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Quantoz Payments, a subsidiary of Dutch blockchain firm Quantoz, has secured a license as an electronic money institution (EMI) under the oversight of the Dutch Central Bank. The authorization empowers Quantoz Payments to issue its inaugural regulated and programmable euro legal tender, EURD, on the Algorand network. Launching EURD on the Algorand Blockchain Anticipated by year-end, EURD and its associated e-money services are poised to become accessible to businesses and...

On Nov. 15, Scott Melker, aka “The Wolf of All Streets,” said that one of his followers was hacked in the latest scam targeting Ledger users. While checking his Nano S hardware wallet, the user reported seeing a 503 HTTP API error when it attempted to synchronize, “which in and of itself terrified me.” The victim reached out to Ledger support and reported having the CTO (chief technology office) contact him via direct message on X. This is when alarm bells should have rung as...

In a strategic move aimed at accelerating the institutional adoption of digital assets, cryptocurrency exchange OKX has entered into a groundbreaking partnership with custody provider Komainu and asset manager CoinShares. This alliance paves the way for round-the-clock trading of segregated assets while ensuring robust security measures and mitigating counterparty risks. OKX, Komainu, and CoinShares Partner to Transform Institutional Crypto Trading According to a November 15...

Blockchain security firm SlowMist has cautioned about a surge in phishing attacks carried out by impostors posing as journalists on the recently launched decentralized social network friend.tech. It was first flagged on October 14, when Twitter user Masiwei reported a malicious code targeting friend.tech for account theft. As per the SlowMist Security Team’s investigation, the link shared by the attacker included a malicious JavaScript script. Attacking Process According to...

The co-founders of Opyn, a prominent DeFi options protocol, have announced their departure from the company and the crypto industry. This decision comes in the wake of charges filed against Opyn by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in September. Opyn’s Co-founders Announce Departure from Crypto Opyn co-founders CEO Zubin Koticha and Alexis Gauba recently announced their departure from the crypto world. Koticha, in a post on X, stated, “After the regulatory...

The Bitcoin (BTC) mining community achieved an annual all-time high (ATH) on November 12, amassing $44 million in combined block rewards and transaction fees. This milestone, the highest for the year, marks a resurgence for Bitcoin miners who weathered a challenging period between April 2022 and November 2023. 2023 Marks a Turnaround for Bitcoin Miners According to data from Blockchain.com, the Bitcoin (BTC) mining community achieved a significant milestone on November 12. It...

Bitcoin (BTC) plummeted back to $35,100 on Tuesday after briefly rallying as high as $38,000 late last week. The collapse has triggered over $367 million in liquidations across the crypto market in the past 24 hours. According to Coinglass, over $200 million in liquidations have occurred in the past hour alone. Across the day, over 103,000 traders have been liquidated, with the largest being a BTC-USDT swap on OKX valued at $9.45 million. Bitcoin started the day trading for...

Uniswap has rolled out the completed version of its wallet app to all Android users following a brief beta testing period that began last month. The app brings a simple mobile user interface to its decentralized exchange (DEX), which is currently the largest in the entire crypto ecosystem. Per Uniswap’s announcement on Tuesday, app users will be able to swap tokens across 8 different blockchains including Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism, and Arbitrum, all while managing their...

Aave V3 markets have been unpaused by the Community Guardian, signaling the resolution of the issues that prompted the temporary measures. The move follows the execution of a governance proposal voted on earlier. Additionally, Aave V2 Ethereum is anticipated to be unpaused tomorrow, a decision accelerated due to block times on voting and operational considerations. Aave Resumes Operations Decentralized lending protocol Aave has successfully resumed operations after...

The price of XRP soared from $0.65 to $0.73 on Monday following news that asset management giant BlackRock had registered the iShares XRP Trust in Delaware. However, later reports confirmed that the supposed registration was fake news, taking XRP’s price back down to $0.65. According to the state of Delaware’s website, there is an entity registered under file number 2619091 going by the name of “iShares XRP Trust.” While the filing appears to be under the name of a BlackRock...