Losses from crypto hacks plunge 67% in April to $60 million
The amount stolen through crypto hacks, along with the number of successful attacks, has seen a sharp decline in April.
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Chainlink to join Rapid Addition in building blockchain adapter for institutions
Chainlink Labs’ Vince Turcotte told Cointelegraph that they expect digitally-native institutions to be the first to adopt the integration.
The reasons Bitcoin price is down 11% since the halving
Bitcoin’s current price action is “hardly a surprise” given the extraordinary bullish action leading up to the fourth halving.
Extradition papers ready for Binance’s Anjarwalla, says INTERPOL Africa
The Interpol official did not confirm that Anjarwalla is currently held in Kenya but noted that the fleeing crypto executive was last seen in the country.
Curve Finance awards dev $250k for finding reentrancy vulnerability
Curve Finance awarded cybersecurity researcher Marco Croc with its maximum bug bounty award of $250,000 after thoroughly investigating the security flaw.
Pike Finance exploited for $1.6M in second incident in 3 days
A smart contract vulnerability led to nearly $2 million worth of lost funds within three days on Pike Finance, which is offering a 20% reward for the stolen assets.
Boda boda blockchain boost: How tech is tracking Africa’s motorbike taxis
Nodle’s underlying blockchain infrastructure will enable real-time location data of motorcycle taxis in East Africa financed by Watu.
Crypto veterans call out DOJ for targeting Roger Ver a decade after he left US
A majority of the crypto community criticized the US government for its indictment against Ver, and a few users called it a part of the larger anti-crypto stance of the Biden administration.
Chinese police capture StarkNet airdrop identity forger: Report
The suspect has claimed over 40,000 STRK coins that belonged to victims, before converting them to over $90,000 USDT.
Bitcoin price loses $60K support to hit 2-month lows
Bitcoin traders feel the sting of $160 million liquidations as BTC price returns to levels not seen since February.
EigenLayer sees over 12,000 queued withdrawals — How far will TVL fall?
Mass withdrawals started on April 29 after EigenLayer’s decision to ban U.S. and Canada-based participants from its upcoming airdrop.
Nigeria restricts fintech onboarding to stop KYC-evading crypto investors
Nigerian fintech firms OPay, Kuda Bank, Moniepoint and PalmPay were directed to pause the creation of new accounts amid an ongoing audit of their KYC processes.
What happens to lost Bitcoin?
Billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin are trapped in digital limbo. Discover the strange world of lost Bitcoin and what it means for the future of cryptocurrency.
Changpeng Zhao’s 4-month sentence a ‘general deterrence,’ says lawyer
CZ’s charges are serious, justified, and “sent a message” to the industry that compliance “must be taken seriously,” says lawyer and RMIT lecturer Aaron Lane.
XRP, SOL, DOGE open interest falls a combined 51% in the last month
Dogecoin’s open interest saw the steepest decline among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap, falling 64% since the start of April.
Vitalik Buterin breaks down ‘Binius’ as a way to speed up zero-knowledge proofs
The Ethereum co-founder expects “many more improvements” in binary-field-based proving techniques in the months ahead.
RWA protocols are closing in on $8B total value locked: Messari
The TVL across real-world asset tokenization protocols has surged almost 60% since February, says blockchain analytics firm Messari.
Fantom bets on ‘safer memecoins’ with launch of $6.5M dev fund
Fantom Foundation CEO Michael Kong hopes the blockchain can “replicate the success” of its peers by getting in on the memecoin hype.
‘Pretty ordinary stuff’ — Traders seem unfazed by Bitcoin correction
Crypto traders are stressing that the Bitcoin price correction is “exactly what the cycle needs” right now.
‘No signs’ of Bitcoin miner capitulation despite plummeting revenue
CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ji said that despite a drop in Bitcoin mining revenues since the halving, Bitcoin miners haven’t shown any signs of capitulation.
BlackRock's BUIDL becomes the world’s largest tokenized treasury fund
It took less than six weeks for the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund to surpass Franklin Templeton’s one year old tokenized treasury fund.
Bitcoin’s ‘euphoria phase’ cools, but a BTC bottom could be near — Glassnode
Data suggests that newer investors are behind Bitcoin’s sell-off, but sell-side exhaustion will eventually mark BTC’s price bottom.
US Court to hear proposed remedies from Terraform Labs, Do Kwon in May
The SEC proposed that Do Kwon and Terraform pay roughly $5.3 billion in disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties, while the firm’s team suggested only $1 million.
CZ sentenced: A chronology of Binance’s legal battles in the US
Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison for violating U.S. money laundering laws.
Physical version of gold-backed token replaces Zimbabwe dollar
The country has struggled with an unstable currency for years, but now it will have one backed by reserves three times larger than its issuance.
Changpeng Zhao four-month prison sentence lighter than expected
Prosecutors initially sought to charge the former Binance executive with 36 months.
Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem thrives despite market correction
The Bitcoin DApp ecosystem has been reinvigorated by the invention of native protocols such as Ordinals and Inscriptions last year.
Bitcoin falls under $60K as BTC‘s futures premium drops to a 5-month low
Bitcoin price revisits recent lows as the BTC futures premium falls to a 5-month low. Is the bull market over?
Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison
Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, pleaded guilty in November to violating U.S. money laundering laws and had been free to travel in the United States on a $175 million bond.
US Justice Dept charges Roger Ver with tax fraud
Early crypto investor ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ faces extradition to the U.S. after being charged with evading nearly $50 million in taxes.