Day: February 25, 2023

Israeli Startup Chain Reaction Raises $70 Million to Build Blockchain Silicon – Blockchain Bitcoin News

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Chain Reaction, a Tel Aviv-based blockchain startup, announced it has raised $70 million as part of its Series C funding round. The objective of the company is to expand its engineering staff to accelerate the production of its blockchain-focused silicon and collaborate in the development of its cryptographic-focused chips. Chain Reaction Raises $70 Million in Series C Funding Round Chain Reaction, a startup that focuses on building blockchain-based silicon, announced that it has raised $70 million as part of its Series C funding round. The round, which was led by…

Whale sells 1,010 NFTs in 48 hours in ‘largest NFT dump ever’

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According to data from Nansen, nonfungible token (NFT) whale Jeffrey Hwang — known colloquially as Machi Big Brother — dumped 1,010 tokens for a total of 11,680 Ether (ETH) or $18.6 million in the space of 48 hours. In a Feb. 25 Twitter thread, Nansen’s Simian Psychometric Enhancement Technician Andrew Thurman highlighted the trading activity over the previous two days, and noted that it’s “likely the largest NFT dump ever.” The major selling event included 90 Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs, 191 Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) NFTs and…

IMF Board Offers Guidance for Developing Effective Crypto Policies – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided guidance for member countries to develop effective crypto policies. The board stressed the need to develop comprehensive crypto regulations to “better mitigate the risks posed by crypto assets while also harnessing the potential benefits of the technological innovation.” IMF Executive Board Provides Guidance on Crypto Regulation The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Thursday the outcome of a discussion held by its executive board directors on a paper titled “Elements of Effective Policies for Crypto Assets.” Noting that the…

US Regulators and Federal Reserve Issue Joint Warning About Crypto Liquidity Risks – Regulation Bitcoin News

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U.S. regulators and the Federal Reserve have issued a joint warning about key liquidity risks associated with crypto assets. However, the regulators clarified that banks “are neither prohibited nor discouraged from providing banking services to customers of any specific class or type, as permitted by law or regulation.” US Regulators Issue Joint Statement on Crypto The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) jointly issued a statement regarding crypto on Thursday. The Federal…

Jump Crypto & Oasis.app counter exploits Wormhole hacker for $225M

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Web3 infrastructure firm Jump Crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Oasis.app have conducted a “counter exploit” on the Wormhole protocol hacker, with the duo managing to claw back $225 million worth of digital assets and transfer them to a safe wallet. The Wormhole attack occurred in February 2022 and saw roughly $321 million worth of Wrapped ETH (wETH) siphoned via a vulnerability in the protocol’s token bridge. The hacker has since shifted around the stolen funds through various Ethereum-based decentralized applications (dApps), and via Oasis, they recently opened up a…