Equalizer DEX hacker drains funds: Users warned, investigation underway

2019 was an eventful year for Bitcoin. In the first six months, it rallied about 310%, from a low of $3,355 on Jan. 29 to a high of $13,973.50 on Jun. 26. That stoked expectations that the leading digital currency might retest its lifetime highs at $19,531.90. However, the second half of the year was…

Four gigabyte devices will soon be able to find a new home on ETC. Ethereum Classic (ETC) is planning on executing the Thanos hard fork, an upgrade that would ensure several more years of mining functionality for graphics cards with 4 gigabytes of RAM.The upgrade, scheduled for block 11,700,000 — set to be mined between…

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed higher on May 30 as early week gains saw BTC/USD retain $30,500.BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView$32,000, $35,000 flagged as lines in the sandData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed the largest cryptocurrency consolidating near $30,600 at the time of writing after hitting highs of $30,900 on Bistamp.Its best performance since…

Japanese employment information services company Recruit Co., Ltd. has invested in a blockchain-focused company Beam Development Limited, according to an announcement published on Feb. 18.Per today’s press release, Recruit has invested in Israeli blockchain startup Beam Development Limited. The investment was made through Recruit’s $25 million fund called RSP Blockchain Tech Fund Pte. Ltd. The…

Ripple incubator and investment arm Xpring has spent $500 million on XRP projects since its launch in May 2018, according to an official blog post on July 2.These funds have reportedly been distributed to over 20 companies, including the blockchain-based gaming platform Forte.In general, the report says that Xpring investments are intended to create use…

Bitcoin (BTC) is in a “transition,” which should pave the way to the next bull market top, new research has concluded.In the latest edition of its weekly newsletter, “The Week On-Chain,” analytics firm Glassnode unveiled its latest tool for tracking Bitcoin’s resurgence.Bitcoin hodlers in “transition”After the 2022 bear market and signs of recovery in Q1…

Veteran DeFi protocol Bancor came under heavy scrutiny for pausing the impairment loss protection program at a time when liquidity providers need it the most. 801 Total views 4 Total shares Bancor, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol often credited as the pioneer of the DeFi space, paused its impairment loss protection (ILP) function on Sunday, citing “hostile”…

It is understood the crypto software company will enable crypto traders to create algorithmic-based strategies to access different markets. 124 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTSkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci is investing in a crypto company founded by the former president of FTX US.According to…

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO had flirted with the idea of adding DOGE payments to Twitter. 286 Total views 5 Total shares Dogecoin (DOGE) has missed a much-anticipated technical upside target and is down nearly 10% over the past week amid an ongoing spat between Elon Musk and Twitter.Musk hurts DOGE priceTo recap: Musk, whose…