Major Swiss bank ZKB launches Bitcoin and Ether trading
Zurich Cantonal Bank will take on the function of securely storing the private keys for its customers, according to exec Alexandra Scriba.
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The U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a fresh warning for investors in decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, which have been targeted with $1.6 billion in exploits in 2022. In an Aug. 29 public service announcement on the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, the agency said the exploits have caused investors to lose money —…

Bitcoin stagnates as bearish headwinds continue to blow
Bitcoin price falls as demand for leveraged long BTC futures and stablecoins drops.

Bitcoin falls below $100K following Donald Trump imposing import tariffs
Bitcoin has dropped below $100,000 for the first time since Jan. 27 following Donald Trump imposing import tariffs on goods from China, Canada, and Mexico — which triggered immediate responses from the three countries.

Celsius Partners With Chainlink to Decentralize Price Data
Today, March 30, Celsius Network (CEL) begins using Chainlink’s (LINK) price data feed oracles while offering treasury management servicec to the oracle platform.The CEO and founder of Celsius, Alex Mashinsky, told Cointelegraph about the rationale behind the partnership:“Celsius wants to be more transparent and more decentralized and that is the main driver for partnering with Chainlink.”The…

Andreessen Horowitz invests $70M in Ethereum staking protocol Lido
The venture capital firm said Lido's liquid staking solution removes many "operational complexities" institutional investors have faced in staking ETH. 278 Total views 2 Total shares Ethereum staking solution Lido Finance has raised $70 million from venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz, marking the protocol’s first funding round since May 2021. Andreessen Horowitz’s investment in Lido is…

Exchanges outdo auctions for governments cashing in criminal crypto, says exec
Earlier this week, Lithuania's tax service, the Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate, added $7.6 million dollars to the state budget through the sale of cryptocurrencies seized in criminal investigations. The occasion marked the first time that the Lithuanian government liquidated confiscated cryptocurrencies. In doing so, the country joined the growing number of jurisdictions worldwide that have auctioned…

Peter Schiff Bungled Wallet Password, Solving ‘Bitcoin Mystery’
Famous crypto skeptic and gold bug Peter Schiff said that his “Bitcoin mystery” is solved after realizing that he mistook the pin of his Bitcoin (BTC) wallet for the password.In a tweet on Jan. 22, Schiff explained that he knows the pin of his wallet, but after the app was updated, he was logged out…

Using blockchain technology to combat retail theft
The retail industry is one of the most important sectors of the United States economy. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has left the trillion-dollar retail sector vulnerable to in-store theft. Findings from the National Retail Federation’s 2022 Retail Security Survey show that retail losses from stolen goods increased to $94.5 billion in 2021, up from $90.8 billion…