Cosmos ecosystem chains were impacted by a significant high-severity security vulnerability, which can disrupt the confirmation of new transactions on-chain causing a potential network-wide outage. Some of the major Cosmos-based chains are Injective, Celestia, Cronos, THORChain, Osmosis, Kava, Terra Luna Classic, and others. CosmWasm Smart Contract Security Vulnerability CertiK recently uncovered a significant vulnerability in […]

In a bid to curb illicit financial activities, South Korea is contemplating the introduction of regulations on virtual asset mixers, also known as crypto blenders, notorious for their role in money laundering. The country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is mulling over measures to address the misuse of mixers by criminal organizations. Notably, this move comes […]

Bitcoin, the world’s first-ever digital currency, birthed a cyclone of inferences across the vast sea of crypto on Monday, as the token witnessed stormy price shifts recently. This seems to have garnered significant attention across the globe due to Bitcoin’s underlying popularity across the trading landscape. However, in contrast to its price fall recently, a […]

The XRP community is elated owing to the crypto’s recent gains. Ripple’s XRP had registered substantial declines before the recent upswing. Moreover, Solana flipped XRP as the fifth largest digital currency in December 2023. With everything on the right track, in a startling development, it was revealed that nearly $15 billion worth of XRP was […]

Tether, a major player in the cryptocurrency realm, is becoming the go-to tool for money launderers and fraudsters in Southeast Asia, according to a recent UN report. The report, released by the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime, highlights the alarming rise of scams, particularly the infamous “pig butchering” tactic, involving false romantic connections. Meanwhile, […]

The initial enthusiasm for the spot Bitcoin ETF has given way to market uncertainty, as BTC’s performance lags behind the broader cryptocurrency market. Following its U.S. market debut, the Bitcoin price briefly soared to $49,000, only to undergo a swift retracement to $42,000, culminating in a 12% loss within just three days. In the midst […]

Top Altcoins: Bitcoin ETFs experienced a remarkable debut when they started trading on Thursday, January 11. Following their approval, these ETFs rapidly drew in close to $1.5 billion in fresh capital, with around 500,000 transactions in just two days. Eric Balchunas, a senior analyst at Bloomberg shared this information in a recent tweet on January […]

Crypto exchange Bitfinex has successfully thwarted an attacker’s move to exploit nearly $15 billion worth of XRP, associated with an unsuccessful “partial payments exploit” effort. Bitfinex Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino confirmed the incident, shedding light on the failed transaction and highlighting it as an attempt to exploit the partial payments feature. Someone attempted to […]

The cryptocurrency market displayed weakness in early morning trade in Asia on Monday. The leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin witnessed a drop in its prices as the optimism about exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking Bitcoin evaporated. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index hit a three-month low, falling back to “neutral” – for the first time since October last […]

OpenSea, a prominent NFT marketplace, is currently developing a platform upgrade known as OpenSea 2.0. According to Devin Finzer, the CEO, this upgrade aims to enhance user experience and better differentiate NFT categories as their use cases continue to evolve. Currently, OpenSea and other platforms display NFTs uniformly, regardless of whether they are gaming tokens […]