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Kraken and Williams Racing Announces Strategic Partnership to Enhance Future of Finance

With the Williams Racing partnership, Kraken anticipates getting more global recognition amid increased competition from centralized exchanges. The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange has announced a strategic partnership with the English Formula 1 team Williams Racing. Following the partnership, Kraken’s logo will appear evidently on the halo and rear wing of Williams Racing’s FW45 race car driven by Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant in the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2023. The partnership is geared towards sensitizing the cryptocurrency topic on the world stage through the formula one racing programs. Through…

French Authorities Raid 5 Major Banks Over Accusations of Money Laundering and Fiscal Fraud – Finance Bitcoin News

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On Tuesday, French officials conducted raids on five major banks located in and around Paris, including Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Natixis, and BNP’s Exane Bank, over alleged charges of money laundering and fiscal fraud. According to a spokesperson for France’s Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF), the preliminary investigation into four French banks and one international bank began at the end of 2021. Cum-Ex Scheme at the Center of the Investigation; Societe Generale Confirms Involvement in the Raids Amid the banking crisis plaguing the industry in the United States and abroad,…

Exploiter of Euler Finance Returns Another $37.1M Worth of ETH and DAI

Over the last week, the attacker of Euler Finance has released a total of $138 million which is 70% of the total amount stolen from the Euler Finance protocol.  Earlier this month, a major decentralized finance (DeFi) hack rocked the crypto market with the hacker stealing nearly $200 million by exploiting the Euler Finance protocol. However, as per the latest development, the hacker has been releasing partial funds. On-chain data shows that on Monday, March 27, the hacker returned an additional $26.5 million worth of Ether (ETH) to the deployer…

Bitcoin Millionaire Tim Draper Advises Startups to Keep Bitcoin as a Hedge Against a ‘Domino’ Run on the Banks – Finance Bitcoin News

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Tim Draper, a venture capitalist and bitcoin millionaire, has included bitcoin as part of a series of cash management recommendations offered to startup founders. Draper recommended having at least two payrolls worth of cash in bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to avoid being affected by bank failures like the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Tim Draper Touts Bitcoin as Hedge Against Bank Failures Tim Draper, a well-known venture capitalist and crypto enthusiast, has recommended bitcoin as part of his cash diversification advice for business founders. Draper, known for winning an…

Euler Finance exploiter returns another $37.1M worth of ETH and DAI

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The architect of the March 13 Euler Finance exploit returned an additional $26.5 million worth of Ether (ETH) to the Euler Finance deployer account on March 27, on-chain data shows. Another 13M for ze Euler team 20M dai left in the wallet that sent this over Let’s get it pic.twitter.com/rF8l6e7yYw — DCF GOD (@dcfgod) March 27, 2023 At 6:21 pm UTC, an address associated with the attacker sent 7,738.05 ETH (worth approximately $13.2 million at the time it was confirmed) to the Euler deployer account. In the same block, another…

Traditional finance fears drive digital asset investment inflows to $160M

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On March 27, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” which revealed that digital assets continue to attract investors’ attention as concerns over the stability of traditional finance (TradFi) continues to grow.  According to the latest report, investment products in digital assets experienced inflows of $160 million last week, the largest since July 2022, marking a significant reversal after six weeks of outflows totaling $408 million. The report also noted that “while the inflows came relatively late compared to the broader crypto market,” investors are increasingly…

Kokomo Finance Exit Scam Sees Developers Make Away with $4M Worth of Tokens

The Kokomo Finance protocol has been found to be an elaborate exit scam after developers used wrapped Bitcoin to steal user funds worth $4M. According to reports, developers behind crypto lender Kokomo used Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) to perpetuate a $4 million exit scam. A CoinDesk report alleges developers pulled off the scam over the weekend after manipulating tokens to steal millions in user funds. The report further stated that these developers attacked the smart contract of wrapped Bitcoin token cBTC, from KOKO’s primary address. KOKO is the native digital currency of…

$4M ‘exit scam’ suspected as Kokomo Finance flies off radar, token plunges

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Optimism-based lending protocol Kokomo Finance has been suspected of a $4 million “exit scam” that has seen user funds plucked out from the platform via a smart contract loophole. Blockchain security firm CertiK alerted its followers to the “exit scam” in a March 26 Twitter post, noting that the Kokomo Finance (KOKO) token has plummeted 95% in value in a matter of minutes. CertiK also noted that Kokomo Finance removed all social media accounts immediately following the alleged rug pull too. Kokomo Finance has either deactivated or deleted its Twitter…

Euler Finance hacker returns ethereum worth $102m

In a surprising turn of events, the exploiter of Euler Finance has reportedly returned 51,000 ether (ETH) to the DeFi lending protocol. According to BlockSec, a blockchain security firm working with Euler Labs, the exploiter has also returned a further 7,737 ETH, bringing the total returned funds to 58,737 ETH. All told, Euler has gotten back ETH worth about $102 million at current rates. It is a remarkable development after the Euler hack on Mar. 13, 2023. The hack was one of the largest flash loan attacks in DeFi history, resulting in…

Euler Finance exploiter returns over 58,000 stolen Ether

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The hacker behind the $196 million exploit on lending protocol Euler Finance has returned the majority of the stolen assets, according to on-chain data.  In a transaction on March 25, the exploiter returned 51,000 Ether (ETH) worth around $88 million at the time of writing. A second transfer of 7,737 ETH was made on the same day, worth over $13 million. Previously, on March 18, the hacker sent 3,000 ETH to the protocol, worth nearly $5.4 million at the time. The exploiter still controls some of the stolen assets. the…