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The hacker behind DeFi protocol Euler Finance’s $200 million exploit earlier this month has publicly communicated through the blockchain to apologize for his crime. The exploiter, going by the name “Jacob,” has gradually been returning funds related to the hack, now totalling $177 million.  In an encoded blockchain message on Monday, the hacker promised to return all of the money he stole, saying he was only delaying out of concern for his own safety.  In a follow-up message,...

The financial watchdogs of Hong Kong will reportedly host a meeting between domestic cryptocurrency businesses and bankers. The initiative could ease financing for the industry as the region seeks to emerge as a global digital asset hub. Crypto firms based in Hong Kong have supposedly received support from leading Chinese banks in the past several weeks, although the authorities of the most populated country are predominantly against the asset class. Another Step Towards the...

There’s been a lot of talk about Bitcoin’s potential to one day reach $1 million per coin – possibly within the next few years.  But is that a reasonable assumption? Here are the data points to consider when assessing Bitcoin’s likelihood of reaching seven figures.  The Halving Cycle Bitcoin’s monetary issuance schedule is designed to cut the rate of newly issued coins every 210,000 blocks – roughly once every 4 years. These “halvings” are known to be a major catalyst for...

The crypto analytics provider – Santiment – revealed that almost 90% of Ethereum’s supply is currently stored in self-custody addresses. The last time the figure was so high was in 2015, shortly after the protocol’s native token saw the light of day.  The new data comes at a time when investors seem to have lost some of their faith in centralized exchanges. Withdrawals from Binance soared in the past 24 hours, prompted by the recent clash between the platform and the CFTC. ...

The lawyers of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) have reportedly shaken hands with US prosecutors on amended bail conditions.  The authorities will give the former crypto mogul a new phone with no Internet capability and prohibit him from using online messaging applications. A recent Reuters coverage informed that SBF’s attorneys and American prosecutors involved in his case had revised his bail agreement.  The former CEO of FTX will have a new laptop with limited functions. It will...

The subsidiaries of some of the largest Chinese banking institutions, including the Bank of Communications, the Bank of China, and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, have reportedly either started offering their services to cryptocurrency businesses based in Hong Kong or reached out to them. The special administrative region has recently emerged as a digital asset hub, attracting numerous industry players to settle in the area. One example is the crypto exchange Huobi Global...

Hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto was withdrawn from Binance shortly after the exchange was slapped with civil charges by US regulators on Monday, on-chain data shows.  According to Nansen, the exchange has experienced $400 million in net outflows over the past 24 hours alone. By comparison, Binance has undergone over $2 billion in outflows over the last seven days, meaning Monday was above average.  Meanwhile, entities Nansen calls “smart money” traders withdrew at...

Gucci announced a multi-year partnership with Yuga Labs, the company behind well-known NFT collections such as Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), CryptoPunks, and Meebits. The main aim is to explore “the intersection between fashion and entertainment in the Metaverse,” according to the press release. With the latest move, the Italian high-end luxury fashion house is cementing its place as an early mover in Web3. Gucci-Otherside Robert Triefus – who happens to be Gucci’s senior...

A&T Capital’s founding partner Yu Jun reportedly resigned from his position earlier this month. While the crypto fund cited “personal issues” as the reason, Jun has refrained from commenting on the matter. According to a statement to Bloomberg, A&T Capital said that Jun, a veteran in China’s crypto investor community, is no longer involved with the company’s operations. Jun was an investment director of Ant and assisted the Jack Ma-backed fintech empire to establish...

A US Federal regulatory agency just filed a lawsuit against Binance – the world’s largest crypto exchange – for a sweeping range of regulatory violations, spooking Bitcoin back down to $27,000.  Here’s what the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) believes the company and its CEO, Changepeng Zhao (CZ), are guilty of. Binance’s Violations According to the CFTC’s complaint, Binance has accepted orders and facilitated trade involving multiple digital assets for...