Crypto is democratizing investment banking options—Lightspark founder

Jameson Lopp — a crypto industry figure and self-proclaimed professional cypherpunk — described Bitcoin (BTC) as the first step in a broader transition to an anarcho-capitalist society. Lopp’s comments were made in an interview on the Stephan Livera Podcast, published Dec. 29.According to Lopp, Bitcoin is an experiment that — if successful — could make…

The bad actors utilized a fake GutterCatGang airdrop scam to drain people’s wallets, with at least $700,000 worth of NFTs being stolen from a single address. More than $765,000 worth of nonfungible tokens has been stolen as part of a reported SIM swap attack on the GutterCatGang NFT project.The security breach was highlighted by several…

The bill received strong support in the General Assembly. Now the state Senate will consider overturning the veto.

Bahrain-based Shariah compliant cryptocurrency exchange Rain has first completed the Central Bank of Bahrain’s (CBB) Regulatory Sandbox, the Saudi Gazette reported on Feb. 26.Rain, which was founded in 2016, has reportedly become the first digital currency exchange to complete the sandbox. The exchange reportedly passed a Shariah compliance certification today, Feb. 26, which was led…

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed around $7,500 on Nov. 27 after a surprise bullish reversal took markets $700 higher the previous day.Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360Bitcoin clings to surprise gainsData from Coin360 showed BTC/USD come down slightly from Wednesday’s local highs of $7,640 to trade just over $7,500 at press time. The largest cryptocurrency took traders unaware…

A multimillion-dollar security breach involving a third-party vendor hastened Ripple’s acquisition of Fortress Trust on Sept. 8. 196 Total views 3 Total shares The takeover of Fortress Trust by financial technology company Ripple on Sept. 8 involved more than just an acquisition deal. The transaction was accelerated by a security incident hours earlier involving a

Kakao wants to keep up with the enterprise blockchain competition in Asia as it eyes expansion to Singapore. Singapore is reportedly the next port of call for Kakao’s globalization agenda for its legacy blockchain platform Klatyn.According to a report by The Korea Herald on Monday, Kakao has established two new blockchain-based entities — the Klatyn…

Harmony's Ecosystem Fund financed Hashstack's solution to improving DeFi lending. 458 Total views 7 Total shares The DeFi lending and borrowing market has grown significantly in volume as new lending protocols continue to attract capital and NFT-backed loans become more popular. According to Dune Analytics, the top three platforms in terms of market capitalization are Aave (AAVE),…

Crypto analysts say Mt. Gox holders are more likely committed to HODLing, and the market thinks so too.