Curve pool imbalance triggers USDT depeg concerns, Tether CTO calls it FUD
Tether-issued USDT (USDT) stablecoin slightly deviated from its dollar peg value on June 15 due to an imbalance in the Curve...
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Ripple welcomes MiCA regulation as US lawsuit highlights lack of clarity
Cryptocurrency payments service provider Ripple continues to see global adoption of its payment services despite a long-winded legal battle with...
Polygon 2.0 introduces upgrades to tap into ‘Value Layer’ of internet
On June 12, Polygon Labs announced “Polygon 2.0,” a set of upgrades that seeks to establish the “Value Layer” of...
Reddit crypto community goes offline: Here’s why
Numerous sub-communities on Reddit, including popular crypto subreddits, unanimously decided to go private for 48 hours to protest against new...
Scammers steal nearly $1M after hijacking 8+ prominent Crypto Twitter accounts
Over the past few weeks, scammers have hijacked over eight Twitter accounts of prominent figures in the crypto space to...
Nigeria to tax crypto, digital assets 10% on capital gains — Experts react
On the eve of his departure from office on May 28, former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Finance Act,...
Quantum miners would yield ‘massive’ energy savings for blockchain: Study
A pair of scientists from the University of Kent’s School of Computing in the United Kingdom recently conducted a study...
Polygon president testifies on democratizing the internet with Web3, blockchains
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce gathered on June 7 to discuss blockchain technology...
Optimism successfully completes ‘Bedrock’ hard fork, reducing deposit times, layer-1 fees
The Optimism network concluded its “Bedrock” upgrade on June 7, reducing deposit times, lowering layer-1 fees and enacting additional security...
Atomic Wallet hacker sends crypto to mixer used by Lazarus Group: Elliptic
Illicit funds gained from the $35 million Atomic Wallet hack have been moving to a crypto mixer known to be...
Atomic Wallet says hack affected 1% of active users, but investors claim otherwise
A hack that drained $35 million from Atomic Wallet users since June 2 impacted less than 1% of its monthly...
Pro-XRP attorney’s phone hacked to promote LAW token
Pro-XRP lawyer, John Deaton, suffered a phone hack on June 4 amid a relentless cyberattack over several days.CryptoLaw, an account...
Fraudsters impersonate executives and create fake website
Hayden Adams, the creator of the Uniswap protocol and CEO of Uniswap Labs, recently expressed his surprise on Twitter regarding...
How to access Bitcoin network data without advanced IT skills
The Bitcoin network is home to a variety of data that can offer investors, academics and fans useful insights. However,...
Crypto.com joins ranks of licensed payment institutions in Singapore
The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, Crypto.com, announced on June 1 that it had been granted a major payment institution (MPI) license...
XDC Network gets Japanese foothold via partnership with SBI subsidiary
The enterprise hybrid blockchain solution, XDC Network — formerly known as XinFin — has broadened its presence in the Japanese...
Another dormant Ethereum wallet reawakens after 8 years, moving millions
An Ether (ETH) wallet that has been inactive in 2015 has suddenly awoken after eight years of dormancy, moving a...
Arbitrum-based Jimbos Protocol hacked, losing $7.5M in Ether
Adding to the growing number of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol hacks in the crypto industry, Jimbos Protocol is the latest...
Cronos Labs launches second cohort of $100M Web3 accelerator
Blockchain startup accelerator Cronos Labs has announced the launch of its second cohort for the Cronos Accelerator Program. The program,...
Ledger key recovery service paused amid backlash, will open-source code
Hardware wallet company Ledger is postponing the launch of Ledger Recover following an intense week of criticism from the crypto...
Wife finds husband’s Bitcoin stash amid divorce proceedings
The divorce proceedings of a New York couple took a turn after a forensic accountant helped track down the husband’s...
Attacker hijacks Tornado Cash governance via malicious proposal
Adding to the existing roadblocks of the decentralized crypto mixer Tornado Cash, an attacker managed to gain full control of...
