Crypto lender Amber Group considers selling Japan unit: Report

Amber Group, a Singapore-based crypto lender, is considering selling its Japanese unit as part of its plan to focus more on institutional business rather than retail business, Bloomberg reported.  According to Annabelle Huang, Amber’s managing partner, the firm is currently evaluating options for its Japan operation, including a potential sale. Currently, no deal has been finalized. Huang noted that Japan is a “very high quality market, but regulations are strict.”  Meanwhile, Amber plans to apply for a virtual asset trading platform license in Hong Kong following the special administrative region’s…

Web2’s Lesson for AI: Decentralize to Protect Humanity

In order to prevent the potentially destructive impact of AI on humanity, we need open-source innovation and collective governance that is possible through blockchain protocols and Web3, rather than the monopoly defaulting structure of Web2, according to Michael Casey, CoinDesk’s chief content officer. Source

Ethereum on-chain data forecasts the withdrawal of 1.4M ETH over the next few days

Ethereum’s long-anticipated Shanghai and Capella upgrade was activated on April 12 and the total withdrawals in the first 40 hours after the Shapella upgrade stood at 142,425 ETH, per Nansen data. This falls in line with previous estimates.  For a brief moment on April 12, when Shapella was activated, the deposits to ETH staking contracts outpaced withdrawals. However, deposits have slowed down come April 13 while the withdrawals are going strong. ETH moved for withdrawals The validators are required to update their staking software clients with withdrawal credentials changed to…

Crypto Exchange Bitrue Suffers $23 Million Hack – Bitcoin News

Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitrue has lost millions of U.S. dollars’ worth of ether and other coins in a hack. The trading platform suspended withdrawals until early next week to conduct additional security checks and promised to compensate the affected users. Bitrue Exchange Loses Crypto Assets Due to Hot Wallet Exploit Cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue announced Friday on Twitter it has identified a “brief exploit” in one of its hot wallets. The breach led to the theft of around $23 million in a number of cryptocurrencies, including ether (ETH) and shiba inu…