Former engineer at Alameda Research, Aditya Baridwaj, has claimed that FTX’s sister hedge fund lost at least $190 million due to avoidable scams. Baridwaj alleges that the firm’s agility led to major security incidents occurring every few months. One example cited is a trader at Alameda losing over $100 million after clicking on a malicious […]
In a recent development, a Brazilian congressional committee has recommended the indictment of Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and three other Binance executives following an extensive investigation into financial pyramid schemes in Brazil. The committee’s report alleges fraudulent management practices, operating without sufficient authorization, and offering securities trading without approval against Zhao, Daniel Mangabeira, Guilherme […]
Galxe, a Web3 credentials and rewards platform, has taken swift action to address a recent DNS attack that left its users vulnerable. The platform has announced a refund of over $396,000 for more than 980 affected users, along with an additional 10% compensation on the lost funds. The refunds will be automatically returned to the […]
Web3 social media platform Stars Arena has announced that it has recovered almost all of the cryptocurrency that was stolen in a recent exploit. The platform was able to retrieve around 90% of the 266,000 Avalanche AVAX tokens, which were worth approximately $3 million at the time of the theft. In order to secure the […]
During the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of crypto exchange FTX, shocking revelations emerged from the testimony of former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison. While Bankman-Fried was not charged with bribery, evidence was presented to demonstrate trust and motive between him and Ellison. According to Ellison’s testimony, when Bankman-Fried was CEO in 2020, accounts […]
Real estate-backed stablecoin USDR has lost its peg to the U.S. dollar due to a surge in redemptions that depleted its liquid assets, including Dai from its treasury. USDR is issued by Tangible protocol, a decentralized finance project that aims to tokenize real-world assets. The coin is primarily traded on the Pearl decentralized exchange, which […]
The Shiba Inu community has seen increased activity since the launch of the Ethereum Layer 2 network Shibarium. However, this rise in activity has attracted bad actors looking to take advantage of the situation. A team member, known as Ragnar, has taken to social media to warn the community and exchanges about these issues.Ragnar clarified […]
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison testified in court, providing more details about the financial crimes she and her ex-boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, committed at FTX. Ellison revealed that FTX bribed the Chinese government with $100 million in order to unlock a larger pool of frozen assets. The bribery occurred after other attempts to recover funds […]
The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, is currently underway. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the defense have presented their arguments. The DOJ accuses Bankman-Fried of intentionally deceiving investors and using his company, Alameda, to steal customers’ funds. They also claim that he had influence over politicians […]
Former Alameda Research CEO, Caroline Ellison, testified in the criminal trial of Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, revealing that she provided manipulated financial data to Genesis at Bankman-Fried’s direction. Ellison admitted to creating “alternative” balance sheets that concealed Alameda’s borrowing of $10 billion from FTX and $5 billion in loans to executives and affiliated entities. She expressed […]
