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Rebase Token Economy Dropped From $8 Billion to $577 Million in 7 Months – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

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Seven months ago, the top rebase crypto tokens by market capitalization were collectively worth $8.03 billion and since then, the entire rebase token economy has lost more than 92%, dropping to $577 million. Olympus has dropped 99% since the asset’s all-time high (ATH), klima dao shed 99.9%, and wonderland is down 99.8% from its ATH. Elastic Rebase Tokens Fall Short of Expectations, Sliding 92% Since November 2021 Last year when the bull run started, rebase tokens were becoming extremely popular and their fiat values jumped a great deal toward the…

CoinFLEX to begin arbitration for $84 million recovery and open limited withdrawals

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Crypto investment platform CoinFLEX is moving forward with its plan to reclaim $84 million in funds by starting arbitration procedures in Hong Kong against an individual account holder. Co-Founders Sudhu Arumugam and Mark Lamb acknowledged in their July 9 announcement that the judgment would provide access to the individual’s “worldwide assets” and that their lawyers were “very confident” they could enforce the award. “We have commenced arbitration in HKIAC for the recovery of this $84m as the individual had a legal obligation under the agreement to pay and has refused…

Ethereum Devs Delay Difficulty Bomb — ETH 2.0 Contract Surpasses 13 Million Ether Deposits – Technology Bitcoin News

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On June 30, Ethereum developers delayed the network’s difficulty bomb via the Gray Glacier update, which means The Merge won’t happen at least until September 2022. Meanwhile, there’s now more than 13 million ethereum locked into the Beacon Chain worth $15.8 billion using today’s prices. More Than 13 Million Ether Worth $15.8 Billion Deposited Into the Ethereum 2.0 Contract This week the ETH 2.0 contract has seen a total of more than 13 million ETH deposited and there are now 406,640 validators. In time, the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain is expected…

Cardano ‘sharks’ scoop up 79.1 million ADA ahead of Vasil hard fork

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The decline in Cardano (ADA) price this year has prompted some of its richest investors to accumulate the token. Cardano sharks in buying spree Notably, addresses holding between 10,000 and 100,000 ADA, also called “sharks,” have added 79.1 million tokens (~ $37.7 million as of July 9) to their reserves since June 9, according to data from Santiment. Cardano shark addresses. Source: Santiment Meanwhile, Cardano “whales” that hold between 100,000 and 1 million ADA have stopped selling. Holding a larger amount of ADA makes sharks and whales powerful enough to…

Blockchain.com CEO Reveals Company Lost $270 Million From 3AC Exposure – Bitcoin News

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According to a report published on July 8, the cryptocurrency firm Blockchain.com lost $270 million from exposure to the crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). The news was shared in a recent letter to shareholders written by the company’s CEO Peter Smith. The Blockchain.com executive stressed that the firm “remains liquid, solvent and our customers will not be impacted.” Blockchain.com Lost $270 Million From 3AC Exposure — CEO Says Company ‘Remains Liquid and Solvent’ Another crypto company has revealed losses stemming from being exposed to Three Arrows Capital Ltd.…

Crypto Traders Lose $280 Million Following Bitcoin’s Break Above $22,000

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As the week draws to a close, there have been some interesting turns in the price of bitcoin. The digital asset which had been struggling to hold the $20,000 had finally broken out of this funk and was able to make a rally to the mid $22,000s. This rally had naturally led to liquidations in the market and as time goes on, these liquidations ramped up with the volatility that has followed this price recovery. More Than 65,000 Traders Rekt As of Friday morning, data from Coinglass shows that more…

Total BAYC thefts crack $18.5 million, “Ape Now, Pay Later” loans come for NFTs and more

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A Dune analytics platform user has found that more than $18.5 million worth of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have been marked as stolen or flagged for suspicious activity on Opensea to date.  According to data from Dune, a user known as “Beetle” discovered that 130 BAYC and 268 MAYC NFTs were reported for suspicious activity, alongside 153 Azuki’s, 202 CloneX and 70 Moonbirds. The total market worth of stolen NFTs from these notable collections amounts to just over $25 million.…

Discussion Platform Reddit Introduces Blockchain-Backed Collectible Avatars to 52 Million Users – Blockchain Bitcoin News

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The social media and discussion website Reddit has announced the launch of blockchain-backed collectible avatars. The collectible avatars are stored via the Polygon blockchain as the chain was chosen for its “low-cost transactions and sustainability commitments.” Reddit’s Polygon-Backed Digital Avatars Will Soon Be Available to the General Public On July 7, 2022, the staff at Reddit announced the launch of blockchain-backed Reddit avatars that are stored on the Polygon network. It’s not Reddit’s first rodeo with blockchain technology as the social media and discussion platform was working with Arbitrum’s layer…

Crema Finance Hacker Negotiates With Defi Project’s Team, Returns $8 Million in ETH and SOL – Bitcoin News

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Following the hack on July 2, 2022, the team behind the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Crema Finance detailed that after some negotiation, the hacker returned roughly $8 million in crypto assets. According to the team, the hacker agreed to take a white hat bounty worth 45,455 solana. Hacker Returns $8 Million in Crypto to Crema Finance On July 2, 2022, the defi project Crema Finance was exploited for roughly $8.7 million in crypto assets. According to the blockchain auditing firm Ottersec, flash loan attacks were used to siphon $8,782,446 worth…

Italian government will provide $46 million in subsidies for blockchain projects

The Ministry of Economic Development of Italy has announced that certain blockchain projects will qualify to apply for up to $46 million in government subsidies starting from September. In a Tuesday announcement, the ministry said companies and public or private research firms will be able to apply for funding from the government for the development of projects related to artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and blockchain technology. The fund will have an initial budget of 45 million euros — roughly $46 million at the time of publication — for…