SEC and 100 Agencies Form Council to Combat Securities Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established the Interagency Securities Council (ISC) to enhance coordination among federal, state,...
Month: July 2024
Pudgy Penguins lands in Pixelverse, Ether ETFs, and more: Hodler’s Digest, July 14-20
Pudgy Penguins gets a character in Pixelverse’s mini-game, the influence of ETFs on ETH price, and Craig Wright admits he’s...
WazirX launches bounty program to recover stolen assets
The exchange remains focused on addressing the impact on customer funds and ensuring the security and integrity of their platform.
IMF Warns Zambia Against Dedollarization, Calls Plan Counterproductive
An International Monetary Fund representative has cautioned that Zambia’s proposed dedollarization initiative may inadvertently undermine efforts to contain inflation. The...
Rho Markets Pauses Platform After Attacker Siphons $7.6 Million in Digital Assets
The digital asset security platform Cyvers Alerts disclosed on July 19 that Rho Markets’ liquidity layer on Scroll had been...
Study: Europe Leads in Global Crypto Transaction Volume; Binance Remains Most Used Exchange
Europe stands out as the global leader, accounting for 37.32% of the total transactional value, according to a comprehensive analysis...
Real Estate Tokenization Platform Enters Kenyan Regulatory Sandbox
Ownmali, a blockchain-enabled real estate tokenization platform, has been admitted into the Capital Markets Authority of Kenya (CMA Kenya) Regulatory...
Jordan Launches National Blockchain Technology Network
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship in Jordan has launched a national blockchain technology network in partnership with Jordanian...
Crypto firms’ vulnerability to CrowdStrike blackout: Analyst insights
Although no major crypto exchange was affected by the CrowdStrike downtime, analysts provided possible impacts in a case where they...
Crypto community reacts to Windows-CrowdStrike outage as blockchains unaffected
Many crypto community members noted that blockchains’ decentralized nature allowed them to continue running despite widespread outages across the global...
Binance gets greenlight to invest customer assets in US Treasury Bills
The court stipulated that Binance could invest customer funds custodied at BitGo in Treasury Bills maturing along a four-week basis.
Liminal blames compromised WazirX devices for hack, claims UI not responsible
Compromised WazirX devices provided “legit transaction details” to Liminal’s network, allowing the attacker to drain the exchange’s funds, the MPC...
Chainalysis unveils Operation Spincaster, combatting $2.7B in crypto scams
Chainalysis launched Operation Spincaster in April, which targets “approval phishing” scams through education, tools, and training.
Chinese Billionaire Convicted of Racketeering and Wire Fraud in US
Exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, also known as Miles Guo, has been convicted by a U.S. jury on charges including...
Philippine Central Bank Warns of AI-Driven Crypto Scams — Governor Denies Endorsing Cryptocurrency Projects
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, has cautioned the public against scams involving AI-manipulated...
