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Alchemix reports return of all stolen funds from Curve pools

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• August 15, 2023

The attacker started returning stolen funds after accepting a bug bounty of almost $7 million. NEWS Collect article Lending platform Alchemix has announced the return of all stolen funds by the Curve Finance hacker. The attack took place on July 30 and resulted in over $61 million in cryptocurrencies drained, including $13.6 million from Alchemix’s […]

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Commodity tokenization is the economic aid Africa needs

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• August 15, 2023

Commodity tokenization would enable African countries — such as Ghana and Botswana — an opportunity to empower themselves without relying on international aid. OPINION Collect article In my youth, amid Ghana’s cocoa farms, I walked with my grandfather, a soldier turned farmer. He shared how these beans fueled our nation’s pride and economy. As the […]

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Hong Kong securities regulator warns of ‘criminal’ activity by unlicensed exchanges

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• August 15, 2023

Under the Securities and Futures Commission’s licensing regime, which started June 1, crypto firms offering services or operating in Hong Kong must comply with new requirements. NEWS Collect article The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong issued a notice about unlicensed virtual asset trading platforms “engaging in improper practices,” warning of potential criminal […]

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Breaking: ‘All funds are at risk’ — Steadefi exploited in ongoing attack

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• August 15, 2023

The leveraged yield aggregator confirmed on Aug. 7 that it was hacked and said it’s willing to discuss a bounty with the exploiters. BREAKING NEWS Collect article Decentralized finance (DeFi) app Steadefi was exploited for at least $334,000 on Aug. 7 in an ongoing attack. The app’s development team said in a social media post that the […]

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BlackRock insiders say Bitcoin ETF is likely 6 months away: Novogratz

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• August 15, 2023

“We’re going to fight like cats and dogs to win market share” once spot Bitcoin ETFs are approved, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz told shareholders. NEWS The United States’ first spot Bitcoin  BTC $29,332  exchange-traded fund (ETF) could be approved sometime before February, according to Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz, citing sources at BlackRock and Invesco.  “It’s […]

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Cardano DEX MuesliSwap to refund users after slippage confusion

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• August 15, 2023

The MuesliSwap team wants to refund users who have lost funds to high slippage due to the way the DEX’s matchmaker was set up. NEWS Collect article The team behind the Cardano-based decentralized exchange MuesliSwap has made a decision to refund users that have been hit with high slippage over the past year. On Aug. […]

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Anthropic AI raises $100M from South Korea to bolster telecommunications industry

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• August 14, 2023

The Google-backed AI developer Anthropic raised $100 million in funding from South Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom to bolster industry. NEWS Collect article Artificial intelligence (AI) developer Anthropic announced on Aug. 13 that it is receiving an additional $100 million in investment from the South Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom.  According to the announcement, the investment comes […]

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Boosting adoption with DeFi asset management: Velvet Capital joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

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• August 14, 2023

The decentralized asset management OS Velvet Capital that is driving DeFi adoption joins the Cointelegraph Accelerator program. СT ACCELERATOR Collect article Gone are the days when decentralized finance (DeFi) was a niche for crypto frontrunners, while centralized finance (CeFi) was the absolute owner of users’ trust. Following the collapse of major centralized organizations within the industry, such as FTX, Prime […]

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Hong Kong securities regulator issues in-principle approval to HKVAX

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• August 14, 2023

The announcement comes after Hong Kong debuted crypto retail trading with exchanges HashKey and OSL. NEWS Collect article Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued an in-principle approval to Hong Kong Virtual Asset Exchange (HKVAX) to operate a virtual asset trading platform under the region’s securities laws.  On Aug. 11, HKVAX announced that it had […]

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Ether ETFs pending — Grayscale, VanEck and others file SEC applications

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• August 14, 2023

A handful of United States asset managers have filed fresh applications to launch ETH futures ETFs. NEWS Collect article Six major asset managers, including Grayscale and VanEck, have filed fresh applications in a bid to launch Ether  ETH $1,847  futures exchange-traded funds (ETF) to United States customers. Separate filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]