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Hacks

Poly Network Hacker Releases Private Key for Remaining Looted $141M

In a note to the Poly Network team, the attacker referred to the saga as "one of the most wild adventures in our lives."

News  ·  23 August 2021
Crypto Exchange

Upbit Is First Korean Exchange to Register With Authorities Before September Deadline

Crypto exchanges that don't register by Sept. 24 face being shut down in South Korea.

News  ·  23 August 2021
Blockchain

Most Executives See Digital Assets as Strong Fiat Alternative in Next 5-10 Years: Deloitte

Cybersecurity, regulation and privacy are seen as the biggest obstacles to global adoption of digital assets, according to a Deloitte survey.

News  ·  23 August 2021
Coinbase

Coinbase Says USDC Reserves to Be Held in Cash, Short-Term Treasurys From September

President and COO Emilie Choi in a Twitter post on Monday clarified earlier language on the crypto exchange's website.

News  ·  23 August 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Tops $50K for First Time in 3 Months

"The market continues to hover over the 200-day moving average with bulls still in play," Zerocap's Toby Chapple told CoinDesk.

Markets  ·  23 August 2021
Binance

Binance Hires Former Abu Dhabi Global Market Head as Singapore CEO

The move provides an opportunity to get ahead of the regulatory curve – a sore point for the exchange in recent weeks.

News  ·  23 August 2021
Funding Rounds

Taiwan’s XREX Blockchain Firm Raises $17M in Funding Round Led by CDIB Capital

Funding will go toward expanding the firm's fiat currency portfolio, acquiring additional licenses and furthering partnerships.

News  ·  23 August 2021
PayPal

PayPal Brings Crypto Service to UK Customers

Rollout of PayPal's first expansion of its crypto offering outside the U.S. will begin this week.

News  ·  22 August 2021
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: When China Spoke, Bitcoin Reacted. America? Not So Much

It could just be the U.S. is not the center of the crypto universe.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 August 2021
Hacks

Liquid Exchange Hacker Covers Tracks by Sending $20M to ETH Mixer

Other portions of the stolen $90 million have ended up at Uniswap, Huobi, Binance and Poloniex, blockchain data shows.

Business  ·  21 August 2021
Bitcoin Futures

AdvisorShares Files for Bitcoin Futures ETF

Morgan Creek Capital will serve as a sub-adviser for the AdvisorShares Managed Bitcoin ETF.

News  ·  21 August 2021
Commodities

Neuberger Berman’s $164M Commodities Fund Can Invest 5% in Bitcoin

The investments manager increased a crypto bet it began chasing just last week.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 August 2021
HitBTC

Sentinel Network Reports Theft of 40M DVPN Coins in HitBTC Breach

Sentinel said that the coins were stolen because of a vulnerability in HitBTC’s mnemonic phrase.

News  ·  20 August 2021
Brazil

Binance Suspends Futures in Brazil Citing Regulatory Requirements

The product was removed in response to an order from the Brazilian Securities Commission.

News  ·  20 August 2021
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rallies Ahead of $50K Resistance

Bitcoin rallied after Coinbase announced it will add crypto to its balance sheet.

Markets  ·  20 August 2021