BNB Chain-Based Defi Protocol Ankr Suffers Major Exploit
Decentralized Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr has become the latest victim of a hacking attack targeting the defi space. The perpetrators who hit the platform were able to mint and steal…
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Nifty News: Chinese firms to offer World Cup metaverse viewings, X2Y2 backtracks on royalties, and more
In early November the Chinese government made an ambitious plan to boost the nation’s VR industry, now it seems local tech companies are using the World Cup to test-run their…
Regulator Halts Trading of FTX Tokens in Indonesia
The agency overseeing Indonesia’s crypto market has stopped the trading of FTX tokens on domestic platforms. The announcement comes after FTX, the exchange that issued the FTT token, filed for…
Gamefi-Focused Oasys Blockchain Launches Mainnet With Support of Sega, Ubisoft, and Bandai Namco
Oasys, a Web3, EVM-compatible, gamefi-focused blockchain project, launched the first phase of its mainnet on October 25th. The company, which has gathered support from AAA gaming companies such as Sega,…
Brazil-Based Neobank Nubank to Launch Own Cryptocurrency as Part of Loyalty Program
Nubank, one of the largest digital banks in the world, has announced it will issue its own cryptocurrency during the first half of 2023. The currency, called Nucoin, will be…
Ethereum-Based ‘Cryptoruble’ Token Under Development in Russia
Developers are working on a “cryptoruble” that, as they say, can improve Russians’ access to global exchanges and be used for cross-border payments. Defi platform Indefibank, which is behind the…
Tokenization of illiquid assets to reach $16T by 2030 — Report
A large chunk of the world's wealth today is locked in illiquid assets, notes the report's authors.
Hackers Offer to Sell Belarus President Lukashenko’s Passport as NFT
Anti-government hackers have attempted to sell what they say is an NFT of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s passport. The members of the ‘Belarusian Cyber Partisans’ collective claim to have obtained…
Tornado Cash Governance Token TORN Shudders More Than 57% Since the US Government Ban
Amid the crackdown against Tornado Cash, associated addresses, contributing developers, and anyone who uses the mixing platform, the project’s governance token called TORN has shuddered in value. TORN is an…
Tiffany & Co turning CryptoPunk NFTs into $50K custom pendants
The customized pendants are set to cost 30 ETH a pop and will go on sale on August 5.