S. Korean Crypto Exchange Loses 23% of its Assets in a $13M Hack

Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. Hackers attacked the South Korea-based crypto exchange GDAC on Sunday, stealing $13 million in crypto funds, or around 23% of its custodial assets. According to GDAC, the perpetrators stole 61 bitcoin, more than 350 […]

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The Global Regulatory Landscape of Cryptocurrency Exchanges: Challenges and Opportunities

In recent years, cryptocurrency exchanges have grown in popularity, providing a place for users to buy, sell, and trade various cryptocurrencies. The global regulatory landscape of cryptocurrency exchanges, on the other hand, remains a challenge for the business, with differing levels of regulation and oversight in different areas. In this article, we will look at […]

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Recovering Prices Granted Miners Relief in Q1 – Foundry, Marathon, Hut 8, TeraWulf and Sphere Finance & Legal Updates

Bitcoin miners logged a significant bump in total revenue accrued across March, earning almost $732 million from block subsidies. In addition to the inflation rewards, transaction fees during this period brought the cumulative figure to $755 million. Niche overview – Mining difficulty and network hashrate The revenue increase corresponded with positive price action in the […]

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dYdX Slides 5%+ as Its DEX Announces Departure From Canada

Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. The decentralized cryptocurrency exchange dYdX announced on Friday, April 7th, that it is closing its Canadian operations. The platform has already stopped onboarding clients from the country and all existing users from Canada will […]

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A Closer Look at the “Illicit Finance Risk Assessment of Decentralized Finance” by the US Treasury

The US Department of the Treasury has published its first-ever analysis of the potential hazards from decentralized finance (DeFi) services, concluding that DeFi platforms that are non-compliant with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CFT) regulations pose the most significant current illicit finance risk. The report finds that DeFi services frequently have a governing body […]

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