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security news
- bug bounty and security service forum immunity released it Crypto Losses in Q1 2023 ReportWho shows amount of money lost by the community mercenaries And scams, According to the announcement, Immunfy reviewed all crypto protocol exploits by blackhat hackers, as well as cases of alleged fraudulent protocols and rug-pulling. In Q1 2023, crypto and DeFi The ecosystem reached $437,483,543 in total losses, a 64.4% decrease from the first quarter of 2022 when hackers and fraudsters stole over $1.2 billion. Attacks and activities accelerated in Q1 2023: The number of single incidents increased by 25% to 73 in Q1 2023. bnb chain across Ethereum To become the most targeted chain with 33 events in the first quarter of 2023, while Ethereum saw 22 events. Mediation There were no incidents in Q1 2022 but there were 8 incidents in this quarter. polygon 5 more was optimism 3 events.
- One Italian financial advisor in hong kong South China Morning Post, was duped of over $1.8 million in five weeks after being tricked by her fake online boyfriend into investing in crypto informed of, A 55-year-old man fell victim to a romance scam in mid-February after responding to a message from a dating app tinder sent by a con artist impersonating a female investment broker in Singapore, said a source familiar with the matter. they continued to communicate WhatsAppAnd the man was persuaded to set up an account on a bogus trading website to invest in the digital currency.
banking news
- metacoHas partnered with digital asset technology infrastructure provider to regulated financial institutions VP Bankone of the largest private banks In Liechtenstein, the announcement Said that the collaboration leverages Metaco’s flagship platform, MixTo allow VP Bank the optionality to expand its digital asset custody and tokenization services beyond art and physical collectibles, such as being able to support tokenized financial assets or the mining, burning, and storage of tokens.
investment news
- crypto-focused venture capital firm Dragonfly Made a strategic investment of $10 million in crypto derivatives and copy trading platforms bitgate, According According to today’s announcement, the investment will support BitGate’s ongoing global market and service range expansion, as well as upcoming CSR initiatives aimed at increasing crypto education and adoption.
- Cash & Crypto Payroll Company Franklin today announced that it has raised $2.9 million in a seed funding round led by Gumi Cryptos Capital And cmt digitalwith strategic investors including Arka, Fermion, Portage VenturesAnd Synergis Capital, According to the press release, the funds raised will be used to further develop the Franklin product suite and integrate with strategic partners to “disrupt a payroll industry that suffers from inefficiencies, barriers to entry and high costs” “
- LayerZero LabsThe team behind the messaging protocol layerzeroToday announced Closes $120 million Series B funding round, valuing company at $3 billion. The round saw participation from 33 investors, including a16z crypto, deeply concerned, Christie’s, Circle Ventures, opensea ventures, samsung nextAnd Sequoia Capital, among others. LayerZero is a messaging protocol that allows interoperability and seamless cross-chain messaging across countless blockchains, and that “provides the underlying infrastructure needed for decentralized applications (dapps) to live across multiple blockchains,” it said.
blockchain news
- MasaEthereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible soulbound token (SBT) Protocol, announced plans to launch Base SBT Developer Toolkit for developers and Base Camp Soulbound Identity for users on crypto exchange coinbaseNew Base Layer-2 Blockchain of. “On the launch of the Base testnet, the Base team published a request for builders to inspire innovative infrastructure and dapps on the new blockchain.” Said the announcement. “MASA is answering that call by bringing on-chain trust and reputation to the fore through our pioneering Soulbound token protocol.”
exchange news
- bitmex Listing your native token bmx But get.io, saying it was “the first external exchange to list BMEX.” From 05:00 UTC on April 5th, Gate.io traders will be able to buy and sell BMEX via BMEX/.usdt spot pair, on their spot exchange, Said the announcement. More listings on other exchanges will come soon.
mining news
- Marathon Digital Holding released its March 2023 production results, Reporting that, as of April 1, Marathon held a total of 11,466 BTC; Its operational fleet includes approximately 105,200 bitcoin miners; Its hash rate increased by 64% in the first quarter of 2023 to 11.5 EH/s as of March 3; And it saw a 21% month-over-month increase in bitcoin production, producing a record BTC 825 in March and a record BTC 2,195 in Q1 2023. It ended the month with $124.9 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet.