The potential for a second Donald Trump presidency has the crypto industry on edge, as the former president has made promises to end President Joe Biden’s “crusade against crypto.” Trump’s rising odds of winning the U.S. elections have sparked concerns among foreign crypto exchanges like Binance, OKX, and Deribit. The possibility of a more crypto-friendly
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MPC wallet provider Liminal recently stated that its infrastructure was not compromised during the hack of India-based crypto exchange WazirX. The firm released a detailed post-mortem report on July 19, attributing the breach to compromised devices within WazirX’s network. Liminal clarified in the report that its user interface (UI) was not responsible for the attack.
In a recent development, a US court has granted Binance US the permission to invest a portion of its customer fiat funds, currently held at BitGo, in US Treasury Bills. This decision comes after the exchange requested the court’s approval to invest around $40 million in $10 million increments over a span of four weeks.
Crypto exchange OKX has recently selected Malta as its Market in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) hub in order to cater to the 450 million residents of the European Union. By making this strategic move, OKX aims to provide services that are compliant with local wregulations, while also ensuring seamless connectivity for deposits and withdrawals to local bank
Recently, a blockchain security firm called Cyvers Alert made a shocking revelation about the Indian exchange WazirX. According to the report, WazirX was exploited for approximately $235 million in a series of suspicious transactions involving their Safe Multisig wallet on the ETH network. The total amount of $234.9 million was transferred to a new address,
The recent announcement from crypto exchange OKX has sent shockwaves through the Nigerian crypto community. OKX has informed Nigerian clients that they have until Aug. 16 to close their positions, as the platform is ceasing operations in the African country due to local regulations. In a move that has left many users frustrated, OKX stated
The Ministry of Finance in Russia has put forward a proposal to allow traditional exchanges to facilitate digital asset trading for a specific group of investors. This proposal aims to create specialized regulations for organized trading in digital currencies, considering them as commodities, based on either an exchange license or a trading system license. The
During a hearing on July 11, Judge Katherine Polk Failla expressed her disapproval of Coinbase’s attempts to subpoena SEC chair Gary Gensler in the ongoing case against the firm. Failla specifically pointed out that the request included Gensler’s statements before he assumed his role as SEC chair in 2021. Coinbase’s lawyer argued that the company
In a bid to bolster security within the cryptocurrency industry, Kraken recently announced its collaboration with other major players to co-found the Blockchain Security Standards Council (BSSC). The purpose of this nonprofit organization is to establish uniform security standards across the crypto sector, with the goal of addressing critical security threats such as fraud, nation-state
The recent developments at Paxful Inc. have shocked the cryptocurrency community, as co-founder and former CTO Artur Schaback pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program. According to the Department of Justice, Schaback’s negligence turned Paxful into a hub for money laundering, sanctions violations, fraud, romance scams,