The movement of stolen cryptocurrency from the Poloniex hack in November 2023 is far from over. Although Poloniex claimed to have identified the attacker weeks later and offered a $10 million reward, the stolen funds were never returned. In the latest development, PeckShield, a blockchain investigation company, found that more than half of the stolen...Read More
The hacker behind the attack on cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex in November 2023 recently transferred over 1,100 Ether (ETH) to sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash. The hacker sent the Ether in batches while still holding over $180 million worth of assets across different blockchains. Poloniex Hacker Launders 1,120 ETH According to data from Arkham Intelligence, the...Read More
Stablecoin issuer Circle has dismissed false claims of facilitating illicit financing activities. In a letter addressed to US Senators Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren, the company also said it does not provide banking services to Justin Sun, the Tron Foundation, or HTX (formerly known as Huobi Global). In February 2023, Circle terminated all accounts belonging...Read More
Justin Sun, the founder of TRON and lead exec at Poloniex and HTX (formerly known as Huobi), promised an upcoming airdrop with assets to victims of the recent hacks against the two exchanges. He also updated the community that HTX had resumed withdrawals for a few TRX-related crypto assets. Recall the first hack against HTX,...Read More
Poloniex is gearing up to resume deposit and withdrawal services on its platform less than a week after a massive security breach. In the latest update, Poloniex stated that the majority of the restoration work has been finished, and the cryptocurrency exchange is currently functioning without issues. The platform disclosed its collaboration with a leading security...Read More
Over 175 different tokens with valuations exceeding $10,000 were stolen as part of a massive hack against the U.S.-based crypto exchange Poloniex on Friday, according to on-chain data. Since earlier today, estimates of the funds stolen in the hack have expanded to $125 million. What Hackers Took From Poloniex According to an X post from...Read More
Crypto exchange Poloniex appears to have suffered a breach, with approximately $63 million in various crypto assets being drained out of its hot wallet. Details are thin at the moment, and while Poloniex is yet to release an official statement, it did reveal that the exchange wallet has been disabled for maintenance and will be...Read More
Poloniex LLC, an entity once connected to the Justin Sun-founded crypto exchange, reached a settlement agreement with the Treasury Department to pay over $7 million for alleged sanctions violations. As announced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control on Monday, Poloniex agreed to pay $7,591,630 for violating sanctions against Crimea, Cuba, Iran, Sudan, and Syria...Read More
The Verge reporter Christopher Harland-Dunaway threw more than one bomb in his latest piece on Justin Sun. The allegations are more than serious, and the claims are anything but amusing. The Exposé According to reporter Christopher Harland-Dunaway, the Tron Founder “is often trying to evade the financial regulations” of both China and the US. The...Read More
According to a recent press release, the popular cryptocurrency exchange, Poloniex, has agreed to pay a fine upwards of $10 million to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The release reads that the company has agreed to pay the fine for operating an unregistered digital asset exchange. According to the order of the SEC,...Read More
Poloniex, one of the veteran cryptocurrency exchanges, will be joining the derivatives party. The venue has launched Poloniex Futures – a platform that allows traders to use BTC perpetual swaps with USDT as collateral and up to 100x leverage. Poloniex Joins the Bitcoin Futures Party According to an official release dated July 11th, Poloniex has...Read More
In brief: On the 19th of April, the Tron network recorded its highest daily increase in new accounts. This feat was noticed by a senior Tron Community member. Justin Sun was baffled by the sudden increase. However, it could be due to the Just (JST) token scale next month and the allure of staking TRX....Read More
In brief: The Coronavirus crash of mid-March has resulted in a lot of crypto traders being cautious. The dominance of stablecoins is proof that they are waiting for favorable crypto conditions to get back to trading. Staking crypto on the various exchanges has provided an alternative to trading and/or storing value in stablecoins. The Bitcoin...Read More
Quick take: Poloniex recently launched LaunchBase, its homegrown IEO platform. Tron (TRX) is the sole digital asset approved for investment on LaunchBase. Could TRX experience a run in the markets similar to BNB’s in 2019 when Binance Launchpad was launched? On the 5th of April, the crypto exchange of Poloniex announced that it had a...Read More
As this decade inches to a close, Poloniex becomes the next cryptocurrency exchange to mismanage user data after “someone leaked” email addresses and passwords. Poloniex Forces Users to Reset Passwords After rampant scams and phishing attempts, Poloniex customers were rightly cautious over the email they received from the cryptocurrency exchange on Dec 30. One customer...Read More
Every change Poloniex makes will be scrutinized. Their decision to lower fees is positive, albeit some see it as another way to “Shill TRON”. It has been a very eventful year for Poloniex as a company. Interesting Changes for Poloniex Users Not only did it break free from Circle, but it also welcomed new investors....Read More
Utorg.io is a digital asset exchange based in the U.K. that allows users in Europe and around the world to trade cryptocurrencies with stablecoins and fiat money. What sets the new platform apart from many incumbents is the simplified verification procedure for traders who don’t exceed а daily limit of $1,000. Its decision to provide...Read More
Investors have long been awaiting another 2017-esque bull run that shakes up the standing of the top cryptocurrencies and possibly leads some smaller altcoins to see meteoric gains that propel them up to the top of the markets.This rally has not happened, however, and as the crypto markets face a prolonged bear market many of...Read More
In times of mounting pressure on crypto companies to comply with expanding due diligence requirements, Poloniex has taken a step in the opposite direction. The exchange is lifting restrictions that applied to unverified users in response to customer demand. New and current accounts will enjoy access to unlimited trading and deposits. Also read: P2P Crypto...Read More
While the majority of the cryptocurrency exchanges are trying to fit within certain regulatory frameworks to expand their compliance, Poloniex is making a turn in the opposite direction. The exchange has now enabled an option that allows users to register a level one account without any KYC (Know Your Customer) requirements. Poloniex Enables No KYC...Read More
The decision of Circle, Inc. to spin off the Poloniex business and abandon the US market has led to an exodus of deposits from the market’s wallets. BTC and ETH Left the Exchange’s Wallets After Circle Acquisition The Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) wallets of the Poloniex exchange were quickly emptied as traders moved their...Read More
The crypto industry has yet to evolve from exchanges which are nothing more than digital banks in reality. A couple are taking bold moves to slash their fees but how many others will follow and how will it affect the wider crypto industry. Crypto Exchanges: Banks in Disguise True financial decentralization should consist of direct...Read More
Poloniex is planning to upgrade XRP wallets, an upgrade that will result in the suspension of transactions for a short duration of time. This step is deemed important by the exchange for enhancing user experience. With this upgrade, users will no longer be required to deposit 20 XRP as the base reserve for opening an...Read More
Some traders on the Poloniex owned crypto Margin trading platform lost a lot of money towards the end of May 2019, when the value of a less popular crypto asset —CLAM experienced an unexpected sharp crash. This led to the overall loss of approximately 1,800 Bitcoins (BTC). While trying to make things right for the...Read More
Hong Kong and Argentina pay through the nose for Bitcoin, Binance could be back in the U.S. within months and Barclays cuts ties with Coinbase in the U.K. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights,...Read More
