Month: April 2023

Virgin Orbit Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in US

When Virgin Orbit went public, its valuation was pegged at around $4 billion, however, the tides have shifted over the past few months with the company’s market capitalization now pegged at around $65.38 million. Satellite launcher and space technology company Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: VORB) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States bringing a solemn end to its months of financial instability. As reported by CNBC, the bankruptcy was filed in the US Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware and it became precipitated as the…

OPNX Exchange, Which Offers FTX Claims Trading, Led by Three Arrows Founders is Now Live

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Coinbase to Offer Faster Transactions on Derivatives Exchange Through Partnership With Infrastructure Provider TNS

“Crypto has witnessed both volatile and liquid markets, and with institutional adoption remaining strong, we believe the time is right for the offering that TNS brings to the table,” CDE’s CEO Boris Ilyevsky said. “Dedicated cloud infrastructure connectivity coupled with our derivatives exchange represents a mission-critical step toward supporting and maintaining a vibrant and reliable crypto derivatives market.” Source

73.3% of Q1 rug pulls happened on BNB Chain: Immunefi

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BNB Chain was the king of rug pulls in the first quarter of 2023, with over 73.3% of such scams in the entire crypto ecosystem happening on the network, according to an April 4 report from blockchain security firm Immunefi. The report, titled “Crypto Losses in Q1 2023,” investigated a variety of crypto hacks and scams in the first quarter of the year. It found that Ethereum and BNB Chain were the two largest targets for hackers and scammers, with 68.8% of total losses from these networks combined. BNB Chain,…

Brazil bank BTG Pactual to issue USD-pegged stablecoin

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Major Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual continues onboarding new cryptocurrency services with the launch of its own stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar. BTG Pactual is preparing to launch the BTG Dol, a new stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar on a 1:1 ratio, using the bank’s custody services. Announcing the news on April 4, BTG Pactual said that the stablecoin would enable holders to “dollarize” a part of their equity, and help customers interact between the traditional financial system and the new digital economy. “We are innovating in using…

ETH Hits 8-Month High, as BTC Nears Key Resistance Level – Market Updates Bitcoin News

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Ethereum surged to an eight-month high on Tuesday, as bulls began to gradually return to cryptocurrency markets. As the session matured, the global market cap moved higher, and is up by 1.27% at the time of writing. Bitcoin moved closer to a key resistance level at $28,500. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) continued to trade close to a key resistance level on Tuesday, as volatility in the market remained high. BTC/USD rose to a peak of $28,433.74 earlier in today’s session, which follows up from a low of $27,276.72 on Monday. As…

Midjourney AI users find workaround amid ban on Chinese President’s images

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Midjourney, an artificial intelligence (AI) service that generates images from natural language descriptions, recently banned the making of pictures of Chinese President Xi Jinping, much to the dismay of its users. However, the ban has not deterred its users from finding a workaround by creating deepfakes of Xi, which are manipulated digital representations produced by sophisticated machine-learning techniques. Last week, Midjourney took action to prevent the proliferation of deepfakes on its platform by disabling access to its free trial version. Although the platform still allows the creation of images featuring…