Day: February 7, 2023

Crypto Lender SALT Raises $64.4M to Resume Operations

“Crypto faced a perfect winter storm in 2022, taking with it significant industry participants like Terraform Labs, Voyager Digital, Celsius Network, Three Arrows Capital, FTX, and BlockFi. SALT was not immune to these market forces, but we are determined to emerge stronger than ever,” said SALT founder and interim CEO Shawn Owen in a statement. “Despite facing an unprecedented situation and, frankly, an existential threat, we have embarked on a growth plan that we believe positions us for even greater success in the future.” Source

SEC ‘Disappoints’ When It Comes to Crypto

Regulation hasn’t moved along a whole lot since then. When Peirce’s new boss, Gary Gensler, became the SEC chair in April 2021 under President Joe Biden, he continued the agency’s longstanding policy of “regulation through litigation,” where companies learn of their infractions when the SEC sues them for breaking the law. Source

Ethereum Liquid Staking Trend Continues to Swell; 5 Platforms Control 97% of Market – Defi Bitcoin News

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As of Feb. 7, 2023, the value locked in 11 Ethereum-based liquid staking protocols has risen above $11 billion, with Lido, Coinbase, and Rocket Pool recording 4-10% gains over the past month. Lido holds more than 73% of the total value locked (TVL) out of the 6.87 million ether held by the 11 liquid staking platforms. More than 15% of the liquid staking TVL is being staked with Coinbase’s wrapped ether. Lido Leads the Pack With 73% of Total Value Locked in Ethereum Liquid Staking Industry Staking Ethereum has become…

12 tips to help crypto and blockchain companies win VC funding

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It’s no secret venture capitalists react to prevailing market conditions when making decisions, and amid global economic uncertainty, entrepreneurs from across industries are finding that VC funds are more difficult to come by these days. This is especially true for crypto and blockchain companies, which have to overcome not only a knowledge barrier but also the lingering fear aroused by recent bad behavior from certain high-profile crypto founders and firms.  Crypto pioneers who became accustomed to a free-flowing tap of VC cash during the industry’s early heyday may need to…

Scammers are targeting crypto users with new ‘zero value TransferFrom’ trick

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Data from Etherscan shows that some crypto scammers are targeting users with a new trick that allows them to confirm a transaction from the victim’s wallet, but without having the victim’s private key. The attack can only be performed for transactions of 0 value. However, it may cause some users to accidentally send tokens to the attacker as a result of cutting and pasting from a hijacked transaction history. Blockchain security firm SlowMist discovered the new technique in December and revealed it in a blog post. Since then, both SafePal…