New risks discovered in multi-party computation (MPC) wallets and digital asset custody, Verichains reports. Leading blockchain security solutions provider Verichains announced the discovery of a critical attack possibility in the popular Threshold Signature Scheme (TSS), the function in a blockchain that enables a group of parties to collectively issue a transaction signature without exposing the secret signing key. TSS is a multi-party control (MPC) protocol that is common in...
Read More »German Dwpbank Launches New Platform to Offer Bitcoin Trading to Over 1,200 Affiliated Banks
It is expected that Dwpbank’s move will put pressure on other German banks and financial institutions in the country. Deutsche WertpapierService Bank (Dwpbank), has launched a new platform called wpNex. The securities processing giant announced the launch via a recent press release on the new platform. According to the release, wpNex by Dwpbank will accommodate its over 1,200 affiliated banks and will allow them to offer Bitcoin (BTC) trading to their customers in the second half of this...
Read More »LVMH CIO Insists Luxury Products Need Blockchain Technology
For LVMH, a task to convince other luxury brands to join the blockchain movement has been a difficult one. Luxury goods company LVMH has suggested that luxury brands are dependent on blockchain technology to improve the lifecycle of their products. According to Franck Le Moal, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of luxury goods company LVMH, “when you talk about luxury, you are talking about long-term products, repair, and care”. And to achieve this, Le Moal, who is also the vice-chairman...
Read More »FTX Debtors Agree to $95M Stake Sale in Mysten Labs to Shore Up Funds
As part of the agreement, debtors will sell roughly $95 million worth of preferred stock back to Mysten Labs in addition to $1 million in SUI tokens. On Thursday, March 23, debtors of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX filed a motion in the bankruptcy court seeking a $95 million stake in the Delaware-based Web3 firm Mysten Labs. Crypto exchange FTX has been surviving to pay its customers impacted by the collapse of the exchange last year in November 2022. Before it fall, FTX had paid $101...
Read More »Terra Founder Do Kwon Reportedly Arrested in Montenegro
The news has already stirred the crypto ecosystem with many of the affected holders of LUNA yet to recover their losses. Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs has been reportedly arrested in Montenegro, months after he vanished after the implosion of Terra (LUNA) and its algorithmic stablecoin UST. The arrest of Do Kwon was shared through a Tweet from Filip Adzic, the country’s minister of interior. At a time over the past year, Do Kwon was declared one of the most wanted men in the...
Read More »Radix Pulls $10M in New Funding to Top $400M in Valuation
Some of the solutions being developed on Radix include but are not limited to those hinged on dApps for trading, saving, lending, borrowing, gaming, NFTs, and wallets. Blockchain-based Web 3.0 startup Radix Token has announced it has raised the sum of $10 million in new funding as it continues to bolster its engagement to help chart the evolution of the blockchain ecosystem. According to a Press Release shared with Coinspeaker, the Radix funding was led by DWF Labs, one of the biggest...
Read More »FTX Moves to Recoup $460 Million from Modulo Capital
Modulo’s $460 million marks a significant recovery in the ongoing bankruptcy case. Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is currently working toward recovering some of the customer funds that were reportedly misappropriated. To this end, it filed a motion on Wednesday that would see it recover $460 million in assets for stakeholders. Per the filing, the fund is being recovered from Bahamas-based hedge fund Modulo Capital, which received no less than $475 million from Alameda Research – the...
Read More »Asian Gaming Giant Nexon Taps Polygon for MapleStory Universe
Nexon recently announced plans to use a private Polygon supernet for its MapleStory universe to meet all requirements for seamless gameplay. South Korean gaming giant Nexon has tapped Polygon for the Web3 integration of its MapleStory Universe. According to reports, the Tokyo-headquartered video game publisher seeks to run a Polygon supernet to support MapleStory Universe’s in-game offerings. The popular non-fungible token (NFT) game will reportedly rely on the private supernet to meet the...
Read More »Nigerians Massively Adopt CBDC as Physical Cash Becomes Scarce
While the Nigerian legislative body is optimistic about the country’s adoption of eNaira, there is still significant work to be done to enhance the digital infrastructure for financial practices in the country. Nigeria is witnessing an increasing adoption of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as the country’s fiat money scarcity intensifies. Almost eighteen months after the introduction of its in-house digital token eNaira, Nigerians have begun the mass adoption of the CBDC as...
Read More »DMCC Enters Partnership with Enya Labs and Boba Network to Strengthen Its Global Crypto Network
UAE’s largest free-trade zone DMCC recently struck a partnership with Enya Labs to enhance its DMCC Crypto Center further. Leading decentralized infrastructure solutions developer Enya Labs has entered a partnership with Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC). The collaboration between the Boba Network core contributor and DMCC seeks to further consolidate the latter’s crypto center ecosystem. By significantly supporting Boba-leveraged Web3 and blockchain business growth in Dubai, the Enya...
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