DeFi project Cover Protocol becomes the latest project to be attacked by the hacker. The person behind the recent attack exploited the Blacksmith Farming contract…
Posts published in December 2020
Binance Expands Crypto Derivatives Offering with Bitcoin Options
Cryptocurrency exchange has rolled out trading on Bitcoin options contracts as the influential platform expands its crypto derivatives offering. The new product addition will help traders…
Commerzbank AG Sets Aside $745 Million To Fund Job Cuts
€610 million ($745 million) is being set aside by in the fourth quarter to pay for one-off costs related to planned layoffs, as part of…
SEC Freezes Assets of Bogus Crypt Fund Run by Stefan Qin
The Securities and Exchange Commission has secured a court order to freeze the assets of a New York-based cryptocurrency hedge fund that it claimed bilked investors…
OKCoin Halts XRP, Requires Traders to Return Margin Loans
OKCoin has become the latest cryptocurrency exchange to suspend trading on the XRP token in light of the US Securities & Exchange Commission’s enforcement action against…
Coinbase Halts XRP Trading, Custody and Wallet Services Not Affected
XRP price fell 8% on Monday after cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage service, Coinbase said it will discontinue XRP trading on January 19. The decision applies…
BlackRock Plans to Meet Growing Cryptocurrency Demand
BlackRock, the financial firm with more than $7 trillion in assets under management, advertised a position of VP Blockchain Lead to drive demand for the…
XRP Delisting Continues: B2C2, Simplex, and More Are Out
As the US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Ripple and its two executives, more and more cryptocurrency companies are suspending their services…
Bitcoin Touches $500 Billion Market Cap, Beats Visa, Walmart and Samsung
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency is having a dream run in December. The price of BTC jumped above $28,000 on Sunday as the total market…
eToro Plans for a $5 Billion US IPO: Report
Israel-based brokerage, is planning for an initial public offering (IPO) next year with a valuation of $5 billion, Calcalist reported on Monday. The broker is eyeing a…