Bitcoin (BTC) headed for multi-day highs after the Aug. 23 Wall Street open as United States economic data tripped up the dollar. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Dollar suffers as…
Bitfinex offers new chain split tokens ahead of Ethereum Merge
iFinex, the company responsible for Bitfinex Derivatives, announced on Tuesday the launch of a new service offering available to users before the highly-anticipated Ethereum Merge. The exchange now offers Ethereum Chain Split Tokens…
‘Just one click installation and you’re on Web3’: shares Point Labs CEO
To many, Web3 is a concept that is equal parts promising and distant. Naturally, as the conversation continues to grow, many are now confused about where Web3 can be accessed, especially with…
Plaintiff in Coinbase lawsuit raises issues of account lockouts, crypto as a security
One user has filed a class-action lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase on behalf of account and wallet holders “who have had their accounts breached and incurred losses arising from the unauthorized transfer…
Hacker tries to exploit bridge protocol, fails miserably
Cross-chain bridges have increasingly become targeted by malicious entities. However, not all hackers can run away with millions in their exploit attempts. Some end up losing money from their own wallets. In…
Celsius calls out Prime Trust in court, alleging firm didn’t turn over $17M in crypto
Crypto lending platform Celsius Network has filed a lawsuit claiming that custodian Prime Trust failed to turn over roughly $17 million worth of cryptocurrency. In a Tuesday filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy…
Iconic brands including Nike, Gucci have made $260M off NFT sales
The hype surrounding nonfungible tokens (NFTs) has allowed some of the world’s most iconic brands to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue, underscoring the mass consumer appeal of…
Malaysian regulators add Huobi to investor alert list
The Securities Commission (SC) of Malaysia issued a statement on Monday regarding Huobi’s operations in the country. According to the statement, the crypto exchange is now on the SC’s Investor Alert List….