Day: July 26, 2023

Meta Platforms fined $14 million for Onavo privacy issues: Report

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An Australian court has reportedly ordered Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook, to pay fines amounting to 20 million Australian dollars ($14 million) for collecting user data through a smartphone application, Onavo.  According to a Reuters report, the Federal Court of Australia has directed Meta, along with its subsidiaries Facebook Israel and the discontinued app, to reimburse $270,356 (A$400,000) in legal costs to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC initiated the civil lawsuit against Meta, alleging that Onavo was promoted as a privacy protection tool, but failed…

Binance Rolls Out Zero-Fee Stablecoin But Hits Pause Soon After: Here’s Why

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First Digital USD (FDUSD), a newly introduced stablecoin scheduled to make its debut on Binance on Wednesday has now faced a halt due to technical difficulties. A Bumpy Start To The FDUSD Journey The expected listing of FDUSD on Binance was initially set for July 26, 2023. To incentivize traders, Binance planned to offer zero maker fees for all FDUSD trading pairs. However, due to technical issues encountered by the FDUSD pairs’ liquidity providers, the launch was postponed. Related Reading: Binance Pool’s Litecoin Hash Rate Falls 50%: What’s Next? Trading…

Credix Brings Opens Private Credit Pool on Solana (SOL) With 11% Yield

Colombia-based fintech firm Clave and its affiliate Liquitech underwrite and originate the loans in Colombian pesos via a bankruptcy remote trust and pledge the receivables as collateral. The underlying private note is settled through the Credix platform in USDC stablecoin. CESCE Colombia, subsidiary of Spanish Export Credit Agency, insures the receivables. Source

DeFi Daily Volume Dwindles to 7-Month Lows as Sector Suffers From Hacks

Total value locked (TVL), which measures the amount of capital that is held across all DeFi protocols, slumped from $45.3 billion to $42.9 billion in July as the sector failed to turn the tide against falling asset prices. During this period, ether (ETH) traded down from $1,920 to $1,850 whilst bitcoin (BTC) failed to break through resistance at $31,500. Source 7MonthDailyDeFiDwindlesHacksLowsSectorSuffersVolume CryptoX Portal

Worldcoin struggles to find new users willing to scan iris for crypto

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The controversial crypto project Worldcoin was launched for the public on July 24, making way for customers to scan their iris at designated locations in 20 countries and receive 25 Worlcoins (WLD) the native token of the project.  The project debuted on the back of 2 million pre-signups but the interest seems to have faded after the actual launch. On that first day, users seemed keen, with Hong Kong seeing the highest number of signups.  The city offered three designated spots called Orbs, where users; irises are scanned and they’re…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Takes Center Stage With 10% Gain

Meme cryptocurrency dogecoin (DOGE) jumped 10% on Tuesday, registering its largest single-day gain since April 3, according to Binance data tracked by charting platform TradingView. The crypto has gained 25% over the past two weeks amid speculation that it could be used as a payment mechanism on the rebranded Twitter platform. “As crypto is entering the summer lull that we initially expected for August, DOGE might be the summer’s highflyer as other crypto themes are taking a backseat,” said Markus Thielen, head of research and strategy at Matrixport “Musk is…

Craig Wright Loses Libel Claim Against Peter McCormack

In an earlier case, High Court Judge Martin Chamberlain was “clearly right to treat Dr Wright’s lies and deception as ‘disreputable facts that are properly before the court’,” Lord Justice Mark Warby said in a ruling dated July 26. “Where the libel was an accusation of dishonesty, the dishonest conduct of the litigation was relevant for that purpose.” Source

Chinese Ant Group to Divest Non-Core Assets, Including Blockchain, for Another HK IPO Attempt, Reports Bloomberg

Following information from insiders cited by Bloomberg, Ant Group is contemplating a restructuring plan. To clear the way for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, this strategy intends to sell parts of its company that are unrelated to its core financial activities in China. These sources claim that the corporation is thinking about separating its core organization from its database management services, blockchain technology, and overseas activities. The rationale is to leverage this move for a financial holding license application in China. It’s important to keep in mind that…

ICO statement on banks sharing and gathering personal information

Concern at banks sharing personal information with media ICO writes to banks around information held on customers ‘Farage’s experience shows why data protection rights are so important’ Following media reports of NatWest Bank sharing personal financial information about Nigel Farage with the BBC, Information Commissioner John Edwards said: “The banking duty of confidentiality is over a hundred years old, and it is clear that it would not permit the discussion of a customer’s personal information with the media. “We trust banks with our money and with our personal information. Any…