The newly created fake APT token called “ClaimAPTGift.com” made its way to 400,000 Aptos wallets, which was mistakenly recognized by crypto exchange Upbit as the real deal.
CoinEx to resume service with new wallet system following $70M hack
CoinEx has rebuilt its wallet system following a $70 million hack and is set to resume deposit and withdrawals for select cryptocurrencies.
XRP briefly hits $50 on Gemini as users suspect relisting ‘price glitch’
Gemini is investigating the root cause behind the suspected price glitch.
Binance completes integration of Bitcoin Lightning Network
The news comes less than a month after Binance announced their plans to integrate Bit Lightning Network.
Big Banks, NY Fed’s Innovation Group See Merit in Digital Ledgers for Global Payments
Citigroup Inc., HSBC, BNY Mellon and other global financial giants have been experimenting with what they call a “regulated liability network” for conducting round-the-clock, wholesale payments using shared ledgers, and a paper released Thursday suggests the system has potential.
Third round of ETH withdrawals sees roughly equal amounts of deposits: Data
Another chunk of ETH has been withdrawn due to Kraken, but deposits going onto the network have almost matched them.
Ether hits 11-month high as post-Shapella withdrawals pass 1M ETH
Since the Shapella hard fork on April 12, Ether has seen a price gain of nearly 10%.
Circle and BlockFi questioned on banking with SVB by Warren and AOC
Circle and BlockFi executives were questioned after the lawmakers accused SVB of “coddling” and giving “white glove” treatment to its largest depositors.
Top U.S. Treasury Official Says Crypto Had No ‘Direct Role’ In Bank Failures
Nellie Liang, the U.S. Treasury Department’s undersecretary for domestic finance, doesn’t believe that the digital assets sector should be blamed for the runs on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank that led to their quick demise earlier this month.
Signature Bank deposits, branches sold to Flagstar, crypto not included
The 40 branches of Signature Bank will officially reopen and operate as Flagstar Bank on March 20.
Is This a Crypto Banking Bailout?
As the wreckage that started inside crypto banking threatens financial institutions beyond the sector’s border, the federal government is eager to make it clear that it’s not going to let it get out of hand. But is it a bailout?
US Banking Regulators Warn Banks About Crypto Liquidity Risks
The Federal Reserve and other U.S. banking agencies are warning banks that crypto poses significant liquidity dangers, according to a joint statement issued Thursday, further reinforcing their campaign to generally steer lenders away from digital assets.
Celsius wants to extend the deadline for claims as lawyer fees mount
Administrative expenses from the bankruptcy proceedings have already topped $53 million, and continued delays are chipping away at Celsius’ estate.
Australian CBDC receives unexpected interest but could hurt banks: RBA
The pilot “eAUD” program is unique in that the Reserve Bank of Australia has not proposed use cases, and has received numerous suggestions from the industry.
Swyftx cuts 40% of staff as it braces against ‘worst-case scenario’
The Australian crypto exchange said while it had no exposure to FTX, it was “not immune” to its fallout.
FTX website comes back online with message advising against deposits
Neither FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried nor any FTX official has provided its users with clarity as to why FTX’s website was taken down.
Can Bitcoin whale deposits to exchanges actually predict BTC price?
Bitcoin deposits into exchanges have become a popular on-chain data point, but some say this metric can be misleading.
Signature Bank Adds $2.5B in Non-Interest Bearing Deposits in Q4
The figure is seen as a proxy for growth among crypto-industry clients.
Crypto-Friendly Signature Bank Raked In $4B in Deposits in Q3 2020
Deposits at crypto-friendly Signature Bank grew by $4.11 billion, an 8% increase, in the third quarter of 2020.
Signature Bank’s Crypto Deposits Grew $1B in Q2
Out of the nearly $8 billion in deposit growth that Signature Bank saw in the second quarter of 2020, $1 billion was raked in by the firm’s digital assets team.
