex...Read More
Cryptocurrency trading platform WOO Network revealed intentions to buy back its shares from the bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) to clear the uncertainty that has clouded its business due to the company’s collapse. According to an official announcement, WOO has agreed with 3AC liquidator Teneo to repurchase the shares and tokens at...Read More
Soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo and Binance announced the launch of their third NFT collection: The CR7 ForeverZone, which features 50,000 limited-edition mystery boxes, will be made available for free to new and existing users of the exchange. This marks the latest development in the ongoing collaboration between Ronaldo and Binance, with the shared objective of...Read More
In a 500+ page report, a Brazilian congressional committee has laid out recommendations for indictments against CZ, local executives, and those of several other crypto-related firms. The committee in question is led by congressional deputy Ricardo Silva and recommends further investigation into the crypto platform – separate from an investigation into Binance already underway by...Read More
Lawyers representing Sam Bankman-Fried have formally requested the court’s approval to introduce evidence related to his investment in Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup. In a letter addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, SBF’s legal team argued that the prosecutors’ recent request to prevent any discussion of Anthropic misinterprets the significance of the evidence. Sam Bankman-Fried’s...Read More
On Oct. 10, the billionaire investor told CNBC that it was an extremely tough time to be an investor in risk assets amid escalating geopolitical tensions and America’s dire financial situation. The founder and chief investment officer of Tudor Investment said, “It’s a really challenging time to want to be an equity investor and in...Read More
Crypto market indicators show that the amount of Tether (USDT) currently sitting on exchanges is at the highest levels seen since March this year. According to a tweet by crypto analytics platform Santiment, exchanges have witnessed a 40% increase in available USDT since June 13, 2023. USDT Supply on Exchanges Hits Seven-Month Levels The market...Read More
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison took the stand on Tuesday to testify to the alleged crypto fraud led by her and her ex-boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried. Ellison claimed that Alameda took over $10 billion FTX customer to pay off its loans, all at Bankman-Fried’s order. Caroline Ellison Speaks As summarized by Inner City Press on...Read More
