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Crypto-assets

India’s Directorate of Enforcement, or ED, has announced it froze roughly $8.1 million in funds and conducted a search connected to cryptocurrency exchange WazirX as part of an investigation into instant personal loan fraud.
Cryptocurrency

India freezes $8.1 million in crypto exchange WazirX funds

August 5, 2022
As the bears take over and the markets slow down, Twitter user DeFi Edge asked crypto veterans, who experienced the bear market of 2018, what advice they would give to traders who are encountering it for the first time.
Cryptocurrency

Japan may see reduced 20% tax on crypto earnings with new proposal

August 4, 2022
The exploit took place due to a smart contract vulnerability that saw hundreds of users other than the hacker also get involved, taking away as much as they can by simply copy-pasting the transaction data used by the initial hacker and changing the wallet address to theirs. The event was later deemed as a decentralized robbery by many due to the involvement of normal community members.
Cryptocurrency

Nomad ‘ignored’ security vulnerability that led to $190 million exploit

August 3, 2022
Ilustration shows representations of virtual cryptocurrencies on U.S. Dollar banknotes
Cryptocurrency

EU crypto community gets two weeks to join conversation on crypto data

August 3, 2022
United States crypto exchange Coinbase has made new upgrades to its self-custody wallet, including adding support for nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, in a move that could drive further adoption of the browser extension.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto exchange Coinbase ‘facing’ SEC investigation over securities

July 26, 2022
Major European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares is expanding its exchange-traded products (ETP) with a new physically-backed ETP based on Algorand (ALGO).
Cryptocurrency

CoinShares launches staked Algorand ETP on Deutsche Boerse Xetra

July 14, 2022
After a grueling two weeks for the Terra community, the team behind the project announced revisions to their proposed revival plan for Terra (LUNA) and TerraUSD (UST).
Energy

ECB: Terra crash highlights stablecoin risk to financial stability

July 11, 2022
On May 12 the total crypto market capitalization reached its lowest close in 10 months and the metric continues to test the $1.23 trillion support level. However, the following 7 days were reasonably calm while Bitcoin (BTC) gained 3.4% and Ether (ETH) added a modest 1.5%. Presently, the aggregate crypto cap stands at $1.31 trillion.
Energy

Survey: Majority of British crypto owners revealed to be hodlers

July 6, 2022
The recent exploit on Harmony’s Horizon Bridge revealed the inherent flaws with multisig admin keys that leave projects and their users “one small slipup” from deep trouble.
Cryptocurrency

Multisigs mean funds in bridges are ‘one small slipup’ from being hacked

July 1, 2022
Binance has announced some changes to its crypto trading services for customers in Singapore.
Cryptocurrency

Binance to assist Cambodia in developing crypto regulations

June 30, 2022
FILE PHOTO: Representation of cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this illustration
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin price drops 3% to ten-day lows as Ethereum inches closer to $1,000

June 30, 2022
FILE PHOTO - A participant stands near a logo of IMF at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. REUTERS-Johannes P. Christo-File Photo
Cryptocurrency

e-Naira: IMF asks CBN to review identity systems, KYC policy

June 24, 2022
The United States' national debt has passed $30 trillion — and even all the Bitcoin (BTC) in the world would hardly touch it.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto lending can still survive bear market – analyst

June 20, 2022
The price of Bitcoin on Coinbase as of 9-33AM ET.
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin price plummets following Celsius freeze

June 13, 2022
Decentralized blockchain ecosystem Binance Smart Chain (BSC) today announced that it is taking a new name, BNB Chain, in a bid to reflect its connection with the native token of the ecosystem Binance Coin (BNB).
Cryptocurrency

Binance signs MOU with Kazakhstan to further crypto adoption and regulation

May 25, 2022
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