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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC Thailand) has asked cryptocurrency companies operating in the country to include clear and visible warnings about the risks associated with virtual tokens and crypto investments. SEC Guideline on Crypto Ads In an email statement from last week, the capital market regulator asked companies to abstain from giving false and misleading information in their ads. They were also asked to provide information on advertising terms...

Famous American actor and comedian Bill Murray has become the latest victim of hackers, losing $185,000 worth of Ether (ETH) just a few hours after closing his non-fungible token (NFT) charity auction.  According to on-chain data from Etherscan and additional information from Murray’s team, the hackers breached and started to drain the actor’s wallet at around 7:00 p.m. ET on September 1.  Hackers Steal Sick Girl’s Donation The attack occurred after Murray completed the...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has identified two suspects who may be responsible for the theft of $265,000 from decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol KyberSwap in an exploit earlier this week.  Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) disclosed the findings on Twitter today, noting that the company has shared the intel with KyberSwap and the appropriate law enforcement agencies.  KyberSwap Suffers Frontend Attack On September 1, the DEX protocol suffered a frontend security...

Several weeks after filing for bankruptcy protection, the troubled cryptocurrency lender, Celsius Network, is seeking court approval to allow a small group of customers to withdraw their digital assets. In a Thursday filing with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, the crypto lender motioned for customers’ assets held in its Custody Program and Withhold Accounts to be released to the owners.  Celsius to Release $50M worth of Assets to...

Citing legal issues it’s facing in some European countries, Singapore-headquartered CryptoCom has backed out of a $495-million sponsorship deal with Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League. Regulatory Issues Behind Scrapping of Deal The cryptocurrency company that offers trading, DeFi, and wallet services, among others, was set to replace Russian oil major Gazprom as the sponsor for the next five seasons, up to 2027. UEFA ditched the deal with Gazprom...

Arcane Research – a digital asset analysis firm – has published a report examining Bitcoin mining, and its relationship with global energy.  The paper argues that the mining industry can transform worldwide energy production for the better – contrary to its frequent portrayal as a social and environmental harm.  Reinforcing the Grid and Renewable Technologies The report, published on Wednesday, provides four ways in which mining can improve energy systems in a desirable and...

Input-Output Hong Kong (IOHK), the blockchain development firm behind Cardano (ADA), confirmed the release date of the Vasil hard fork. It will happen on September 22, contrary to what some developers had speculated. In a series of Tweets, IOHK informed the status of the Vasil upgrade, adding that it would be the most important and complicated upgrade to date as, in addition to bringing greater capacity to the network, it will significantly reduce the cost of transactions....

BlackRock – the world’s largest asset manager – has partnered with Kraken’s subsidiary CF Benchmarks to assist with its newly established Bitcoin Trust.  According to a report from The Block, BlackRock’s Bitcoin product will be benchmarked using CF Benchmark’s indexes.  CF Benchmarks is a member of the Crypto Facilities Group, of which is part of the Payward Group. Payward owns and operates Kraken, one of the oldest and largest crypto exchanges.  CEO Sui Chung said that...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was recently interviewed on the state of the crypto markets, and the future of blockchain technology. He predicted that crypto market volatility will slow to that of gold and stocks in the medium-term – though he doesn’t know at what price.  The developer also spoke about proof of work, proof of stake, and the reluctance of Bitcoiners to embrace the latter.  Where Will Crypto Settle Down? In an interview with blogger Noah Smith, Vitalik...

In a public announcement on Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned investors about security vulnerabilities in DeFi platforms. It also asked those who suspect that their investments have been stolen to approach the FBI through the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) or the local FBI office. DeFi Vulnerabilities “Between January and March 2022, cybercriminals stole $1.3 billion in cryptocurrencies, almost 97 percent of which was stolen from Defi platforms,...