Fri, November 15

Hacker Returns 70% Funds of Recent Transit Swap Exploit

The hacker exploited a flaw in the cross-chain DEX’s code. Hacker’s IP address, email address, and linked on-chain addresses were identified. Yesterday, a hacker made off with $21 million from the decentralized exchange (DEX) Transit Swap. But this morning, he or she returned 70% of it. The hacker exploited a

October 3, 2022 1 min read

Celsius Founder Withdrew $10M Prior Insolvency Filing

Alex and his family still had $44 million worth of crypto assets locked with Celsius. The company filed for bankruptcy and halted withdrawals from users. Around June, the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius blocked all withdrawal requests from its users. The next month, with a $1.2 billion hole in its finances,

October 3, 2022 1 min read

Nexo Clarifies Over $153M Worth Wrapped BTC Withdrawal

Earlier, officials in Kentucky claimed that Nexo was insolvent. Nexo created three loans and sent $530 million to MakerDao. A cryptocurrency wallet address identified as NEXO 0x8fd withdrew 7,758.8 Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) from MakerDAO. At the time equivalent to almost $153 million. This is only days after market experts forecast

October 2, 2022 1 min read

Hackers Steal $21 Million From DeX Aggregator Transit Swap

Peckshield provided a flowchart to illustrate the movement of the stolen assets. Transit Swap thanks its customers for their patience and faith. About $21 million was stolen from the multi-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator Transit Swap after a hacker took advantage of a flaw in a swap contract. The company

October 2, 2022 1 min read

DOJ Official Objects to Withdrawal Request by Celsius Network

U.S. Trustee William K. Harrington filed paperwork with the court. Harrington criticized Celsius’s timing for releasing the money. Resuming withdrawals is a top priority for Celsius, but the company may have to wait since the U.S. Trustee Program (which regulates the management of bankruptcy proceedings) has concerns. Celsius sought approval

October 1, 2022 2 mins read

Uniswap Striving for $100-$200M Funding at $1B Valuation

Uniswap (v3) has 45.2% of the market share in terms of the trading volume. The native token UNI of the platform has recently outperformed the market. Each company has taken its own unique approach to reach its ultimate objective, which may include anything from introducing new goods to raising capital

September 30, 2022 2 mins read

Babylon Alphanet Launched by Radix For Early Test Development

Radix, the asset-focused DeFi smart contract platform, has now launched the Alphanet test network in anticipation of the impending Babylon release. The current Radix Public Network will get its first significant upgrade with the release of Babylon. Among all available options for DeFi, only Radix offers a comprehensive stack. Radix

September 29, 2022 2 mins read

Ribbon Finance Unveils New Options Exchange ‘Aevo’

In the initial release, built on Ethereum, users will only be able to pay in ETH. Ribbon Finance also launched Ribbon Earn and Ribbon Lend. The market for cryptocurrency derivatives is becoming more active. Ribbon Finance unveiled its new “high-performance” options exchange, Aevo, today. In the initial release, built on

September 28, 2022 2 mins read

Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky Resigns Amid Bankruptcy

The company has been granted authorization to sell Bitcoin it has mined. Celsius Network was silent for weeks before filing for bankruptcy. The CEO of the defunct crypto lender Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, has resigned, as reported by a New York law firm in a news release published on Tuesday.

September 27, 2022 2 mins read

Nexo Plans Buying Stake in Summit National Bank

Summit National Bank is a US federally chartered bank, founded in 1984. Customers of Summit will now have access to blockchain products. Nexo, a cryptocurrency lending platform, recently revealed that it was acquiring a stake in Summit National Bank, based in Wyoming. Taking a stake in the US federally chartered

September 27, 2022 2 mins read