Vietnamese authorities have allegedly prevented losses of nearly 30 billion Vietnamese dong ($1.17 million) and saved 300 potential victims from fraudulent investments in a major cryptocurrency scam token. Hanoi City Police arrested individuals linked to Million Smiles, the...
Blockchain security firm SlowMist has uncovered a phishing scam targeting cryptocurrency users through fake Zoom meeting links. The scam, active since November 14, 2024, has reportedly resulted in millions of dollars in losses for victims. SlowMist's investigation revealed...
Bitget has announced significant changes to its native token, BGB, following a comprehensive update to its whitepaper. The changes include a large-scale token burn and enhanced tokenomics to boost utility and transparency. In a statement released on December...
DeFi protocol Frax Finance has opened voting on whether to adopt BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) as the primary reserve asset for its upcoming stablecoin, Frax USD (frxUSD). The voting period runs from December 27, 2024,...
Binance has announced its full support for the upcoming Optimism (OP) network upgrade and hard fork, set to take place on January 10, 2025, at 2:00 (UTC+8). To accommodate the upgrade, the crypto exchange announced that it would...
OKX has expanded its offerings with the launch of USDT-margined perpetual futures for two AI-focused digital assets, GRIFFAIN and ZEREBRO. The trading pairs, which go live today, December 27, 2024, will allow traders to access up to 50x...
OKX Ventures, the venture arm of the global cryptocurrency exchange OKX, has invested an undisclosed amount in Usual Protocol, a decentralized stablecoin issuer pioneering a unique financial model. In its December 24 announcement, OKX Ventures stated the investment...
Binance has confirmed its support for the rebranding and token swap of Fantom (FTM) to Sonic (S), which is scheduled for early 2025. The transition will see FTM replaced by Sonic across all Binance products. The exchange stated...
On December 24, KickStreaming, an online streaming platform, reportedly suffered a cybersecurity breach as its official X account was hacked to promote fraudulent Solana-based scam tokens. JUST IN: Streaming platform Kick X has been hacked and is spamming...
The Russian government has approved a sweeping ban on cryptocurrency mining in ten regions, effective January 1, 2025, through March 15, 2031. The decision, reported by the State-owned news outlet TASS on December 24, addresses local electricity shortages...
