Harmony offered the community a 3-year $100 million refund plan

Cryptocurrency NewsBy 28/07/2022

The Harmony team, a month after the bridge breach, which resulted in the loss of $100 million in assets, offered two options for recovering assets. Harmony urged the community to vote on the most profitable of the options from August 1st. The developers warned that in both cases, given the current state of their financial reserves, an immediate asset recovery of 14 different asset classes for 65,000 wallets worth about $100 million is not possible.…

SonicWall: Cryptojackers switched from retailers to financiers

Cryptocurrency NewsBy 27/07/2022

Analysts at the system security agency SonicWall believe that against the backdrop of a decrease in the number of ransomware attacks, stealth mining incidents have increased. SonicWall published its 2022 Cyber Threat Report, which states that the number of hacker attacks on the financial sector using cryptojacking has increased by 269%. According to the document, the number of cyber attacks on this sector of the economy is now five times higher than the number of…

Kimchi premium: South Korean authorities prosecute bitcoin abusers

Cryptocurrency NewsBy 27/07/2022

Law enforcement agencies in South Korea, as part of a major investigation by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), are checking cases of illegal bitcoin trading in order to receive the so-called kimchi premium. The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into over 2 trillion Korean won ($1.5 billion) in money transfers from overseas related to bitcoin trading. According to the prosecutor, this money was obtained through an illegal method of bitcoin arbitrage…

Bitfinex and Tether launched a cryptographically protected video call service

Cryptocurrency NewsBy 26/07/2022

Crypto companies Bitfinex and Tether have jointly entered the peer-to-peer (P2P) application market by offering private video communications with the ability to integrate USDT. Together with P2P infrastructure developer Hypercore, the companies created a new legal entity and protocol called Holepunch. Based on it, three project participants launched the Keet application for peer-to-peer cryptographically encrypted video calls. Keet will allow users to schedule audio and video calls, send text messages and share files for free.…

Barclays begins investing in the digital asset market

Cryptocurrency NewsBy 26/07/2022

The British bank Barclays, despite the crisis in the crypto industry, intends to invest in the custodial service Crypto Copper in the “range of millions of dollars.” An international private bank headquartered in London is investing in a crypto service that stores $2 billion worth of cryptocurrencies as part of its latest funding round. Barclays is one of the UK’s largest banks with total assets of around $1.4 trillion as of 2021. Until now, the…

The Prosecutor of South Korea conducted searches in the offices of seven crypto-exchanges

Cryptocurrency NewsBy 25/07/2022

Employees of the South Korean prosecutor’s office staged a raid, during which they raided legal entities, one way or another related to the investigation into the collapse of the Terra project. The offices of seven local stock exchanges were searched. Law enforcement is investigating whether the collapse of the Terra ecosystem was a deliberate move by Terraform Labs founder and CEO Do Kwon. Prosecutors visited the offices of the trading exchanges Bithumb, Upbit, Coinone and…

South Korean sports committee official laundered budget money through bitcoins

Cryptocurrency NewsBy 25/07/2022

A senior South Korean sports committee accountant who manages state funds for mass sports has confessed to stealing taxpayer money in exchange for cryptocurrency. An employee of the sports council of the South Korean city of Mokpo, who is responsible for the operating expenses of local amateur and semi-professional sports teams, stole more than $ 367,000. The official and her husband spent the money on investments in cryptocurrency. A few months ago, the sports committee…

CedarFX – Trade with the First Eco-Conscious Broker

Cryptocurrency NewsBy 22/07/2022

It’s not every day that you come across a broker with a vision to make a positive impact beyond the world of finance. CedarFX, however, is changing that perception. The leading online broker has recently launched a revolutionary Eco Account option to its traders, making it the first-ever Eco-conscious broker to exist! Through their various account options, CedarFX is dedicated to helping traders reach higher by offering ultra-high leverage and low spreads. Traders can get…

Cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex resumes withdrawals and deposits of customer funds

Cryptocurrency NewsBy 22/07/2022

The Thai Cryptocurrency Exchange announced the resumption of deposit and withdrawal operations on the platform. The Zipmex exchange announced that the resumption of deposit and withdrawal operations will begin at 18:00 (GMT +7) on July 21. At the same time, trading operations with crypto assets will not be available until a special order from the company. A day earlier, the CEO of the crypto exchange, Marcus Lim, announced the suspension of the withdrawal of funds,…

The Shiba Inu Team Engaged The Third Floor Studio To Create The Metaverse

Cryptocurrency NewsBy 22/07/2022

Developers Shiba Inu have entered into an agreement with the American visualization studio The Third Floor to create the virtual world of SHIB: The Metaverse Project. The stage operates in entertainment, film, television, video games, and virtual and augmented reality. For 17 years, The Third Floor has collaborated with renowned directors and designers. The company has been involved in the creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, Dune, and Avatar. The Third Floor’s client…

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