Day: 4 September 2024

Samsung Next, the venture capital division of the South Korean tech giant, has announced its participation in the Soneium Spark program through an investment in Singapore-based Startale Labs. Though the details of the investment remain undisclosed, a Samsung Next investor, John Yim, shared in a blog post that the support ...

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès will launch a new crypto exchange, EllipX, later this month in Poland. Karpelès reportedly revealed this during the Korea Blockchain Week event in Seoul on September 4, 2024. He expressed his desire to "make right what went wrong" with Mt. Gox, the Bitcoin exchange ...

Zurich Cantonal Bank (ZFB), Switzerland's fourth-largest financial institution, has announced the launch of crypto-focused services for its customers. In a press release published on September 4, 2024, the bank detailed that these new services are fully integrated into its existing digital platforms, including ZKB eBanking and ZKB Mobile Banking. According ...

The hacker behind the Penpie protocol breach has reportedly withdrawn approximately $7 million of the stolen funds through the crypto mixer Tornado Cash just 12 hours after stealing $27 million. ????ALERT????@Penpiexyz_io exploiter has deposited around $7M to @TornadoCash at https://t.co/f17YcJ6blH Want to keep your company off our alerts radar? Learn ...

German technology giant Siemens has issued its second set of blockchain-based digital bonds. The bonds, valued at €300 million, are part of the company's move to solidify its position in the distributed ledger market, according to a recent press release. Siemens emphasized that it is building on the success of ...

Mysten Labs, the creator of the Sui blockchain, has announced that its upcoming handheld gaming device, the SuiPlay0X1, is slated for release in the first half of 2025.  In a recent press release, the company revealed that preorders for the $599 device began on September 3. Upon its launch, SuiPlay0X1 ...

The European Central Bank is gearing up to take on the dominant American and Chinese payment systems with the launch of a digital euro, according to Piero Cipollone, a member of the ECB’s executive board.  In an interview with Le Monde, Cipollone emphasised the urgency for Europe to catch up ...