KyberSwap DEX Hacked for $48 Million, Attacker Teases Negotiations
Decentralized Exchange had over $80 million in total value locked before the incident.Source
Bitcoin’s Anti-Censorship Ethos Surfaces After Mining Pool F2Pool Acknowledges ‘Filter’
After a blockchain sleuth reported that the Bitcoin mining pool may have censored a transaction from an address blacklisted by U.S. authorities, critics responded, and so did the project’s co-founder.Source
Bitcoin Shakes Off Binance News, Rises Above $37K as Spot ETF Approval Eyed
The world’s largest crypto exchange agreed to settle U.S. criminal charges and its founder and CEO pled guilty and agreed to step down from the company.Source
The Protocol: CZ’s out, Altman’s in, and Kraken’s Sued
In this week’s edition of The Protocol newsletter, we share a few trends stand out to close 2023: the proliferation of Ethereum layer-2 networks, the ascendancy of zero-knowledge cryptography and the appearance of tokens, smart contracts and now file hosting on the Bitcoin blockchain.Source
First Mover Americas: Binance, Binance, Binance
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Nov. 22, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source
Justin Sun Confirms HTX, Heco Chain Exploited After $100M in Suspicious Transfers
HTX withdrawals and deposits have been temporarily suspended, and all losses will be covered by the exchange, Sun said.Source
Crypto Banking Firm BCB Group CEO Quits 5 Months After His Deputy
Oliver Tonkin has replaced Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie at the crypto banking firm.Source
KPMG Canada Teams Up With Chainalysis to Fight Crypto Frauds and Exploits
The duo will help companies adhere to crypto regulations and advance anti-money laundering compliance programs.Source
Trading Crypto on Binance Becomes Challenging as Order Book Liquidity Tanks 25%
Order book liquidity refers to the capacity to trade quickly at quoted prices.Source