Google Yanked MetaMask From the Chrome Store, Left a Phishing Scam Up

July 27, 2018
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Scams are an epidemic in the crypto space, and clumsy actions by big tech companies can open up the opportunities, as MetaMask learned recently.

The business intelligence and analytics company announced the move on June 8 which CEO Michael Saylor tweeted on his feed a few hours later. The notes will be sold in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers and the offering is expected to close on June 14, 2021. The company announced the pricing of $500…

Joint U.S. House Hearing on Crypto’s Future Opens With Discord

Jesse Hamilton is CoinDesk's deputy managing editor for global policy and regulation. He doesn't hold any crypto.The unusual joint meeting of the two most crypto-relevant committees in the U.S. House of Representatives was called to work out the best legislative approach to digital assets, but one of the top Democrats questioned whether Congress should be…

Top 5 Cryptocurrencies Besides Bitcoin to Look for in the Coming Week

The cryptocurrency market is booming over the past few days, with Bitcoin marking a brand new all-time high and capturing the coveted $60,000 mark – another huge milestone. But, as we know from history, the market likes to move in cycles, so it might be the case that soon we see altcoins starting to catch…

Bitmain Spin-Off Launches Crypto Exchange to Go After Booming Options Market

Jul 27, 2020 at 16:58 UTCUpdated Jul 27, 2020 at 17:40 UTC(solarseven/Shutterstock)Crypto services provider Matrixport has launched its own derivatives exchange to go after surging activity in the options space. The Singapore-based company said the new derivatives exchange, dubbed Bit.com, would first list a BTC/USD perpetual swap on Aug. 3, before adding a series of…

SEC’s Proposal to Amend the Definition of Exchange Violates the First Amendment, Says Coin Center

Coin Center has vehemently pushed back the controversial SEC proposal that sought to redefine the definition of “exchange” within the Securities Exchange Act in a bid to “include systems that offer the use of non-firm trading interest and communications protocols to bring together buyers and sellers of securities.” The group deemed the regulator’s move as…

Hong Kong Crypto ETF Outflows Surge to Record $40M

On Monday, May 13, Hong Kong’s spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw a total outflow of $39.3 million, according to preliminary data from Farside Investors. It is the highest total outflow for the institutional investment products since they were launched on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on May 2. Spot Bitcoin funds from issuers Bosera

Ripple Vs. SEC: Judge Denies The Sealing of Hinman’s Speech Once Again

In the latest development in a court case that’s been dragging on for years, Judge Analisa Torres denied the SEC’s request to seal documents pertaining to a speech by Bill Hinman, the director of the agency’s corporate finance division. First Attempts Blocked Last Year The speech in question, which outlines why Hinman does not consider…

It’s Not Just Crypto: 2,000 Robinhood Accounts Compromised

Hackers had a field run a couple of days ago, targeting the popular retail-oriented trading application Robinhood. Almost 2,000 Robinhood Markets accounts were compromised in a spree that saw customers’ funds siphoned off, according to a Bloomberg report. Robinhood disclosed that a “limited number” of their customers had been struck by hackers who…

AAG Launches TomoOne: An NFT-Based Game to Educate and Entertain MetaOne® Users

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, May 29th, 2023] AAG is pleased to announce the launch of TomoOne, an innovative NFT-based game developed on Saakuru’s gas-fee free blockchain with the aim of providing educational value and interactive engagement for MetaOne® users in the realm of Web3. Early adopters of MetaOne® will be able to mint the…

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