Hong Kong officials have begun to include national security terms in land sale documents. Lam Yik/Bloomberg Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday denied that adding national security clauses t...
Tag: Security
Credit Suisse leads $65 million Series B in digital asset firm Taurus
Taurus SA, a Switzerland-based digital asset infrastructure company focused on servicing financial institutions in Europe, raised $65 million in a Series B funding round. Credit Suisse, Switzerl...
What If Court Rules BUSD A Security, Binance CEO CZ Replies
Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) finally broke his silence to present his take on the U.S. SEC’s probe on Paxos in relation to stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD). However, Paxos announced that it will be e...
Binance CEO Warns of ‘Profound Impacts’ on Crypto Industry if BUSD Is Ruled as a Security – Altcoins Bitcoin News
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has warned of “profound impacts” on the crypto industry if stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD) is ruled as a security. His warning followed an alleged lawsuit by the U.S. Sec...
Paxos ‘categorically disagrees’ with SEC in calling BUSD a security
Paxos said it “categorically disagrees” with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in calling Binance USD (BUSD) a security. The stablecoin issuer said it got an SEC Wells noti...
Binance CEO says declaring BUSD a security will ‘profoundly impact’ crypto progress
As cryptocurrency firm Paxos was forced to stop issuing the dollar-pegged Binance token BUSD and is facing a lawsuit by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the issuance of ...
OKX Shines As Proof Of Reserves, Security Grab The Spotlight
OKX is known for its innovative approach to security, using cutting-edge technology and strict security protocols to ensure that all transactions are safe and secure. Additionally, OKX has implemente...
Bitcoin (BTC) Will Not Be Security Even if Satoshi Had Sold It
CryptoLaw founder and XRP holders’ attorney, John Deaton, believes that even if the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto had sold BTC earlier on, it would not mean BTC is a security. Ev...
Popular Hardware Crypto Wallet OneKey Hacked by Security Firm, Proving Critical Vulnerability
A cybersecurity firm has hacked a popular crypto wallet, proving to its developers that it has critical vulnerabilities. In a new video update, cybersecurity firm Unciphered reveals to its YouTube aud...
Crypto Wallet Security Layer Webacy Raises $4M
San Francisco, United States, 9th February, 2023, Chainwire Webacy has announced the successful closure of a $4M seed round to support its goal of making web3 safer. gmjp led the round which also incl...
Deaton and Over 75K XRP Holders Files Motion Challenging Lawsuit Claiming XRP Is A Security
Pro-XRP attorney John Deaton has requested permission to file an amicus brief on behalf of XRP holders in the lawsuit between Zakinov v. Ripple. The amicus brief attorney Deaton intends to file suppo...
Security firm Unciphered hacked into popular hardware wallet OneKey
Cybersecurity startup Unciphered demonstrated a hack of a notable hardware crypto wallet manufactured by OneKey, a Hong Kong-based firm that raised $20 million last year. Unciphered showed what&...
Central Bank of Brazil to Test Security and Transaction Privacy Levels of the Digital Real – Blockchain Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Brazil will focus its first digital real tests on determining the levels of privacy and security that can be achieved with the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrast...
As Security Regulators Hire, Justin Sun Promotes Tether in Hong Kong
Justin Sun is strengthening ties between Tether and Hong Kong. The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong hired four more personnel. Sun revealed his aim to involve Huobi and Tron staff in Hon...
Webacy-Crypto Wallet Security Layer raises $4 M in Seed Fundings
Webacy allows access to existing self-custodian wallets without keys, passwords or seed phrases. The company released a safety product suite with exciting features. The FTX collapse sparked a seriou...
Arbitrum Stablecoin Exploiter Snagged $300K From 9.7B Token Boost
SperaxUSD, a yield automator on Ethereum layer-2 rollup Arbitrum, announced a user was able to explode the balance of their stablecoin tokens over the weekend. In a Twitter thread, the team said...
How Bitcoin NFTs Might Accidentally Fix Bitcoin’s Security Budget
For those lucky enough to be unfamiliar with the politics of Crypto Twitter, you should know this has stirred up a fiery controversy. There are many Bitcoin influencer types who have staked a meaningf...
Korean Regulator Approves Issuance and Distribution of Security Tokens – Regulation Bitcoin News
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has reportedly said that Korean investors will soon be able to easily invest and trade security tokens or fractionalized assets. According to the FSC’...
Dogecoin (DOGE) Offshoot Flagged as Scam by IT Security Company
Alex Dovbnya Check Point Research (CPR) has issued a warning to potential Dingo investors Check Point Research (CPR), an IT security company, has raised concerns about the Dingo (DINGO) token. The Dog...
South Korea Issues Guidelines on Security Tokens
The government of South Korea is very open to crypto as an asset class. In advancing its reach to provide the much-needed regulation of the nascent crypto ecosystem, South Korea has issued a new guide...
Deaton Plans To Fight Claims That XRP Is a Security in Zakinov v. Ripple Case
Deaton prepares to file a request to join the Zakinov v. Ripple case as a friend of the court. Attorney John E. Deaton, who represents over 75,000 XRP holders as a friend of the court in the US Securi...
Lawyer joins Ripple’s California case over XRP’s security classification
Besides the developments in the lawsuit by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) against Ripple over the sale of XRP tokens, the company’s other long-running legal battle in California is recording...
Aave CEO: New Security Upgrades ‘Silo the Risk Away’
First proposed in November 2021, Aave’s latest upgrade is finally here. Launched earlier this month, V3 of the DeFi lending protocol has already raked in more than $143 million across the first seven ...
South Korean Government to Allow Security Tokens Offering
South Korea has released regulatory guidelines on Security Tokens Offering (STO) as the nation focuses on the application of blockchain technology. Blockchain technology has the potential to open up a...
South Korean regulatory body gives security token guidelines
Ahead of the proposed legalization of cryptocurrencies in Korea, the financial services commission (FSC) published rules on Jan. 6 that outline which digital assets will be regulated as securities in ...
South Korea issues guidance on security tokens, details inside
South Korea’s financial regulator has issued a set of guidelines outlining which types of digital assets will be considered and regulated as securities in the country. By amending its Electronic Secur...
South Korea issues guidance on security tokens, STOs
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) issued guidance on the regulation of security tokens and their issuance on Feb. 6. According to the regulator, digital assets that fit the chara...
South Korean regulator provides guidance on security tokens
South Korea established guidance that specifies which types of digital assets will be considered and regulated as securities in the country. In a press release, the Financial Services Commission (FSC)...