Following two days of positive inflows, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a decline, with $ 15.7 million exiting on Tuesday. Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) saw $ 29 million leave during the day’s trading sessions, overshadowing the break-even and positive reports from the other spot bitcoin funds. Fidelity, Ark Invest, Invesco Report …
Defi Platforms Lose More Than $336 Million in Digital Funds in Q1 of 2024, Study Finds
In the first quarter of 2024, more than $ 336 million in digital assets were stolen from decentralized finance platforms across 61 incidents of hacking and fraud. During this period, criminals made off with digital assets valued at $ 144.48 million in two major hacking incidents. In contrast, centralized finance platforms reported no …
$62 Million Munchables Hack: Rogue Developer Returns All Funds, No Ransom Demanded
Web3 gaming app, Munchables, announced on March 27 that an individual who exploited the system agreed to return the stolen funds without a ransom demand. This announcement came just hours after a former developer siphoned off more than 17,400 ethereum coins by gaining access to the Munchables lock contract. Distribution of Blast Rewards Set to […]
Philippines Blocks Binance, Citing Threat to Security of Investor Funds
The Philippines has proceeded to block crypto exchange Binance. The country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded that the public’s continued access to Binance’s websites and apps “poses a threat to the security of the funds of investing Filipinos.” The Philippine SEC Warns Against ‘Investing in and Using Binance’ The Philippine Securities and Exchange […]
9 New Bitcoin ETFs Accumulate $1.3B in BTC in 6 Days as Funds Near the 500,000 Milestone
In the span of just six days, the nine freshly launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have gathered 20,859.57 bitcoins, valued at over $ 1.3 billion. Holding 474,363.55 bitcoins worth $ 30.6 billion, these new ETFs are short of 25,636.45 coins to hit the 500,000 milestone. Excluding GBTC, Fidelity’s FBTC and Blackrock’s IBIT …