In Cuba, cryptocurrency has advanced to the point that its inhabitants may use it to purchase goods online from outside, recharge their mobile phones and the internet, and send and receive money from family and friends living outside of the country. However, challenges remain for cryptocurrency mining to achieve the
Binance Labs, the venture capital arm of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, has announced it would lead a private round II for GoPlus Security. A move that is in line with the company’s aggressive investment ambitions despite the current bear market. Not much is known about the investment’s
Proof-of-concept for a wallet that may store a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is being sought by the Bank of England (BOE). The Bank of England (BOE) advertised a call for proposals on the Digital Marketplace. A platform for government agencies to offer digital project work, on the 9th of
A key figure in the organization of Russia’s greatest financial pyramid in recent years, Finiko, has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates. After the arrest of Zygmunt Zygmuntovich. The other co-founder of the Ponzi scam, last month, news of Edward Sabirov’s incarceration in an Arab nation comes as a
On December 10th, a flash loan attack was conducted using the Arbitrum-based Lodestar Finance lending protocol. An attacker, as reported by Lodestar, artificially inflated the value of the plvGLP token used on the PlutusDAO platform. And then used that token to drain the platform dry of all available liquidity. Lodestar
Despite the world’s largest centralized cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s efforts to boost transparency, its reserves also revealed warning signs in the exchange’s finances. Binance has lack information regarding the exchange’s business structure and its funds are still a mystery, as per the WSJ report. Last month, Binance partnered with the global
Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, recently tweeted her admiration for Bitcoin’s resiliency, noting that the flagship cryptocurrency “didn’t skip a beat” amid a recent crisis. Additionally, she claims that Bitcoin’s transparency and decentralization are reasons why discredited FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried disliked it. The well-known investor said, “He couldn’t
EU member states have issued new guidelines designed to restrict criminals’ access to cash and other decentralized payment systems like cryptocurrencies. On November 6th, the bloc agreed to allow cash transfers of up to €10,000 ($10,557). However, individual nations will have the option to lower the cap even more. When
The valuation of Chipper Cash, one of the numerous African fintech businesses funded by the now-defunct FTX, fell from $2 billion to $1.25 billion after the company received investment from the now-defunct crypto exchange. Even as this news broke, reports emerged that Chipper Cash had laid off as many as
While the recent large purchases on Binance are a positive indication for cryptocurrencies, they have caused some alarm in the cryptocurrency world. Since the 3Commas API was leaked, worries have arisen that Binance may be hacked. The cryptocurrency exchange, however, has said that it does not seem to be a
