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Curve Finance Founder Clears Aave Loan, Reduces Total Debt To $42.7 Million

Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance, has settled his loan on the Aave Protocol and cut his total debt to $42.7 million.  Egorov’s DeFi debt profile was revealed on August 1 following a Curve Finance hack that extracted $73.5 million worth of assets across various liquidity pools.  As expected, the exploit caused a significant decline in the price of CRV, with the Curve governance token losing over 24% of its value in a single day, based on data from CoinMarketCap. This fall in CRV’s market price brought much attention to…

Huobi Hacked For $8 Million Worth Of ETH, Offers Hacker 5% Bounty

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According to Arkham Intel, the Huobi crypto exchange platform (HTX) fell victim to a hacking incident resulting in the theft of 5000 ETH, valued at approximately $8 million. The hacker reportedly moved 1,000 ETH to a separate wallet, 0x799, shortly after compromising the platform and has since remained silent. Huobi Resolves Breach, Offers Hacker Lucrative Deal For Stolen ETH Justin Sun, the Founder of TRON and an Advisor to Huobi, confirmed the incident on X (formerly Twitter), stating that HTX suffered a loss of 5,000 ETH due to the hack.…

MicroStrategy Expands Bitcoin Holdings with $147.3 Million Purchase

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In a strategic move, MicroStrategy, the business intelligence (BI) company, and its subsidiaries have made a bold financial maneuver by increasing their Bitcoin (BTC) holdings.  MicroStrategy Bolsters BTC Holdings According to a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), MicroStrategy has expanded its Bitcoin holdings by acquiring an additional 5,445 BTC, totaling approximately $147.3 million. The average purchase price for these Bitcoins was $27,053 per unit. With this latest acquisition, MicroStrategy’s total Bitcoin holdings now stand at 158,245 BTC. The company has accumulated this substantial amount of…

$200 Million In Crypto Lost As Mixin Network Comes Under Attack

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Decentralized finance peer-to-peer service Mixin network, experienced an attack on Saturday, September 23, 2023, leading to $200 million worth of crypto funds lost as a result of the attack. $200 Million In Crypto Lost In The Attack The decentralized finance (DeFi) network Mixin network revealed that the attack was caused by a compromise in the network’s cloud service provider database. The attack reportedly led to a loss of approximately $200 million worth of crypto funds stolen from its mainnet. Blockchain security platform Peckshield conducted a separate investigation and it was…

Crypto Exchange HTX Suffers $8 Million Ether Hack, Justin Sun Confirms

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HTX, formerly known as Huobi, has fallen victim to a security breach resulting in the loss of 500 ether (ETH), valued at approximately $8 million. This incident, as reported by HTX advisor and Tron founder Justin Sun, transpired on Sunday and was promptly detected. Sun assured the crypto community via the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that HTX has fully covered the incurred losses, assuring the safety of all funds. The compromised wallet appears to be one of HTX’s hot wallets, which has received approximately $500 million in deposits…

DeFi Platform Mixin Network Faces $200 Million Crypto Hack

Mixin Network immediately suspended the deposits and withdrawals stating that they would soon announce their decision to deal with the lost assets. Earlier today, the decentralized finance (DeFi) project Mixin Network announced the suspension of all deposits and withdrawals after losing $200 million in crypto assets in a recent hack. The SlowMist team was the first to report this incident. It also noted that the breach happened through a compromise in Mixin’s cloud service database. During the hack, Mixin had $94.48 million worth of Ether (ETH), $23.55 million in Dai…

81 Binance Wallets Withdraw $31 Million In LINK, What This Mean

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Recently, Binance, one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, witnessed an unusual pattern of withdrawals. Particularly, 4.7 million LINK tokens, equivalent to roughly $31.58 million, were suddenly withdrawn over a brief period by 81 newly minted wallets.  The event is noteworthy due to the large number of tokens moved and the swift, simultaneous action across newly created accounts. This pattern of withdrawals raises questions about the strategies and intentions behind these movements and what they could spell for the token, LINK. A Timeline Of The Puzzling LINK Withdrawals On September…

Crypto Mining Giant Bitmain to Invest $53.9 Million in Core Scientific

Bitmain’s investment represents not only a significant financial commitment but also a strategic move to fortify its partnership with Core Scientific. Bitmain, a leading manufacturer of crypto mining rigs, has announced a substantial investment of $53.9 million in Core Scientific, a major North American blockchain data center provider and digital asset miner since 2017. Core Scientific operates data centers in multiple US states and utilizes their Minder software for efficient mining management and monitoring. This partnership signifies an expansion of their already-established relationship and supply contract. Both companies have agreed…

Ethereum Whales Unfazed By Prices, Pulls $8.1 Million Of ETH From Binance And Buys NFTs

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Ethereum is under pressure and has just dropped below $1,600. However, on-chain data shows that a crypto whale, “0xb154”, has moved more coins from Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, to a non-custodial wallet. On September 21, the ETH whale transferred over $8.1 million of the coin.  ETH whale moves funds to Binance| Source: Scopescan Whale Moves More Ethereum From Binance, Buying NFTs When crypto prices contract, outflows from non-custodial wallets to centralized ramps, including Binance and Coinbase, tend to rise. This is because centralized exchanges supporting stablecoins or fiat, including the Euro…