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Mixin Network offers $20M bug bounty to hackers in $200M hack

Mixin Network suffered a breach in its third-party cloud server database resulting in the theft of nearly $200 million worth of digital assets.

Bitcoin Ordinals haven’t wrestled blockspace from money TXs: Glassnode

Inscriptions have been acting more as a "packing filler," stuffed into any remaining space once higher-value monetary transfers are packed into blocks, said the firm.

Circle launches native euro stablecoin on Stellar

The EURC stablecoin (formerly EUROC) is now available on Stellar in addition to Ethereum and Avalanche.

Gemini invests $24M for expansion in India

Launched in May, the Gemini Gurgaon Hub has since added over 70 staff.

Bahrain’s Bank ABC using JPMorgan’s Onyx blockchain for cross-border payments

After two years of experiments, JPMorgan and the Bahraini bank will offer U.S. dollar payment settlement in several countries, with plans to expand to euro service as well.

Kraken secures money license registrations in Spain and Ireland

The move follows the crypto exchange's successful VASP registration in Italy.

US gov’t messed up my $250K Bitcoin price prediction: Tim Draper, Hall of Flame

Tim Draper’s first big Bitcoin prediction came off without a hitch, but he says the current administration is making his second one look bad.

MoneyGram to launch non-custodial crypto wallets by Q1 2024

The non-custodial wallet will continue MoneyGram’s remittance focus allowing users to easily convert their digital assets to fiat.

Bitcoin Ordinals creator Casey Rodarmor pitches BRC-20 alternative ‘Runes’

Bitcoin Ordinals inventor Casey Rodarmor says a fungible token protocol like Runes wouldn’t leave as much “junk” on the Bitcoin network as that of BRC-20 tokens.

NASA plans to prove its next Moon landing is real using blockchain

The Isle of Man and Florida-based computing startup Lonestar are partnering with NASA to pioneer a blockchain-verified, data storage solution on the Moon.

$200M Mixin Network hack draws controversy

Xiaodong Feng, Mixin's founder, immediately outlined a compensation plan but would only reimburse up to 50% of users' assets for now.

Huobi Global hacked for $7.9M: Report

HTX crypto exchange has been hacked, but it claims to know the identity of the attacker.

Digital Yuan app adds prepaid Mastercard VISA top-ups for tourists

The Digital Yuan app now allows tourists to top-up e-CNY wallets with Mastercard & VISA payment with 'recharge first and use later' option.

Crypto sees outflows for 6th consecutive week, XRP and SOL gain investor confidence

A Coinshares crypto market flow report reveales that traders are showing more confidence in the likes of XRP and Solana.

Arbitrum DAO takes $56M of unclaimed ARB as airdrop deadline ends

The amount of unclaimed Arbitrum (ARB) tokens accounts for 0.69% of ARB’s total supply of 10 billion.

Tether reportedly shuts USDT redemption for some Singapore customer groups

Tether in its email said they found Cake DeFi to be controlled by “another corporation that resides in Singapore,” and thus they won’t be allowed to redeem USDT.

Mixin Network hack drains $200M from mainnet assets

Mixin Network suspended all deposits and withdrawals and will restart the services “once the vulnerabilities are confirmed and fixed.”

Chainlink downplays worries after users notice quiet change to multisig

Chainlink critics have reiterated concerns about the oracle networks’ supposed centralization after a subtle adjustment to its multisig wallet.

Pay-to-use blockchains will never achieve mass adoption

Blockchain projects should learn from Google and Facebook by monetizing their users without directly asking for their money.

Miss Universe denies link with recently unveiled coin project

The Miss Universe Organization said that there is no Miss Universe cryptocurrency or blockchain offering involved with the Miss Universe or Miss Universe Philippines.

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