Solana’s 5th birthday: From pandemic origins to US crypto stockpile

Layer-1 blockchain Solana is marking its fifth anniversary since launching its mainnet in 2020. Over the years, it has become one of the most active blockchain networks by transaction volume and is among the few cryptocurrencies proposed for inclusion in a US digital asset reserve. Since the first Solana block was built on March 16, …

Solana’s 5th birthday: From pandemic origins to US crypto stockpile

Layer-1 blockchain Solana is marking its fifth anniversary since launching its mainnet in 2020. Over the years, it has become one of the most active blockchain networks by transaction volume and is among the few cryptocurrencies proposed for inclusion in a US digital asset reserve. Since the first Solana block was built on March 16, …

Solana’s 5th birthday: From pandemic origins to US crypto stockpile

Layer-1 blockchain Solana is marking its fifth anniversary since launching its mainnet in 2020. Over the years, it has become one of the most active blockchain networks by transaction volume and is among the few cryptocurrencies proposed for inclusion in a US digital asset reserve. Since the first Solana block was built on March 16, …

OKX suspends DEX aggregator to stop ‘further misuse’ by Lazarus

Crypto exchange OKX has temporarily paused its decentralized exchange aggregator to prevent “further misuse” by North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group. “Recently, we detected a coordinated effort by Lazarus group to misuse our defi services,” said OKX on March 17. “After consulting with regulators, we made the proactive decision to temporarily suspend our DEX aggregator …

OKX suspends DEX aggregator to stop ‘further misuse’ by Lazarus

Crypto exchange OKX has temporarily paused its decentralized exchange aggregator to prevent “further misuse” by North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group. “Recently, we detected a coordinated effort by Lazarus group to misuse our defi services,” said OKX on March 17. “After consulting with regulators, we made the proactive decision to temporarily suspend our DEX aggregator …

OKX suspends DEX aggregator to stop ‘further misuse’ by Lazarus

Crypto exchange OKX has temporarily paused its decentralized exchange aggregator to prevent “further misuse” by North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group. “Recently, we detected a coordinated effort by Lazarus group to misuse our defi services,” said OKX on March 17. “After consulting with regulators, we made the proactive decision to temporarily suspend our DEX aggregator …

Bank of Korea to take ‘cautious approach’ to Bitcoin reserve

The Bank of Korea says it is taking a “cautious approach” to potentially including Bitcoin as a foreign exchange reserve. Officials from the Korean central bank said in a March 16 response to a written inquiry that they have not looked into a potential Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, citing high volatility.  Responding to a question from …

Bank of Korea to take ‘cautious approach’ to Bitcoin reserve

The Bank of Korea says it is taking a “cautious approach” to potentially including Bitcoin as a foreign exchange reserve. Officials from the Korean central bank said in a March 16 response to a written inquiry that they have not looked into a potential Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, citing high volatility.  Responding to a question from …

Bank of Korea to take ‘cautious approach’ to Bitcoin reserve

The Bank of Korea says it is taking a “cautious approach” to potentially including Bitcoin as a foreign exchange reserve. Officials from the Korean central bank said in a March 16 response to a written inquiry that they have not looked into a potential Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, citing high volatility.  Responding to a question from …

Crypto platform Debiex must pay $2.5M in CFTC ‘pig butchering’ case

Crypto platform Debiex has been ordered to pay around $2.5 million after it failed to respond to a US Commodity Futures Trading Commission suit accusing it of being a romance scam ring. Arizona federal court Judge Douglas Rayes on March 13 granted the CFTC’s earlier motion for summary judgment in its case and ordered Debiex …