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Taiwan’s Ace Exchange founder indicted in $10.6M fraud case | Update April 11, 07:15 am UTC: This article has been updated to include a quote from Ace Exchange denying reports that the platform operates multiple franchise stores.
Prosecutors in Taiwan are taking action against David Pan, the founder of Ace Exchange, a local cryptocurrency trading platform.
According to an offic... | Prosecutors in Taiwan are taking action against David Pan, the founder of Ace Exchange, a local cryptocurrency trading platform.
According to an official statement by prosecutors, Pan was indicted alongside six other suspects on April 8.
The exchange stated the following:“Please rest assured that the trading and operat... |
Pac Finance causes $24M in liquidations via sudden parameter change | Users of the decentralized finance (DeFi) app Pac Finance have reportedly suffered $24 million in liquidations on April 11 because of a sudden parameter change made by a developer wallet, according to multiple reports on social media and the app’s official Discord server. In a post to X, the team stated that the parame... | Pac Finance is a crypto lending app that runs on Blast network.
ezETH parameter change on Pac Finance.
Related: Curve’s (CRV) price hits a 1-year low amid looming liquidation threatIn response to the cascade of liquidations, Pac Finance users took to the protocol’s official Discord server to complain and demand answers... |
Chinese police probe spurs mysterious token movements and platform upgrades | Filecoin liquid staking protocol STFIL claims that there have been token movements and unexplainable protocol upgrades following an investigation of their team members by the Chinese police.
On April 9, the protocol expressed its belief that Chinese authorities are still investigating its core technical team members. ... | Filecoin liquid staking protocol STFIL claims that there have been token movements and unexplainable protocol upgrades following an investigation of their team members by the Chinese police.
On April 9, the protocol expressed its belief that Chinese authorities are still investigating its core technical team members.
A... |
Former Disney boss launches Web3 game publisher with Marvel, Star Wars talent | A team of Hollywood and gaming luminaries has joined forces to launch a AAA Web3 games publisher in the United Arab Emirates.
Dubbed Galactic Entertainment Publishing, the recently launched venture represents the first arm of parent company Galactic Group.
The firm’s inaugural endeavor, PlanetQuest, has been in activ... | A team of Hollywood and gaming luminaries has joined forces to launch a AAA Web3 games publisher in the United Arab Emirates.
Dubbed Galactic Entertainment Publishing, the recently launched venture represents the first arm of parent company Galactic Group.
Their previous individual credits include a bevy of franchises,... |
TradFi firms now prefer public blockchains: Ex-Grayscale exec | Traditional financial institutions are more keen on tokenizing assets on public blockchains than ever before, says a former Grayscale executive.
Speaking with Cointelegraph, Celisa Morin, who served as Vice President of Platform Distribution at Grayscale until mid-2022, said that a new BlackRock-led narrative among Tr... | Traditional financial institutions are more keen on tokenizing assets on public blockchains than ever before, says a former Grayscale executive.
Speaking with Cointelegraph, Celisa Morin, who served as Vice President of Platform Distribution at Grayscale until mid-2022, said that a new BlackRock-led narrative among Tra... |
Once unprofitable BTC miners are turning their machines back on — Analyst | Bitcoin miners have likely put their older crypto-mining machines back to work in the first quarter, contributing to a record-setting hash rate as Bitcoin’s price skyrocketed to a new all-time high in early March.
“Improved market conditions have encouraged miners who were previously unprofitable at lower hashprice le... | Bitcoin miners have likely put their older crypto-mining machines back to work in the first quarter, contributing to a record-setting hash rate as Bitcoin’s price skyrocketed to a new all-time high in early March.
Smid told Cointelegraph he has spoken with industry players who have observed an uptick in less efficient ... |
Stablecoin competition crucial for regulatory engagement — Tether CEO | Ripple’s move to launch its own stablecoin could add further legitimacy to the stablecoin landscape, according to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino.
Speaking exclusively to Cointelegraph during Paris Blockchain Week, Ardoino said the stablecoin ecosystem needs healthy competition between big players to further legitimize the u... | Ripple’s move to launch its own stablecoin could add further legitimacy to the stablecoin landscape, according to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino.
The stablecoin ecosystem is an industry because there are many players,” Ardoino said.
Related: Tether’s USDT stablecoin hits historic $100B market cap“I believe that there is spac... |
PayPal opens PYUSD stablecoin to USD conversions for cross-border transfers | PayPal will allow all United States users outside the state of Hawaii to fund money transfers to family and friends abroad using U.S. dollars converted from its native stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD).
According to the April 4 announcement, the service, powered by PayPal’s Xoom, is able to fund money transfers via PYUSD ... | PayPal will allow all United States users outside the state of Hawaii to fund money transfers to family and friends abroad using U.S. dollars converted from its native stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD).
According to the April 4 announcement, the service, powered by PayPal’s Xoom, is able to fund money transfers via PYUSD t... |
Casa's multi-key solution for tackling self-custody Bitcoin inheritance | Bitcoin self-custody firm Casa is rolling out an inheritance feature aimed at streamlining the transfer of assets to benefactors from deceased estates.
The inheritance of cryptocurrencies can be a complicated process, even more so if the owner of the digital assets has not made any provisions for their families or des... | Bitcoin self-custody firm Casa is rolling out an inheritance feature aimed at streamlining the transfer of assets to benefactors from deceased estates.
Casa has offered an inheritance feature to its highest membership tier in the U.S. for the past few years.
Related: Casa Releases Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet Focused on... |
Elections may swing Senate Banking Committee toward crypto, Sen. Lummis says | Cryptocurrency is increasingly becoming a political issue, and upcoming elections will be decisive in the future of crypto in the United States, Senator Cynthia Lummis told the audience at the Bitcoin Policy Summit in Washington, D.C. Innovations in mining could add weight to the pro-crypto argument, she added.
The cu... | The current chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, is a vocal crypto skeptic.
Source: Cynthia Lummis“We have better advocacy on the [House] Finance Committee and the Ag [House Agriculture] Committee,” Lummis continued.
Lummis went on to talk about mining, saying Bitcoin miners are starting t... |
Bitcoin’s 2023–2024 growth rate has it on track to surpass Microsoft within a year | Bitcoin has had a banner year so far in 2024. It reached a new all-time high price of $73,679 on March 13, and in the time since, it’s hung around the $70,000 threshold — putting it up more than 140% over the same time last year.
When Bitcoin (BTC) reached its 2024 peak (so far) and new all-time high, it briefly surpa... | Bitcoin can surpass them both and claim the sixth-place spot on the list by reaching a price of approximately $95,642 to surpass a market cap of $1.885 trillion.
The number to beat there, if Bitcoin is to surpass Microsoft’s $3.126 trillion cap and reach number two on the list, is approximately $165,608 per BTC.
If Bit... |
‘Penny hasn’t dropped’ for Australia’s next crypto unicorns — Coinbase APAC MD | Australia is primed for its next wave of crypto “unicorns” — startups with a billion-dollar valuation — but not until there is more regulatory clarity around crypto, according to Coinbase’s APAC managing director John O’Loghlen.
“I don’t think the penny’s dropped in Canberra or on the high street in terms of just how ... | Australia is primed for its next wave of crypto “unicorns” — startups with a billion-dollar valuation — but not until there is more regulatory clarity around crypto, according to Coinbase’s APAC managing director John O’Loghlen.
According to a 2024 investor survey from Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve, ap... |
KuCoin plans $10M airdrop of BTC, KCS as Justice Dept., CFTC circle | Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin will hold an airdrop of Bitcoin (BTC) and its native KuCoin (KCS) token worth $10 million, according to a letter from CEO Johnny Lyu posted on the exchange’s blog on March 27. The news comes a day after the United States Justice Department announced charges against the exchange and two of... | Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin will hold an airdrop of Bitcoin (BTC) and its native KuCoin (KCS) token worth $10 million, according to a letter from CEO Johnny Lyu posted on the exchange’s blog on March 27.
The news comes a day after the United States Justice Department announced charges against the exchange and two of... |
Australians wouldn’t value retail CBDC for its privacy or safety, RBA finds | The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has examined the value the public would place on a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). It looked at willingness to pay for the use of CBDC in a digital wallet and the privacy benefits that CBDC might offer.
The RBA described its hypothetical CBDC as “a digital currency that... | The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has examined the value the public would place on a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC).
It looked at willingness to pay for the use of CBDC in a digital wallet and the privacy benefits that CBDC might offer.
Source: Resist CBDCThe research considered fees for privacy and safe... |
Nearly $100M recovered from hacks in March — PeckShield | Nearly $100 million in digital assets stolen in March hacks has been recovered, according to data compiled by blockchain security firm PeckShield.
PeckShield said on April 1 that over 30 hacking incidents occurred in March, accounting for $187 million in funds lost.
Total hack losses in 2024 by month. Source: PeckShi... | Nearly $100 million in digital assets stolen in March hacks has been recovered, according to data compiled by blockchain security firm PeckShield.
PeckShield said on April 1 that over 30 hacking incidents occurred in March, accounting for $187 million in funds lost.
PeckShield said that $98.8 million in stolen digital ... |
US Justice Department charges KuCoin and two founders with violating AML laws | United States Justice Department officials unsealed an indictment against cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and two of its founders for “conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business” and violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, or BSA.
In a March 26 announcement, the U.S. Department of Justice said KuCoin f... | United States Justice Department officials unsealed an indictment against cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and two of its founders for “conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business” and violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, or BSA.
“KuCoin and its founders deliberately sought to conceal the fact that sub... |
US Bitcoin miner Giga Energy to launch facility in Argentina | Texas-based Bitcoin (BTC) miner Giga Energy has expanded its operations into Argentina as part of a move to utilize wasted energy from "natural gas flaring" on the South American nation's oil fields.
Giga co-founder Brent Whitehead described the expansion as a “significant milestone” for his firm in a March 26 post on... | Texas-based Bitcoin (BTC) miner Giga Energy has expanded its operations into Argentina as part of a move to utilize wasted energy from "natural gas flaring" on the South American nation's oil fields.
Methane is released as part of the process, which Giga then converts into electricity to power its Bitcoin mining rigs.
... |
Blockchain Association and crypto activist group sue SEC over ‘Dealer Rule’ | The Blockchain Association (BA) and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) revealed a new lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Northern District of Texas, according to a statement.
On April 23, the BA announced the lawsuit in a move to challenge the SEC’s recent expans... | The Blockchain Association (BA) and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) revealed a new lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Northern District of Texas, according to a statement.
On April 23, the BA announced the lawsuit in a move to challenge the SEC’s recent expansi... |
Ethereum reaches 1M validators, community thinks it’s ‘too much’ | The Ethereum network recently hit the one million validator milestone, with 32 million Ether (ETH) currently staked, valued at approximately $114 billion based on current market prices.
On March 28, the Dune Analytics dashboard created by Hildobby to track Ethereum staking progress showed that the network achieved a v... | The Ethereum network recently hit the one million validator milestone, with 32 million Ether (ETH) currently staked, valued at approximately $114 billion based on current market prices.
The data also showed that around 30% of the ETH is staked using the Ethereum staking pool Lido, a liquid staking platform for proof-of... |
Woo X exchange launches world’s first tokenized T-bills for retail | Woo X cryptocurrency exchange has launched tokenized United States Treasury Bills (T-Bills), claiming to be the first protocol to offer tokenized T-Bills for retail investors.
Woo X launched its real-world–asset (RWA) tokenization vaults, RWA Earn Vaults, enabling users to earn yield by holding Circle’s USD Coin (USDC... | Woo X cryptocurrency exchange has launched tokenized United States Treasury Bills (T-Bills), claiming to be the first protocol to offer tokenized T-Bills for retail investors.
The yield-earning product was launched in partnership with OpenTrade, a London-headquartered tokenization platform backed by Circle.
Over $1 bil... |
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