US Department of Justice probing $372M FTX exploit: Report
According to a Dec. 27 Bloomberg report, the United States Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the whereabouts of...
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Near Project’s Octopus Network lays off 40% of its staff amid crypto winter
Octopus Network, a decentralized app chain network natively built on NEAR Protocol, has announced that it will be “refactoring” to...
What are Handshake (HNS) domains, and how do they work?
A particular topic of interest in the blockchain space is the emergence of blockchain-related projects in the domain name system...
SBF sent home and Binance gets Voyager assets: Hodler’s Digest
Top Stories This Week SBF sent home after his parents put up their house to cover his astronomical bail bond...
Bridge attacks will still pose major challenge for DeFi in 2023: Security experts
Security has been a critical challenge for decentralized finance (DeFi) and its evolution. Between 2020 and 2022, hackers stole over $2.5...
North Korean hacking activity ceases after regulators implement KYC: Report
According to a new report published by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), North Korean hackers have stolen more than...
DEX aggregator OpenOcean enables cross-chain swaps across major networks
Decentralized Exchange (DEX) aggregator OpenOcean has announced the rollout of its new interoperable "all-in-one" cross-chain swap platform, which allows users...
Auros Global expects to resume regular operations following restructuring plan
Cryptocurrency trading firm Auros Global, which reportedly suffered a $20 million dollar exposure in the FTX collapse, has released a...
Grayscale CEO highlights 20% GBTC share buyback option if ETF conversion fails
According to an end-of-year letter to investors published on Dec. 10, Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein said that the firm...
OKX cites intermittent outage amid Alibaba Cloud equipment anomaly
Crypto exchange OKX witnessed service disruptions after primary infrastructure provider Alibaba Cloud announced a hardware failure in Alibaba Cloud’s Hong...
Bitvavo to prefund locked DCG assets worth $296.7M amid liquidity crisis
The Digital Currency Group and its affiliates (DCG), which manages $296.7 million (280 million euros) in deposits and digital assets...
Raydium is attacked, loses $2M
Solana-based decentralized finance protocol Raydium has suffered an exploit, according to a statement from the developer. An initial investigation by...
Amber Group acquires cryptocurrency platform Sparrow exchange: report
Cryptocurrency trading firm Amber Group, which had roughly 10% of its trading capital stuck on FTX at the time of...
Crypto users claim Gemini email leak occurred much earlier than first reported
"Not handled well." This was how one user described the revelations brought forth by Cointelegraph on Dec. 14 regarding the...
ConsenSys launches zkEVM private beta testnet
Web3 ecosystem developer ConsenSys unveiled its zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) network for private beta testing via a blog post on...
Bitcoin could reach $1M in 5 years due to fiat currencies’ collapse, says Samson Mow
Despite the ongoing bear market, Jan3 CEO and Bitcoin (BTC) proponent Samson Mow believes that the leading cryptocurrency could reach...
Argentina Organizes National Blockchain Committee to Implement State Level Strategy – Blockchain Bitcoin News
The government of Argentina has designated a national blockchain committee in order to establish the directives for a state-level blockchain...
Bahamian attorneys pursue access to FTX data of international customers
Authorities across the globe are fighting against time to bring justice to the millions of people impacted by the financial...
Bank of Spain to Launch Experimental Wholesale CBDC Digital Token Program – Blockchain Bitcoin News
The Bank of Spain is seeking the collaboration of organizations interested in participating in an experimental test on a wholesale...
Major Grayscale digital currency funds are trading at 34% to 69% discount to NAV
According to statistics sourced from data aggregator YCharts, seven digital currency funds issued by asset manager Grayscale Investments are currently...
Web3 Blockchain Gaming Project Oasys Closes Strategic Funding Round With Participation of Galaxy Interactive and Nexon – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Oasys, a Gamefi-oriented Web3 blockchain project, has announced it has closed a strategic funding round led by Galaxy Interactive, a...
ConsenSys will shorten MetaMask data retention to 7 days following privacy discourse
In a privacy update published Dec. 6, ConsenSys, the developer of the popular MetaMask browser wallet, said it would reduce...
