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The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) could amend three of its existing monetary laws to squeeze in cryptocurrencies.  The regulator’s proposals seek to grant investors maximum security when dealing with digital assets, reminding about the recent collapse of FTX and the severe losses it caused to consumers.  Paying Attention to Crypto Israel’s financial watchdog proposed that cryptocurrencies should be included in the nation’s existing securities legislation. As such, the...

Cryptosat – a California-based builder of satellites that power cryptographic and blockchain applications – sent into orbit another satellite called Crypto2.  The company employed the services of Elon Musk’s rocket manufacturer – SpaceX. The Second Mission According to a document seen by CryptoPotato, Cryptosat sent its second satellite into Earth’s orbit using the two-stage rocket SpaceX Falcon 9 on January 3. The spacecraft carried a total of 114 devices that could help 23...

New year or not, NFT thefts are on the rise. Nikhil Gopalani, the COO of RTFKT, has become the latest victim. The exec took to Twitter to reveal losing a significant number of NFTs from his wallet in a phishing attack. “Hey Clone X community – I was hacked by a clever Phisher (same phone # as apple ID) & sold all my clone x / some other nfts… Obviously pretty upset and hurt by this and I havent really been able to move all day. Hope people who bought my clones love them...

Troubled Bitcoin miner Core Scientific will shut down more than 37,000 crypto mining rigs belonging to bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network as both firms finally reach an agreement in court. Core Scientific, which hosts rigs for Celsius, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December and had partially blamed the lender for its financial troubles. Both companies have a hosting deal in which the mining firm transfers some energy costs to Celsius. The Legal Fight The two parties...

American banking watchdogs warned domestic financial institutions that delving into the world of crypto could carry various risks, such as fraud. The warning comes as a result of a catalytic 2022, which saw the demise of multiple cryptocurrency giants, including FTX, Terraform Labs, Three Arrows Capital, Celsius Network, and more. The collapse of those firms triggered multi-billion investor losses and infused panic in the industry, resulting in a massive market decline....

Solana’s largest non-fungible token marketplace Magic Eden recently found itself in a bizarre situation after the platform displayed pornographic images and stills from the award-winning comedy series The Big Bang Theory instead of NFT collections. Shortly after the incident, users began speculating that the NFT marketplace may have been compromised. However, Magic Eden clarified that the incident was caused by a third-party image hosting provider supposedly experiencing a...

The Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) has fallen to a record discount of -60% as fears over liquidations mount. The discount to net asset value (NAV) had been between -25% and -35% up until early November when FTX collapsed. It has since plummeted to its lowest-ever level this week. The Ethereum Trust is the firm’s second-largest, with $3.7 billion in assets under management (AUM). It holds around 3 million ETH, which is about 2.5% of its total market capitalization. The ETHE...

The Seoul Central District Court reportedly ruled that the owner and former Chairman of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange – Lee Jung-hoon – has not defrauded Kim Byung-gun for 112 billion won ($87.5 million). Had he been found guilty, he could have faced a prison sentence of up to eight years. The Court’s Final Word According to a local coverage, the 34th Division of the Criminal Agreement of the Seoul Central District Court found Lee not guilty of the accusations of...

Erik Voorhees – CEO of ShapeShaft and an outspoken proponent of bitcoin – believes it could take between six months and three years before the next crypto bull run occurs.  He also predicted that the primary cryptocurrency could surge to $40,000 by the summer, representing a 140% increase compared to current valuations. ‘It Won’t be Ten Years’ In a recent interview for Bankless Shows, Voorhees argued that the reigning crypto winter will not last for another decade. However,...

Ethereum Name Service (ENS) clocked in over 2.2 million domain names in 2022 despite the devastating turmoil in the crypto market. This also represented nearly 80% of all of the domains created since its inception. Data from Dune Analytics revealed that the Ethereum-based distributed domain name service registered more than 2.82 million names as of January 2nd. ENS domain name purchases are made with Ether tokens. With the fall in the price of the crypto-asset significantly...