Author Archives: Darren Marchal

Increase regulatory focus on cryptocurrency: Pre-Budget expectati

A pre-Budget expectations survey on Saturday showed a growing demand for increasing regulatory focus on the cryptocurrency sector. As per the Grant Thornton Bharat survey, nearly 79 per cent of the respondents feel that Budget FY23 should focus on regulating cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Besides, more than 75 per cent of the respondents feel that the…

Bitcoin falls 9.3% to $36,955, Ether declines by 12.3% to $2,631

Bitcoin dropped 9.28% to $36,955.03 at 22:02 GMT on Friday, losing $3,781.02 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 2.4% from the year’s low of $36,146.42. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, dropped 12.27% to $2,631.35 on Friday, losing $368.18 from its previous close.   (Reporting…

Crypto.com loses $35 million in hack involving 483 users on its p

Leading cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has finally admitted that 483 users on its platform lost almost $34 million in various digital coins owing to a compromise in two-factor (2FA) authentication. Overall, the unauthorised withdrawals had over $15 million worth of etherum, $19 million worth of Bitcoin and $66,200 in “other currencies”. The platform said late on…

Crypto platform Stader Labs raises $12.5 mn on $450 mn valuation

Crypto currency staking management platform Stader Labs, has raised $12.5 million in a strategic private sale that values the company up to $450 million. The sale was led by Three Arrows Capital with additional participation from Blockchain.com, Accomplice, DACM, GoldenTree Asset Management, Accel, Amber, 4RC, Figment and select angels, including Prabhakar Reddy, Cofounder of FalconX…

Matt Damon-endorsed Crypto.com admits 400 user accounts hit in ha

The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange crypto.com, a cryptocurrency platform endorsed by famous Hollywood actor Matt Damon, has confirmed that hundreds of user accounts were hacked and their funds stolen. CEO Kris Marszalek told the media that nearly 400 customer accounts had been compromised. During the hack, Crypto.com paused its users’ ability to withdraw funds. “We…

Rishi Sunak cracks down on misleading crypto adverts in UK

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has laid out plans for the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to crack down on misleading adverts of cryptocurrency, bringing it in line with other financial promotions. A consultation response, published on Tuesday, sets out the UK government’s plan to bring the promotion of so-called cryptoassets within the scope…