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Aave Purchases 2.7 Million Curve Tokens To Settle Post-Hack Debt

Aave’s integrations lead Marc Zeller said in a post on January 26 that the company has bought 2.7 million Curve (CRV) tokens, which will settle “excessive remaining bad debt” in a dozen transactions over the following 15 hours. The decision was made when Aave Improvement Protocol (AIP) 144 was approved

January 27, 2023 2 mins read

Singapore-based Matrixport Announces 10% Layoff Affecting 300 Staff

Major firms in the market are reducing growth plans. And cutting operational expenditures, which has led to layoffs, as the crypto winter has made a strong dent. Matrixport, a crypto investment and lending organization located in Singapore. Has announced layoffs in its marketing department, which would affect around 10% of

January 27, 2023 2 mins read

Celsius Proposes Issuing New Tokens as Part of Restructuring Plan

Celsius said in court on Tuesday that it is considering issuing a new digital asset token as part of its strategy to restructure and emerge from bankruptcy as a future regulated cryptocurrency platform. At a video hearing, Celsius’s attorney Ross M. Kwasteniet argued that creditors would be better served by

January 25, 2023 1 min read

BlockFi Reportedly Has Around $1.2 Billion Exposure to FTX

According to unaltered financial data that was accidentally posted on Tuesday, insolvent crypto lender BlockFi is connected to SBF’s FTX and Alameda Research to the tune of around $1.2 billion. Moreover, according to CNBC, the January 14 confidential financial data shows that BlockFi filings comprise a loan to Alameda of

January 25, 2023 1 min read

FBI Reveals the Key Culprits of Harmony Bridge Hack 

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed the chief culprits of Harmony’s Horizon Bridge Hack. It confirmed two notorious cyber actor groups – Lazarus Group and APT-38, as the responsible agents of the $100M theft in the January 23 press release. Reportedly, these two groups are known to

January 24, 2023 2 mins read

Stellar Foundation Has $13 Million Exposure To Insolvent Genesis

On Thursday, Genesis, a struggling crypto lending behemoth, filed for bankruptcy protection. With the Stellar Development Foundation identified as one of the top creditors. According to Genesis’s bankruptcy papers, the foundation has a claim for $13 million. It was revealed that the foundation extended a loan of roughly $13 million

January 21, 2023 1 min read

Several Charges Levied on Mango Markets Hacker by SEC

Mango Markets hacker Avraham Eisenberg, who had previously claimed responsibility for the scheme, was charged with fraud and market manipulation by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday. The charges stem from his alleged actions on the Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) in October 2022. U.S. citizen and

January 21, 2023 1 min read

ARTBANX and AllianceBlock Team Up to Bring Art-Backed Financing to the Web3

AllianceBlock, which sets up trustless and decentralized infrastructure to create seamless gateways between TradFi and DeFi, today announces a strategic partnership with ARTBANX, the most complete, adaptable, and secure collection management system available to collectors, art professionals, and financial institutions. A significant step toward bridging the gap between Traditional Finance

January 20, 2023 3 mins read

Digital Currency Group Pauses Paying Out Quarterly Dividends

In an effort to preserve liquidity, venture capital company Digital Currency Group (DCG) has informed its shareholders that it would not be paying out its quarterly dividends until further notice. In a letter to shareholders dated January 17th. The company stated its intention on “strengthening our balance sheet by reducing

January 18, 2023 1 min read

Crypto Lender Vauld Gets Yet Another Creditor Protection Extension

According to reports, the authorities of Singapore has extended the amount of time during which Vauld is protected from creditors. The cryptocurrency lender has until the 28th of February to provide a strategy to revive the company. Due to the protracted bear market, Vauld has been one of the cryptocurrency

January 18, 2023 1 min read