Mango Markets mulls $500K CFTC settlement amid ‘ongoing’ investigation

Layer-1 smart contract platforms increased their market share throughout August after the Ethereum network London hard fork did little to solve the major issues of high transaction fees and network congestion. One top-10 protocol that has been gaining momentum, but has yet to experience a significant price breakout to new highs like some of its competitors is…

Crypto mining malware has been sneakily invading hundreds of thousands of computers around the world since 2019, often masquerading as legitimate programs, such as Google Translate, new research has found. In an Aug. 29 report by Check Point Research (CPR), a research team for American-Israeli cybersecurity provider, Check Point Software Technologies, the malware has been flying…

It’s as immutable as a transaction on the blockchain: Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have permanently made their mark on art history. While the movement has some members of the arterati swooning at the notion of unwashed digital hoards laying siege to their domain, the reality is that the two worlds of high art and crypto…

The unfortunate trader suffered a loss of over 99% on his initial $1.16 million investment following a smart contract exploit.

The stablecoin issuer launched a service and API that allows developers to create customized wallets for their users. 457 Total views 5 Total shares USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle has released a beta version of a multiparty computation (MPC) wallet service, according to an Aug. 8 announcement. The new service will allow developers of decentralized…

The launch announcement followed expansion moves by Bitfinex into El Salvador and Chile through licensing and partnerships, respectively. Digital asset exchange Bitfinex has launched a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform in Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia.In a June 27 announcement, the crypto exchange said it had started the “Bitfinex P2P” platform allowing users in the South American…

Voyager Digital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July after its exposure to the toxic Three Arrows Capital led to its ultimate downfall. This week, rumblings of a Voyager Digital auction surfaced, with Cointelegraph breaking the story on the afternoon of Sept. 26 after a reputable source confirmed the parties involved. A few hours later,…

The potential stablecoin aims to enable cross-border transactions instead of fiat currencies like U.S. dollar, the Russian ruble or the Iranian rial. 325 Total views 8 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe Central Bank of Iran is reportedly cooperating with the Russian government to jointly issue a new…

Chinese retail giant JD.com is further gaining a foothold in blockchain technology by launching a research lab for blockchain in partnership with two technology institutes, according to an announcement published Oct. 30.Jingdong Group (JD.com) is a leading Chinese e-commerce company, controlling roughly 30 percent of the business-to-consumer online market in China with 314 million active…