Day: 21 February 2023

Christopher Emms, a 31-year-old British citizen, was arrested in Moscow by the Russian Interpol Bureau today, February 21st. Emms is wanted by the US government for plotting with North Korea to violate the sanctions imposed on the latter country.  The US stated that in 2018, Christopher Emms, a Spanish national, ...

Swarm, a regulated blockchain platform, has announced the world's first public investment offering for AAPL, TSLA, and two US government bond ETFs on-chain. According to reports, the fully asset-backed tokens, which have no minimum investment requirements, are accessible to institutional and retail investors on the Polygon blockchain. Users can start ...

Users of the decentralized finance (DeFi) project, Hope Finance, powered by Arbitrum, are currently out of funds following a $2 million smart contract exploit. Web3 security company CertiK confirmed the incident following a tweet from the Hope Finance Twitter account alerting users that they had been scammed. #CommunityAlert ????@hope_fin have ...

According to Reuters, Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G20 countries will meet in India to discuss pressing issues such as cryptocurrency, debt, and global inflation in various countries. The officials will convene at the Nandi Hills Summer Retreat in India from February 22nd to February 25th, 2023. ...

The ongoing regulatory crackdown on the cryptocurrency market in the US is starting to hurt institutional investors, as evidenced by the record-breaking weekly outflow of funds for investments in digital assets.  CoinShares, a crypto fund management firm, reported a total of $32 million in withdrawals for digital asset investment products ...

The Chinese government is supporting Hong Kong's goal of becoming a hub for cryptocurrencies. According to reports, Beijing's mainland government may be tacitly accepting the initiative.  Contrary to China's extensive cryptocurrency ban, Hong Kong's government raised the notion of presenting a bill to regulate cryptocurrencies and allow retail investors make ...

Gateway.fm, a decentralized blockchain infrastructure node provider, has raised $4.6 million in a combined seed fundraising round led by Lemniscap. Other investors included CMT Digital Ventures, the LAO DAO, Folius Ventures, the Fantom Foundation, and Unstoppable Domains Ventures. According to a report, the funding would be used to accelerate product ...