FTX Reportedly Hacked as Telegram Group Admin Comments on Possible ‘Malware’ Present in Apps, Irregular Fund Movements Registered Onchain

Admins of the Telegram group of the FTX community stated that the platform had been hacked and all of the funds of the exchange seemed to be gone. FTX U.S. General Counsel Ryne Miller, who reportedly pinned the message in the group, explained he was investigating “abnormalities” regarding FTX balances across other exchanges. FTX Officials … Read more

Shaky USDT Price Stirs Speculation Tied to Alameda Reserves, Tether Freezes 46 Million Tokens

Amid the market fluctuations on Thursday, data shows the stablecoin tether temporarily tapped a low of $0.961 per unit. Tether’s market fluctuations have affected the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Curve’s 3pool, as the stablecoin pool has become unbalanced Thursday morning. Furthermore, at 9:35 a.m., a report disclosed that Tether has frozen more than 46 million … Read more

Elephant in the Room: FTX Troubles Force Exchange Executives to Talk About Proof-of-Reserves

On Nov. 9, 2022, a day after the news broke regarding Binance planning to purchase the exchange FTX, the crypto economy dropped 11.17% in 24 hours. The crypto economy has slid under $900 billion for the first time since January 2021. The Binance and FTX news has come as a shock to a lot of … Read more

Brazilian Tax Authority RFB Registers New Record of Almost 1.5 Million Brazilians Investing in Crypto in September

The Brazilian Tax Authority RFB registered a new record in the number of Brazilians that invested in crypto, in the month of September. The institution informed through its monthly reports that almost 1.5 million people had purchased crypto during Sept. The number of crypto investors in Brazil increased since August when a little more than … Read more

Stablecoin GUSD’s Supply Jumps Close to 130% Higher in 30 Days

While the stablecoin economy has seen fluctuations from specific stablecoin tokens either increasing the project’s number of tokens in circulation or decreasing the supply, the stablecoin GUSD issued by Gemini has increased by 129.5% during the last 30 days. GUSD Sees Supply Balloon by Nearly 130% There’s been a number of changes within the stablecoin … Read more

Stablecoin Blues: $3 Billion Erased From the Dollar-Pegged Token Economy, HUSD Depegs, USDC Supply Drops 10%

Over three billion in value was erased from the stablecoin economy during the past 30 days. The trend occurred despite the number of tethers in circulation rising by 2.2% last month. On Oct. 1, 2022, tether’s market capitalization was approximately $67.95 billion, and it’s risen to $69.36 billion since then. Circle’s usd coin, on the … Read more

Chainalysis: Stablecoins Used to Fight Devaluation and Inflation in Latam

According to Chainalysis, a crypto auditing and blockchain tracking firm, the use of dollar-pegged stablecoins is growing in Latam, specifically in Argentina and Venezuela, due to the common economic problems that both countries are facing. 34% of the “small” transactions include stablecoins in Venezuela, and 31% of these in Argentina, as citizens seek to shield … Read more