Digital Asset Tech Provider Metaco Secures Partnership With Liechtenstein Private Bank

VP Bank has tapped Metaco for its Harmonize platform, which it will use to expand its digital asset custody and tokenization services. The lender commenced its digital asset strategy in 2021, envisioning tokenization and custody of physical assets like jewels or paintings. Now it wishes to expand into supporting tokenized financial assets, as well as minting, burning and storing tokens. Source

Bitcoin is back to the $28k mark as the market rallies

Bitcoin (BTC) plunged below the $28,000 market on April 3, when the top 12 cryptocurrencies moved to the red zone. However, the flagship digital currency has been showing bullish momentum with the $25 billion market recovery. On April 3, bitcoin dipped to a 24-hour low of around $27,300 as the total crypto market witnessed a $28 billion fall. It started to move upwards as key indicators show positive signs. Bitcoin is trading at roughly $28,020 at the time of writing, according to crypto.news data. The largest cryptocurrency is up by…

Justin Sun Refutes Claims of Huobi Exchange Stake Sell

The rumours that crypto mogul and Tron founder Justin Sun is thinking about selling his stake in the major cryptocurrency exchange Huobi have been refuted. As much as I love a good April Fool’s Day prank, I must deny the report that @HuobiGlobal is seeking a stake buyer. Rest assured, Huobi is committed to providing our users with a safe, reliable, and innovative platform for trading and investing in cryptocurrency. ❤️ — H.E. Justin Sun 孙宇晨 (@justinsuntron) April 1, 2023 The information was revealed following a Bloomberg story that, according…

Alleged Kenyan Bill Proposes Widening Definition of Securities to Include Crypto Assets – Bitcoin News

A bill seeking to put blockchain and crypto assets under the purview of the Kenyan Capital Markets Authority is supposedly set to be debated in the country’s parliament. The bill also seeks to “widen the meaning of ‘securities’ to capture digital currencies.” The persons that receive licenses from the regulator are also required to maintain records of all digital currency transactions and to pay taxes on any gains made. Bill Proposes to Widen Definition of Securities According to Amboko Julians, a Kenyan economist and blogger, the East African nation’s parliament…

Allbridge exploiter returns most of the $573K stolen in attack

A large portion of the roughly $573,000 pilfered from the multichain token bridge Allbridge has been returned after the exploiter seemingly took up the project’s offer for a white hat bounty and no legal retaliation.  Allbridge tweeted on April 3 that it received a message from an individual and 1,500 BNB (BNB), worth around $465,000, was returned to the project. “The remaining funds will be considered a white hat bounty to this person,” Allbridge said. Update on the exploit 1/ Our team was contacted by the owner of https://t.co/EW1uxXBQpD. 1500…