FCA Lists Over 140 Non-authorized Crypto Exchanges
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the United Kingdom’s financial markets regulator, has added several cryptocurrency exchanges to its list of non-authorized firms that customers “should avoid.” 143 new entities, including prominent exchanges such as Huobi-owned HTX and KuCoin, were added to the warning list. The warning list only states, “You should avoid doing business with […]
Web3 Platform Galxe Protocol Experiences DNS Attack
On October 6, the website of Web3 community platform Galxe was inactive for approximately an hour. Galxe reported on X (Twitter) that its website was down; although it has been restored, the company still warns against using it. Forty minutes later, it posted an update verifying that a security breach had compromised the company’s Domain […]
CoinDCX’s Okto Wallet Expands to Over 155 Countries
CoinDCX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange in India, has integrated Transak into its self-custody wallet Okto, increasing the number of supported countries from 60 to more than 155. Okto Wallet, a multichain cryptocurrency wallet launched by CoinDCX in August 2022, has integrated the Transak platform to expand its global support, the company said on October 5. […]
El Salvador Launches First Bitcoin Mining Pool
El Salvador has officially launched its first local Bitcoin mining pool, as the Volcano Energy initiative begins mining blocks via Lava Pool and Luxor Technology in partnership. The Bitcoin-friendly nation’s $1 billion renewable energy project made headlines earlier in 2023, with stablecoin issuer Tether among the companies investing in the project, which aims to generate […]
Binance, Royal Thai Police Partner to seize $277M From Scammers
Binance stated in a press release that they collaborated with Royal Thai Police to disrupt the criminal organization by providing intelligence, and over 3,000 victims of the alleged crypto scammers have filed for compensation claims. The operation, which had the codename “Trust No One,” resulted in the apprehension of five alleged key syndicate members and […]