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Media learnt that China remains Binance's main market

Media learnt that China remains Binance's main market

China remains Binance's main market, with a 13.4 per cent share of total trading volume. There are about 911,000 active users of the exchange in China. In May 2023, Binance's trading volume in this market exceeded $90bn with a total of $670bn.

Curve has been hacked for more than $40 million

A hacker exploited a re-entry vulnerability in the alETH/msETH/pETH pools, which use the Vyper 0.2.15 programming language, and hacked for more than $24 million. Also, more than $21 million was stolen from the CRV/ETH pool - 7,680 ETH and 7.2 million CRV. More

Crypto-market flooded with "UFO-coins" amid accusations against the U.S. for withholding information about UFOs

Crypto-market flooded with "UFO-coins" amid accusations against the U.S. for withholding information about UFOs

The US House of Representatives National Security Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena. As part of the event, former member of the Pentagon's Unidentified Aerial Objects Task Force (UAP) David Pears accused the authorities of withholding information on the subject. According to him, the U.

Polychain Capital has raised $200 million in funding for its fourth fund

Polychain Capital has raised $200 million in funding for its fourth fund

Polychain Capital has raised $200 million in funding during the "first close" of its fourth fund, which will focus on the bear market. However, the firm plans to raise approximately $400m for its initiative.

Google Cloud announced a partnership with Solana

Google Cloud announced a partnership with Solana

Google Cloud and Solana have partnered to increase network performance and efficiency.

Google has allowed NFTs in Play Store-based apps

Google has allowed NFTs in Play Store-based apps

Google has published a list of changes to the Play Store that now allow the sale, purchase and earning of NFT assets. "We require apps to be transparent to users about tokenised digital assets," the company stressed.

DeFi protocol Arcadia Finance has been hacked for $455k

DeFi protocol Arcadia Finance has been hacked for $455k

PeckShield, on Twitter, reported an exploit of the Arcadia Finance protocol. $455k worth of darcWETH and darcUSDC were taken out of the vault. About 180 stolen ETH were transferred to Tornado Cash, while 103 ETH remained on the wallet.

Hong Kong launches task force for blockchain development

Hong Kong launches task force for blockchain development

The Hong Kong authorities have announced the creation of a Task Force to promote Web3 development. The goal of the project is to extract potential benefits for many industries through blockchain technology.

FTX begins talks to relaunch exchange

FTX begins talks to relaunch exchange

FTX is making efforts to relaunch the exchange and has begun talks to do so, WSJ writes. The company "has begun the process of engaging stakeholders to reboot FTX com," CEO John J. Ray III said.

Robinhood to lay off 7% of staff

Robinhood to lay off 7% of staff

Crypto-exchange Robinhood is reducing its staff by about 7%, according to an official press release. The reason for the layoffs is a reduction in workload and operational tasks.