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According to an official post on Mar. 22 from Circle, issuer of the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, the Twitter account for its chief strategy officer (CSO) and head of global policy Dante Disparte has been compromised. In a previously deleted Tweet, Disparte’s account reportedly began promoting fake loyalty rewards to long-time users of USDC.  @ddisparte

According to a blog post published by developers of crypto wallet ZenGo, the firm said it had uncovered security vulnerabilities in transaction simulation solutions used by popular decentralized applications, or dApps. Dubbed the “red pill attack,” this vulnerability allowed malicious dApps to steal user assets based on opaque transaction approvals offered to and approved by

USD Coin (USDC), the world’s second-largest stablecoin, may simply have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.  The place was Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a commercial bank with $209 billion in assets, where USDC issuer Circle had deposited $3.3 billion of its cash reserves for safekeeping. The time was the present: one of

Bitcoin (BTC) approached a key weekly close on March 19 with traders concerned about a retest of lower levels. Bitcoin bulls must “step in” to protect $26,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $27,000 on Bitstamp. After briefly tapping $28,000 into the weekend, a slow comedown through out-of-hours trading denied bulls

The lawyer representing crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) in the ongoing FTX case will soon present a revised bail package to Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York. The move comes after Kaplan expressed displeasure about SBF’s use of encrypted-messaging apps and virtual private network (VPN) services while out on bail. Legal

Thousands of attendees recently gathered at Denver’s National Western Complex for ETHDenver 2023 to learn about the current and future cryptocurrency ecosystem.  John Paller, founder and executive steward of ETHDenver, told Cointelegraph that 15,000 ticketholders attended ETHDenver’s main event. While ETHDenver attracted a diverse crowd, many students from leading universities attended the event, showcasing new

The crypto industry waits anxiously for the decision of Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District Court of New York on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) versus Ripple Corporation case. Ripple owns the popular XRP crypto token, which is currently still in the Top 10 of Coinmarketcap.com, a popular token-tracking website. The SEC charged

The newest version of ChatGPT has caused a stir online, scoring high marks for SAT tests and highlighting vulnerabilities and exploits in Ethereum smart contracts. GPT-4 is the latest version of the highly influential artificial intelligence (AI) language model, boasting ‘human-level performance on various professional and academic benchmarks,’ according to its developer OpenAI. Aside from

The Shapella hard fork has been executed on the Goerli testnet — the last test run before Ethereum validators will be able to withdraw their Ether (ETH) from the Beacon Chain. There were, however, issues with the hard fork. Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko noted that while deposits were being processed, the process didn’t run

Big Tech firm Meta is scrapping its nonfungible token (NFT) features across its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram around 10 months after they first launched. Stephane Kasriel, Meta’s head of commerce and financial technologies, tweeted the news on Mar. 13, saying Meta is “winding down” its NFT support as it wishes to “focus on

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse took to Twitter on Mar. 12 to discuss the company’s exposure to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and reassure his followers of Ripple’s stability.  Ripple had exposure to SVB, Garlinghouse said, but “we expect NO disruption to our day-to-day business, and already held a majority of our USD w/ a broader network

While some global economies got distracted by the commotion around price instability and ecosystem collapses in crypto, South Korea doubled down on the metaverse’s potential as a new economic growth engine. South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT announced investments in a fund dedicated to driving metaverse initiatives in the country. According to the official announcement,

Bitcoin (BTC) refused to let $20,000 support die for good on March 11 as the weekend opened to a battle for lost ground. Bitcoin shakes off USDC depeg Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $20,200 at the time of writing. A brief dip below the $20,000 mark overnight was short lived, and

Amid Coinbase (COIN) stock tumbling about 8% on Thursday, Cathie Wood’s investment manager ARK Invest has bought the biggest amount of the stock since the start of 2023. On March 9, ARK purchased 301,437 Coinbase shares ($17.5 million) for its ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund, known as ARKK, according to an investor notification seen by Cointelegraph.

Bitcoin (BTC) traders remain sensitive even to small price movements as data shows liquidations climbing. As BTC/USD approaches $21,600 on March 9, those who are long BTC are seeing positions evaporate. Longs begin to disappear with BTC at three-week lows Despite consensus forming around Bitcoin retesting $20,000, small shifts in price are still taking their

Web3, the next generation of the internet, is an exciting new space creating opportunities for entrepreneurs across various industries. While the field is still somewhat male-dominated, several influential women entrepreneurs are significantly impacting the Web3 space. Here are fifteen influential women entrepreneurs in Web3 to celebrate this International Women’s Day — along with their contributions

Some countries worldwide suffered bigger financial losses to cryptocurrency scams despite a massive bear market in 2022. Losses from crypto scams in Hong Kong amounted to 1.7 billion Hong Kong dollars ($216.6 million) last year — surging 106% from a year before — according to local police. The number of crypto-related scams reported in Hong

Iran is moving forward with its central bank digital currency (CBDC) plans, completing preliminary research for the launch of a potential digital rial. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has successfully completed a pre-pilot phase in the development of Iran’s CBDC, according to an official statement by CBI’s research arm, the Monetary and Banking Research