South African Professor Accuses Central Bank Official of Spreading Misinformation That Damages Crypto Industry

South African Professor Accuses Central Bank Official of Spreading Misinformation That Damages Crypto Industry

Post Views: 258 A South African professor, Steven Boykey Sidley, has branded as “balderdash” claims by the South African central bank deputy governor that “90% of cryptocurrency transactions” are illicit. The professor also accused the senior central bank official of spreading inaccurate information that “does immeasurable damage to an important new industry.” A South African…

Value Locked in Defi Stalls Before Reaching the $100 Billion Mark, Cross-Chain Bridge Statistics Crater

Value Locked in Defi Stalls Before Reaching the $100 Billion Mark, Cross-Chain Bridge Statistics Crater

Post Views: 266 During the last few weeks, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has come awfully close to reaching the $100 billion mark again, but it fell short this week. Today, the value locked across the defi ecosystem is $86.22 billion as the TVL has lost 3.34% during the past 24…

Binance US Delists Crypto Token ‘out of an Abundance of Caution’ After SEC Says It’s a Security

Binance US Delists Crypto Token ‘out of an Abundance of Caution’ After SEC Says It’s a Security

Post Views: 244 Binance’s U.S. platform is delisting crypto token amp after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared it a security. Another crypto exchange, Coinbase, disagreed with the regulator, arguing that the token is not a security. Binance US explained: In its suit, the SEC named nine digital assets that it alleges are securities….

Robinhood Crypto Fined $30 Million by New York Regulator for ‘Significant Failures’ in Multiple Areas

Robinhood Crypto Fined $30 Million by New York Regulator for ‘Significant Failures’ in Multiple Areas

Post Views: 290 The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has fined Robinhood Crypto $30 million for “significant failures in the areas of bank secrecy act/anti-money laundering (‘BSA/AML’) obligations and cybersecurity.” The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced Tuesday that Robinhood Crypto LLC (RHC) will pay a $30 million penalty…

Cross-Chain Bridge Nomad Loses $190 Million Making It 2022’s Third-Largest Crypto Heist

Cross-Chain Bridge Nomad Loses $190 Million Making It 2022’s Third-Largest Crypto Heist

Post Views: 229 On Monday, the cross-chain token bridge Nomad was attacked and hackers managed to siphon $190 million from the protocol, draining a great majority of the funds. The Nomad cross-chain bridge attack was the third-biggest crypto heist of 2022, and the ninth largest of all time. “The vulnerability was in the initialization process…

Bitpay Adds APE and EUROC Support — Luxury Retail Giant Gucci Accepts Apecoin Payments

Bitpay Adds APE and EUROC Support — Luxury Retail Giant Gucci Accepts Apecoin Payments

Post Views: 288 On August 2, the Atlanta-based crypto payment services provider Bitpay announced that it has expanded its crypto asset support with two different crypto assets. Bitpay revealed the company has integrated apecoin and euro coin into the firm’s platform and the luxury retailer and designer Gucci has announced it will be the first…

New York Attorney General Wants to Hear From Investors Deceived by Crypto Platforms

New York Attorney General Wants to Hear From Investors Deceived by Crypto Platforms

Post Views: 280 New York Attorney General Letitia James has urged investors in her state who believe they have been deceived by a crypto platform to contact her office. “Investors were promised large returns on cryptocurrencies, but instead lost their hard-earned money,” she stressed. New York Attorney General Letitia James issued an investor alert on…

Pakistani Politician Imran Khan’s Instagram Account Used to Promote Crypto Giveaway Scam

Pakistani Politician Imran Khan’s Instagram Account Used to Promote Crypto Giveaway Scam

Post Views: 234 Imran Khan, a former prime minister of Pakistan and current chairman of one of the largest political parties in the country, has confirmed that his Instagram account was compromised and hackers used it to promote a cryptocurrency giveaway scam. Imran Khan, a former Pakistani prime minister and current chairman of the Pakistan…

Biggest Movers: DOT Drops Below $8.45 Resistance Level, as CRO Rises to Multi-Week High 

Biggest Movers: DOT Drops Below $8.45 Resistance Level, as CRO Rises to Multi-Week High 

Post Views: 234 Polkadot dropped for a second straight session on Tuesday, as the token failed to break out of a key resistance level. This move saw the cryptocurrency fall by nearly 10%, as the global market cap was mainly in the red. Cronos, however, managed to rally despite this, hitting an almost seven-week high…

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Drops Below $1,600 as Prices Extend Recent Declines

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Drops Below $1,600 as Prices Extend Recent Declines

Post Views: 270 Ethereum was once again trading in the red, as prices of the token fell below $1,600 during today’s session. Tuesday’s drop is the fifth consecutive day that prices of the cryptocurrency have moved lower. Bitcoin also extended its streak of declines, falling under $23,000 in the process. Bitcoin (BTC) was lower for…