Blockchain

Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange HTX (formerly Huobi) has lost $7.9 million worth of ETH to a hacker, on-chain data shows. The exchange has already identified the culprit and is ordering a return of funds with the threat of legal action. As noted by blockchain security firm Peckshield, exactly 4999 ETH ($7,866,926.30) left Huobi’s wallet on Sunday at roughly 10:00 am UTC. Tron founder and Huobi advisor Justin Sun confirmed on Monday that the outbound transfer was...

Though Upbit quickly moved to halt deposits and withdrawals, that decision came after the fake APT token had already made its way into 400,000 Aptos wallets. Upbit, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, has resumed withdrawals and deposits of the Aptos (APT) token. This follows an earlier decision by the exchange to freeze deposits shortly after noticing what was an unusual amount of deposit attempts. According to a Sunday statement, Upbit’s system mistook a newly created...

Mixin Network immediately suspended the deposits and withdrawals stating that they would soon announce their decision to deal with the lost assets. Earlier today, the decentralized finance (DeFi) project Mixin Network announced the suspension of all deposits and withdrawals after losing $200 million in crypto assets in a recent hack. The SlowMist team was the first to report this incident. It also noted that the breach happened through a compromise in Mixin’s cloud service database....

The couple purchased 4 real estate properties and also sent 4 million AUD to Malaysian bank. Melbourne-based couple who accidentally got $10.5 million shall be facing a plea trial in October amid theft charges for spending all the funds that were mistakenly sent by Crypto.com. In May 2021, Thevamanogari Manivel initiated a fund transfer to her partner Jatinder Singh’s Crypto.com account. However, the exchange identified a discrepancy between the bank account and the exchange account. As a...

Within the newly announced collaboration, Amazon will invest as much as $4 billion into Anthropic, with AWS becoming Anthropic’s primary cloud provider for mission-critical workloads. American e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced a strategic partnership with San Fransisco-based AI safety and research startup Anthropic. Within the deal, Amazon and Anthropic will work on developing advanced generative AI models that are safer, better-performing, and more reliable....

The love of games is inherent in human nature. While playing games, people strengthen social connections, learn new skills, fuel their imagination, and learn to solve problems using logic. From the very cradle, a person learns about the world through games, and with age this love does not disappear. The only thing changing is the game itself. Now, with the development of technology, the world of games has become even more diverse, and with the advent of GameFi,...

Frau Watanabe ist eine Personifizierung der japanischen Hausfrauen-Spekulanten, die stark genug sind, um die internationalen Märkte, insbesondere die Devisenmärkte, zu beeinflussen. Inzwischen hat sich der Begriff auf Kleinanleger im Allgemeinen erweitert. Die Figur „Mrs. Watanabe“ ist in der Welt der internationalen Finanzmärkte kein Unbekannter. Aber wer ist Mrs. Watanabe genau? Warum ist dieser Name so symbolisch? Und welche Rolle spielt sie in...

Polygon Labs has suggested that the Celo blockchain community consider utilizing its Chain Development Kit (CDK) to streamline the intended layer-2 migration on the Ethereum network. The proposal comes after cLabs, the primary development team behind Celo, unveiled an alternative strategy in July to transition its layer-1 into an Ethereum-compatible layer-2 solution by utilizing Optimism’s OP Stack. OP Stack is a similar customizable toolkit that leverages Optimism’s...

Ibiza NXT returns with its third edition, taking place from October 4th to 6th on Ibiza, the globally renowned ‘White Island’. This iconic destination has embarked on a transformative journey to evolve into a ‘blockchain island’ committed to enhancing connectivity, scalability, and sustainability within its vibrant community. This year’s conference dives deep into the convergence of purpose and technology, exploring how Web3 and blockchain innovation stand poised...

Richard Ma, the CEO and founder of Quantstamp, stands at the forefront of the cryptocurrency auditing landscape. With his firm recognized as one of the leading smart contract auditing entities, Ma’s perspective offers invaluable insights into the evolving challenges and paradigms of crypto safety. In an interview with CryptoPotato that was held at Token2049 in Singapore, Ma delves deep into the current limitations of smart contract auditing, the varied nature of crypto hacks...