Less than 50% of Hong Kong retail crypto investors aware of relevant regulations: Survey
Just 47% of retail crypto investors in Hong Kong are aware of the Virtual Asset Trading Platform Regulatory Regime, a...
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Binance freezes Hamas-linked accounts after Israeli request
Crypto exchange Binance has frozen accounts linked to Hamas militants as per requests from Israeli law enforcement.According to an Oct....
Chinese government-owned newspaper to launch NFT platform
China Daily, an English-language newspaper owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, wants to create its very...
Stars Arena secures funds to plug $3M exploit, set to reopen after security audit
Avalanche-based Web3 social media app Stars Arena announced that it had secured the funding to cover the $3 million hole...
What is finality in blockchain, and why does it matter?
Understanding finality in blockchain Finality in blockchain refers to the unchangeable confirmation of a transaction or a block of transactions.In...
September sets 2023 exploit record, and DAOs can democratize science: Finance Redefined
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Friend.tech copycat Stars Arena patches exploit after some funds drained
The Stars Arena Web3 social media app on Avalanche has lost some of its funds due to a malicious attack,...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange launches settlement platform powered by smart contracts
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the operator of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Futures Exchange,...
Crypto suffered 153% YoY increase in hacks and scams in Q3: Immunefi
Crypto and Web3 projects suffered a 153% increase in attack incidents from July to September 2023 compared to the same...
Crypto liquidity provider GSR receives regulatory approval in Singapore
Cryptocurrency trading firm and liquidity provider GSR's Singaporean subsidiary, GSR Markets Pte. Ltd, has received an in-principal approval from the...
Tokenization is “securitization done on steroids” — Franklin Templeton CEO
Securitization, a practice with over 50 years of history, is undergoing a dramatic transformation, believes Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin...
Leased proof-of-stake (LPoS), explained
Understanding leased proof-of-stake LPoS is a type of PoS meant to increase mining power, address inherent issues found in PoW,...
Chainlink quietly changes multisig rules, Mixin offers $20M bounty: Finance Redefined
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PayPal applies for NFT marketplace patent for on- or off-chain asset trading
PayPal made major progress toward creating its own blockchain ecosystem by filing a patent application for a nonfungible token (NFT)...
IBM, Microsoft, others form post-quantum cryptography coalition
IBM Quantum and Microsoft have formed a coalition to tackle post-quantum cryptography alongside not-for-profit research tank MITRE, U.K.-based cryptography firm...
Gemini invests $24M for expansion in India
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is allocating 2 billion rupees ($24 million) for its expansion in India.According to the Sept. 26 announcement,...
$200M Mixin Network hack draws controversy
Mixin Network, a Hong Kong-based decentralized cross-chain transfer protocol, is drawing controversy over the disclosure of a $200 million hack.On...
Miss Universe denies link with recently unveiled coin project
The Miss Universe Organization has denied any association with the Miss Universe Coin project announced at the Philippine Blockchain Week...
DeFi activity on the decline, but investment rolls in: Finance Redefined
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Google Cloud adds 11 blockchains to data warehouse ‘BigQuery’
Google Cloud’s BigQuery service just added 11 blockchains networks to its data warehouse, according to a September 21 blog post....
a16z suggests Machiavelli to fix decentralized governance
Principles written almost 500 years ago by Niccolò Machiavelli — author of the controversial political work The Prince — are the...
Troubled crypto exchange JPEX applies for deregistration in Australia
Troubled Hong Kong crypto exchange JPEX has applied for deregistration in Australia.According to a filing seen by Cointelegraph on Sept....
