Oct 09 2023
Cosmos-based Stride has been on a roll lately. Despite the prolonged market-wide bearish trend, Stride’s governance token – STRD – has surged 330% year-to-date. According to a recent Nansen report, the protocol currently commands more than 80% of the market share within the Cosmos ecosystem. STRD has a market cap of around $72.29 million and …
Oct 08 2023
Coinbase has obtained a major payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The license builds on its in-principle approval granted by the state regulator in October of the previous year. This significant milestone grants the company the authority to provide regulated digital payment token (DPT) products and services. As a result, the …
Oct 07 2023
Kraken, an already prominent virtual currency exchange network, just declared its intention to acquire Coin Meester B.V. (BCM) This strategic acquisition aims to cement Kraken’s foothold in the European region while enhancing compliance with the changing regulatory climate. BCM was established in 2017 and has already amassed a reputation as one of the oldest and …
Oct 04 2023
Users of FriendTech (FT) have reported instances of unauthorized access to their accounts, resulting in the theft of their valuable digital assets. These security breaches have raised significant concerns regarding the vulnerabilities of the centralized service, prompting SlowMist’s founder to issue a warning about the inherent risks associated with utilizing the platform. The initial occurrence …
Oct 03 2023
Eastern Asia ranks as the fifth most active crypto market, contributing 8.8% of global digital asset activity between July 2022 and June 2023. Its decline over the last few years has been notable – largely propelled by the big blow to the Chinese trading activity and mining sector. The growing prominence of Hong Kong as …
Oct 03 2023
Crypto-related exploits stood at a whopping $329.8 million in September. Exit scams were recorded to be around $1.9 million, while flash loans accounted for almost $0.4 million. CertiK attributed the largest portion of this month’s losses to the September 23rd attack on the Mixin Network, a Hong Kong-based decentralized cross-chain transfer protocol. This breach in …
Jun 15 2023
Journalist María Teresa Montaño became obsessed with using the State of Mexico’s online procurement database to track down smaller and quirkier contracts. She suspected many contracts were fake, especially those handed to obscure companies based hundreds of kilometers away from her state. At least 17 journalists were reportedly murdered last year alone in Mexico, where …
Jun 13 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina’sauthorities seize 124 kilograms of cocaine. The drugs were concealed in packages of bananas mistakenly delivered to a trade company. The company had neither ordered the cocaine, nor the bananas. The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) estimated the street value of the drugs at $1.5 million. The investigation will determine whether these …
Jun 12 2023
Bitcoin has undergone numerous ups and downs in its relatively short history, but only a few have been proclaimed as a full-on bull market. The latest one was back in late 2021 when the cryptocurrency skyrocketed to its ATH of $69,000. As bitcoin has recovered a lot of ground since its sub-$16,000 endeavor, the community …
