Gensler, South Korean Counterpart To Talk On NFTs, Spot BTC ETFs In May: Report
The SEC's Gensler is reportedly set to meet his South Korean counterpart in May as the Asian nation mulls potential updates to its cryptocurrency and virtual assets regulations.
KyberSwap Hacker Moves Millions In ETH, Stablecoin; DEX Provides Update On Recovered Funds
KyberSwap's exploiter reportedly moved millions worth of ETH and DAI Monday – the DEX later provided its users with an update on when users affected by the 2023 hack can claim recovered funds.
BitForex Goes Offline, Unresponsive After Nearly $57M Hot Wallets Withdrawal
BitForex has blocked users from accessing the exchange's website following a reported withdrawal of nearly $57 million from hot wallets last week – the supposed user block came less than a month after its former CEO stepped down.
MicroStrategy Acquires 3K More Bitcoin Following Alleged X Account Compromise
MicroStrategy has acquired around 3,000 more Bitcoin during a 10-day period, bringing its total BTC holdings to approximately 193,000 Bitcoin.
Middle East Conflict: 'Prominent Figure' Reportedly Killed In Israeli Drone Strike In Lebanon
On Day 143 of the war in Gaza, Yemeni Houthi rebels continue to threaten commercial shipping in the Red Sea as Israel and Hezbollah escalate their fire exchanges in the Israeli-Lebanese border, risking a potential new battle front.
Blast Ecosystem Project RiskOnBlast Vanishes After Raising Over $1M
A project on a rising layer-2 platform disappeared over the weekend after raising more than $1 million in funding from investors and retail traders.
Over $400K May Have Been Stolen In Alleged MicroStrategy X Account Hack: Reports
A phishing post on MicroStrategy's X account Sunday night reportedly resulted to losses of more than $400,000.
Texas Bitcoin Miners Score Win In Bid To Block Energy Department's Usage Data Collection
A unit of the U.S. Energy Department said earlier this month that it was looking to conduct a "mandatory survey" to determine how much energy Bitcoin miners use in their activities.
Crypto Whale Sells Nearly $4M Worth Shiba Inu, But Token Retains Upward Trend
The SHIB token saw a significant crypto whale transaction on Saturday, following a year of milestones and significant interest in the cryptocurrency realm.
Blockchain Platform Aleo Reportedly Reveals Some Users' Information, Raising Privacy Concerns
Aleo, which utilizes a privacy-centric approach, has reportedly leaked user data to other users of the decentralized blockchain platform via email.
Middle East Conflict: US Charges 4 Over Ship Raid That Killed 2 Navy SEALs
On Day 140 of the Israel-Hamas war, eyes are on the greater Red Sea as Iranian-backed Houthis threatened to shut down the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, a critical merchant shipping strait that has been under Houthi aggression since November. The U.S. announced it charged 4 onboard a ship suspected of transporting Iranian weapons that U.S. Navy SEALs raided in January.
K9 Finance's $KNINE Token: Reshaping DeFi On Shibarium, One Block At A Time
K9 Finance's token generation event is less than two weeks away and it's already creating buzz as investors and users await the arrival of the first ever liquid staking token on Shibarium.
South Africa Eyes Stablecoins, Tokenization To Reform Digital Payments
South Africa's Treasury said in its 2024 budget review that this year will see the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group putting more effort into studying the possible use cases of stablecoins and tokenization to further promote digital payments.
KuCoin Users Take To X, Reddit Over Alleged Frozen Funds
Some KuCoin users said their funds have been frozen for months on the crypto exchange, with one user claiming Monero tokens worth more than $30,000 were locked.
South Korea's KODA Sees Crypto Assets Triple Amid Hype Around Spot Bitcoin ETFs
KODA said digital asset deposits in H2 2023 spiked to around $6 billion from approximately $1.7 billion in the first half of the year.
'Emperor's New Clothes': European Central Bank Compares Spot BTC ETFs Approval To Deception Folktale
Despite the SEC's recent approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETF's the European Central Bank is unconvinced that Bitcoin has lived up to its promises.
Lejilex, CFAT Challenge SEC's Authority To Regulate Digital Assets
A new complaint accuses the SEC of "gross regulatory overreach," an allegation that several other crypto industry players have brought to the table since the regulator started filing lawsuits against digital asset firms.
SBF Says He's Sticking With New Lawyers Through Sentencing Despite Possible Conflicts
SBF said he was aware of potential conflicts of interest in hiring a lawyer who also represented the founder of another collapsed crypto firm that FTX has had business interactions with.
NFT Pre-Sales Democracy: Helio, Magic Eden Unveil Game-Changing Raffles Feature
Helio and Magic Eden have just launched a ground-breaking feature that promises a more inclusive approach for participant access to coveted NFTs.
Middle East Conflict: French Navy Downs Drones In Red Sea; Houthis Claim Israeli Ships 'Ban'
On Day 139 of the war in Gaza, and in the greater Middle East, the Yemeni Houthi rebel militia has reportedly announced a "ban" on Israeli, American and British ships from the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea.
MetaMask Monthly Active Users Surpass 30 Million
MetaMask now has more than 30 million monthly active users, marking the second all-time high in the crypto wallet's monthly active user count.
US Bans 10 Crypto Addresses Linked To LockBit Ransomware Group
The Treasury's OFAC has blacklisted 10 Bitcoin and Ether addresses that it said were linked to two LockBit-associated individuals.
Supposed First Prison Photo Of SBF Shows Thinner, Bearded FTX Founder
A photo of Sam Bankman-Fried in jail has emerged, showing a thinner and bearded inmate who was once called the "golden boy of crypto."
Middle East Conflict: 2 Killed In Alleged Israeli Attack Targeting 'Iranian Figure' In Syria
On the 138th day of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Syrian state TV reported that two people were killed in Israeli bombardment of a Damascus civilian neighborhood Wednesday. Tensions in the Red Sea escalated when the Houthi rebel militia attacked a ship carrying aid to Yemen.
Marcos-Duterte Spat: A Real-Life Philippine 'Game Of Thrones' Threatening National Divide
Both politicians are "strong nationalists," but Marcos Jr. has a "much better idea" on managing US relations: Hudson Institute's Patrick Cronin
FixedFloat Says User Funds Not Affected By 'External' Exploit Of $26M In Bitcoin, Ether
FixedFloat was exploited for $26 million on Sunday, with Bitcoin and Ether being the target of the hack. The exchange has since said it guarantees the fulfilment of its obligations to clients.
Crypto Hedge Fund Tyr Allegedly Ignored FTX Warnings: Report
TGT has accused Tyr Capital of ignoring investor concerns regarding FTX and requested for a "dawn raid" on the crypto hedge fund manager's offices in August 2023, a new report revealed.
Top House Republicans Retire Amid Deepening GOP Divide
A growing number of House Republicans are increasingly worried about the recent departures of some of the party's top members, with some expressing concern over who will "step up."
Biden Open To Meet House Speaker Johnson Amid GOP Resistance To Foreign Aid Bill
Biden said he is willing to meet House Speaker Johnson "if he has anything to say" following the latter's threat to kill a bipartisan foreign aid bill for Ukraine and Israel that Senate passed last week.
Trump Compares Navalny's Death To His Own Legal Battles, Draws Criticism From Pelosi
The former president has finally commented on Alexei Navalny's death, but he did not criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin, who many believe to be responsible for the top Kremlin critic's passing.