Author: Tony Pearce
Liquidity in DeFi Ecosystem Cronos Approaches $2.5 Billion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe value of funds locked (TVL) in the Cronos ecosystem has reached $2.46 billion.
P2E Gaming Platform MixMob Receives Investments from Leading Venture Capital Firms
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMixMob has recently announced it has closed a funding round in which it has raised $7 million.
Woman Involved in Bitfinex Hack is Released on $3M Bail
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA District of Columbia court has released Heather Morgan on $3 million bail.
CryptoPunks Collection NFT is Sold for $23.7M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChain infrastructure company CEO Deepak Thapliyal has purchased NFT CryptoPunk #5822 for 8,000 ETH (about $23.7 million).
The European Union Will Consider Bill on Digital Euro in 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe European Union (EU) will consider in early 2023 a bill on its central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Tezos Becomes Manchester United’s Official Blockchain and Training Kit Partner
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEnglish soccer club Manchester United has just announced it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Tezos.
Miners Sold Their Bitcoins in Early February
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to a recent report released by Glassnode, the fall of the market in 2022 was partially caused by Bitcoin miners.
Hackers Hack Crypto Exchange PayBito
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe group behind the LockBit ransomware has gained access to the confidential information of the cryptocurrency exchange PayBito.
Kazakhstan Wants to Raise Taxes on Crypto Mining
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe President of Kazakhstan has instructed at a government meeting to increase the tax on crypto mining and identify all mining farms.
Russian Authorities May Receive 1 Trillion Rubles Per Year From Crypto Taxation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Russian authorities have estimated they will be able to receive up to 1 trillion rubles annually in taxes from participants in the crypto market.
MIT and Fed Publish Digital Dollar White Paper
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have published a white paper and open source CBDC as part of the first phase of exploring its potential release.
Kiss Bassist Gene Simmons Plans to Sell His Las Vegas House for Crypto
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKiss musician and bassist Gene Simmons has put up for sale a 1,000-square-foot Las Vegas home for $13.5 million and will allow the buyer to pay with cryptocurrencies.
The Russian Authorities Value the Russian Crypto Market at $214 Billion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Russian authorities have valued the Russian crypto market at $214 billion.
Binance Bans Nigerian Users
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto exchange Binance has suspended 281 accounts of Nigerian traders to prevent money laundering and ensure the security of the platform.
OpenSea Refunds Affected Users More Than $1.9 Million
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNFTs marketplace OpenSea has refunded 750 ETH (about $1.95 million) to users who suffered losses due to a vulnerability in the NFT listing feature on the platform.
The White House Intends to Speed Up the Development of Crypto Regulation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe administration of US President Joe Biden plans to instruct federal agencies to analyze digital assets and prepare the appropriate regulatory framework to ensure national security interests.
Cryptocurrency Startup Superdao Raises $10.5M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe developer of operating systems for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) Superdao has recently completed a $10.5 million seed round.
Kingfisher Capital Increases Investment in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS wealthy investment firm Kingfisher Capital has bought 93,463 shares of Grayscale Investments’ Bitcoin trust (GBTC) during the fourth quarter.
Crypto Funds Record Influx of Funds for First Time in Six Weeks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe inflow of funds into products based on digital assets from January 15 to 21 amounted to $14.4 million.
Unknown Hackers Hack YouTube Accounts of Crypto Bloggers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome hackers have attacked several crypto YouTube bloggers and published videos on their behalf with calls to send money.
Polkadex Announces Parachain Bid and Aims to Join Second Round of Parachains
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolkadex has just announced its parachain bid and that it aims to join the second round of parachains scheduled in March.
Morocco’s Largest Bank Joins RippleNet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAttijariwafa Bank, one of the leading banks in Morocco, is joining Ripple’s payment network RippleNet.
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits New Record High
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe difficulty of mining the largest cryptocurrency in the market has increased by 9.32% as a result of the last recalculation.
Crypto.com Reveals Hackers Have Stolen About $34M From the Platform
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring the recent attack on the Crypto.com infrastructure, the accounts of around 400 users were hacked.
NFT Marketplace OpenSea Confirms Purchase of Dharma Labs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNFT marketplace OpenSea has confirmed the purchase of Dharma Labs, the developer of an Ethereum wallet with the ability to buy tokens on Uniswap for fiat.
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