“We’re seeing a higher number of incidents targeting DeFi, while CeFi experiences fewer incidents but often with more severe consequences, with hundreds of millions in stolen funds in a single exploit,” said Mitchell Amador, founder and CEO of ImmuneFi. Source
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 26, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. Source
Guggenheim Treasury Services, a subsidiary of financial services giant Guggenheim Partners, has issued $20 million of tokenized commercial paper on the Ethereum blockchain, its partner, blockchain platform Zeconomy, announced Thursday. Source
In a thread on X, the team addressed some of these concerns, pointing out that while USDe has remained stable despite recent bearish conditions, it can dynamically adjust its backing between basis positions and liquid stable products and may incorporate UStb during periods of weak funding rates if needed. Source
SINGAPORE —The U.S. crypto market will take a different path from the rest of the world, consolidating more with traditional finance (TradFi), because of differences in the regulatory environment and customer needs, Stephan Lutz, CEO of crypto exchange BitMEX, said in an interview at Token2049 in Singapore. Source
“WormholeOracle” proposed reducing the upper limit on TUSD backing for crvUSD to zero, meaning that TUSD tokens can no longer underpin crvUSD if the proposal is passed. They also recommended reducing the minting capacity of crvUSD with PayPal’s stablecoin, PYUSD, from $15 million to $5 million, aiming for a more balanced reliance on different collateral assets. Source
Holder count has zoomed to 12,400 unique wallets with over $48.5 million in volume traded over the last 24 hours, a fan page for the token said Wednesday. Source
The U.S. Household Survey, which tracks the unemployment rate across 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, showed that as of August, more than 57% of states experienced an increase in joblessness compared to the preceding month and the same period last year, according to data tracked by MacroMicro. Source
The conditions imposed on WazirX include revealing the addresses of its Wallets through a court affidavit, responding to users’ queries, revealing its book of accounts within six weeks, and ensuring that any future voting on the way ahead is conducted on an independent platform. CoinDesk reached out to WazirX to comment on the matter. Source
NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris said any federal legislation should still keep a role for state regulators. Source