While the average performance of crypto funds did not match the more than 150% rally in Bitcoin this year, the positive shift in fortunes is a promising development for the industry. After facing a strong crypto winter in 2022 following the collapse of Three Arrows Capital (3AC), crypto hedge funds …
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Thunder Terminal successfully thwarted a $240,000 exploit targeting 114 wallets, ensuring user funds’ security. The incident involved an attacker gaining access to a MongoDB connection URL, executing withdrawals on behalf of users. The on-chain trading platform Thunder Terminal successfully thwarted a $240,000 exploit that targeted 114 wallets on its platform, …
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The attacker who drained $46 million from KyberSwap relied on a “complex and carefully engineered smart contract exploit” to carry out the attack, according to a social media thread by Ambient exchange founder Doug Colkitt. Colkitt labeled the exploit an “infinite money glitch.” According to him, the attacker took advantage …
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The SEC has brought legal action against Kraken, this time accusing the exchange of mixing user funds, while unlawfully offering securities services. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a lawsuit against San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken for allegedly operating an unregistered securities exchange. The SEC’s court complaint is …
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Days after Sam Bankman-Fried, former FTX CEO, was found guilty on all seven criminal charges, the legal turmoil surrounding the fallen crypto exchange continues. Former FTX executives are now in a heated dispute over who deserves a share of the company’s insurance policies to cover their mounting legal bills. Unfortunately, …
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Amid the rapid evolution of decentralized finance (DeFi) and the broader Web3 landscape, security is of paramount importance. New threats continue to emerge, making it essential to understand attack patterns for risk assessment and reliability evaluation. In 2023 alone, over $990 million was lost or stolen, according to Cointelegraph’s Crypto …
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Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. The past week in DeFi was dominated by developments in the popular decentralized exchange platform Uniswap after it announced a 0.15% swap …
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It was disclosed that FTX customers’ money was spent on business investments, political and charity donations, and real estate. Beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange FTX spent customer’s deposits for business investments, political contributions, charitable donations, real estate, and the buyback of shares from competitor exchange Binance. During a hearing on Wednesday at …
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Despite an array of uncertainties that have dotted the crypto horizon, recent data from Coinshares reveals a continuous faith in the sector, especially the foremost crypto giant, Bitcoin. Digital asset investment products have seen a steady and positive trend, recording net inflows for three weeks. Amid these inflows, Bitcoin emerges …
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Director Jason Lei Howden is raising funds for his long-awaited Deathgasm sequel Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon on Kickstarter Nearly eight years have passed since writer/director Jason Lei Howden announced that he would be making a sequel to his feature directorial debut Deathgasm (watch it HERE). In that time, Howden has made Guns Akimbo and set up a film …
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Social media app Stars Arena has recovered approximately 90% of the funds it lost after being exploited, according to an October 11 announcement from the team on X (formerly Twitter). The recovery occurred after four days of on-chain negotiations, blockchain data shows. The attacker was allowed to keep slightly more …
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With anticipation around Bitcoin ETFs from giants like BlackRock, Fidelity, and Invesco, and an expected halving in April 2024, forecasts for Bitcoin’s price next year show a significant range. From JPMorgan to Standard Chartered Bank, here are the most notable estimates for 2024: Pantera Capital: $150,000 In their August “Blockchain …
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