Vietnam & Philippines, Emerging Economies Lead Crypto Adoption  – Chainalysis 

According to The 2022 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report, a study done by Chainalysis, emerging economies are leading in crypto adoption.  Ten of the top twenty countries are classified as lower middle income and eight are upper middle income. The study…

Crypto Staking Vs. Liquidity Pools, what make them different?

Crypto staking and liquidity pools have recently become most heavily discussed topics in the crypto sphere. Both of these have their popularity as a means of earning passive income from crypto investments. This article will look at what differentiate crypto…

All about getting into whitelists for Polkastarter IDOs

There will be two pools open, one for the Public participants and another for Polkastarter token ($POLS) holders and liquidity providers Polkamarkets, Unmarshal, and Shyft Network have already conducted their whitelist phase for Polkastarter IDO Winner wallets have been picked…

SBF: FTX Compensating Users Who Lost $6M to Phishing Attacks “just this once,”

3Commas an automated trading bot development platform, revealed on October 21 that three of its users’ keys had been exploited to make unlawful transactions on the accounts of its partner exchanges. Investigations showed that the affected users had been tricked…

Voyager Sought for Creditors’ Vote for $1.42 Billion Sale to FTX

Distressed crypto lending company Voyager Digital Ltd., is asking for creditors’ consent for its $1.42 billion sale to FTX – a major cryptocurrency trading company. According to a Benzinga report: clients may be able to claw back 72% of their…

MasterCard to bring Crypto Trading to Banks by partnering with Paxos

Top payment-processing corporation MasterCard has announced that it will bring crypto trading capabilities to banks through its new Crypto Source™ program. According to the MasterCard announcement,  the company is expanding its partnership with Paxos, the New York-based Fintech and blockchain…

Aptos: Much-awaited Silicon Valley Blockchain Flops Amid Transparency Concerns

The much-awaited Silicon Valley blockchain startup Aptos, which includes former workers of Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META), started logging transactions on Tuesday. But is the buzz justified? The Solana data throughput and Ethereum’s popularity are the targets of the contracts/dApps…

North Korea’s Lazarus Responsible For Major Crypto Hacks In Japan

Japan’s national police have identified the entity responsible for several years’ worth of cyberattacks, including cryptography, as Lazarus, a North Korean hacking ring. Japan Issues Crypto Hack PSA On October 14, the National Police Agency (NPA) and Financial Services Agency…

October Already the Biggest Month In Crypto Hacks According to Chainalysis

According to Chainalysis, 2022 could “definitely” break the record, even though 2021 was the greatest year ever for cryptocurrency breaches.  $718 Million Stolen In October According to Chainalysis, the overall worth of the hacks in October 2022 was close to…

Solana-Based Decentralized Finance Platform Mango Has Been Hacked For $100 Million

The Solana blockchain-based decentralized finance platform Mango has been exploited for over $100 million. Blockchain auditors OtterSec first posted about the hack on Twitter, claiming that “the attacker was able to alter their Mango collateral.” Attackers Inflated Mango’s Token According to…