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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly launched an investigation against Terraform Labs and its former employees to explore what led to the collapse of the project’s native token – LUNA – and its algorithmic stablecoin – UST. The US SEC recently accused the entity and its co-founder – Do Kwon – of orchestrating a massive fraud, suggesting this could be the main factor behind the catastrophe.  US DOJ Joins the Club According to a Wall Street Journal coverage,...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the addition of key industry members to the newly constituted Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). The official press release stated that the agency has appointed White House official Carole House as the new chair, while blockchain analysis company TRM Labs’ Ari Redboard has been onboarded as the vice chair of its Technology Advisory Committee. Committee Members The Technology Advisory Committee will be joined by...

Omniscia, the auditing partner of Euler Finance, has released a post-mortem report on the same which stated that the vulnerability that was exploited by the malicious hackers originated from the decentralized finance lending protocol’s incorrect donation mechanism that failed to account for the donator’s debt health. The vulnerable code introduced in eIP-14 brought about several modifications throughout the Euler ecosystem. This enabled the attacker to create an...

Bitcoin soared to a high of $26,514 on Tuesday, up 30% since crashing below $20,000 on Friday. What caused the king of crypto to rebound in such a spectacular fashion? Here are three possible reasons:  Silicon Valley Bank’s Bailout Much of Bitcoin’s price trouble last week stemmed from uncertainty surrounding the crypto industry’s biggest banking partners going bust. Those partners include Silvergate, Signature Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank – the latter of which was seized by...

Blockchain security firm, Halborn has detected several critical and exploitable vulnerabilities impacting more than 280 networks, including Litecoin (LTC) and Zcash (ZEC). Code-named “Rab13s,” this vulnerability has put over $25 billion of digital assets at risk. This was first detected in the Dogecoin network a year ago, which was then fixed by the team behind the premier memecoin. 51% Attacks and Other Issues According to the official blog post, Holborn researchers...

Popular UK-based financial institution National Westminster Bank (NatWest) has restricted the funds its customers can spend on crypto purchases to reduce their exposure to the volatile asset class. According to a Bloomberg report, NatWest account holders now have a transfer limit of £1,000 ($1,215) per day or £5,000 ($6,090) every 30 days into crypto exchanges. NatWest Restricts Customers’ Crypto Activity NatWest, the UK’s third-largest bank by market capitalization, said the...

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire spoke on Tuesday recapping the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and USDC drama from his company’s perspective.  According to Allaire, all of the company’s cash reserves are now stored with Bank of New York Melon. Rescuing Crypto From Banking During the interview, Allaire said his company was prepared to use Circle’s own corporate funds to backstop its underwater cash reserves before banks opened on Monday. The firm held $3.3 billion with SVB, which it...

Crypto firm Paxos has said it’s expecting to face charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its issuance of BUSD, the Binance-centered stable coin. It is believed by the financial agency that the company has been issuing the currency as a non-registered security. Paxos Will Likely Be Charged By the SEC The New York state financial regulator has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Paxos claiming that the firm should not be providing investors with...

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Both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are reportedly investigating the now-collapsed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) after depositors to the bank were bailed out by regulators on Sunday.  The separate investigations will both examine the stock sales of SVB’s executives moments before the bank collapsed. The agencies’ investigations are still at a preliminary stage and will not necessarily lead to allegations or charges, according to the...