Bitcoin halving countdown 🌋, Bitcoin-friendly Javier Milei wins 🇦🇷, Digital securities trading in Japan 🇯🇵
Daily Crypto, Blockchain & Web3 Update 2023-11-20
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Crypto community begins Bitcoin halving countdown as milestone date nears (3 min read)
Binance's CEO and BTC analysts are bringing attention to the halving event. The crypto community sees it as a hopeful event after a difficult period.
Bitcoin-friendly Javier Milei wins Argentina presidential election (2 min read)
Milei won over 55% of the votes, with 99% of the votes counted in the run-off presidential election.
Poloniex says hacker’s identity is confirmed, offers last bounty at $10M (2 min read)
Crypto exchange Poloniex recently posted a message to the hacker responsible for stealing over $100 million in digital assets from one of its wallets, saying that it has identified the person and is giving the perpetrator a chance to return the assets in exchange for a $10 million bounty.
Japanese exchange plans to start digital securities trading on Dec. 25 (2 min read)
Proprietary trading system operator Osaka Digital Exchange (ODX) is set to kickstart the trading of digital securities in Japan through security tokens issued by two real-estate firms to fill the demand for alternative assets.
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dYdX raises margin requirements in some markets, bans “highly profitable trades” (3 min read)
Decentralized crypto exchange dYdX has disclosed new measures to mitigate trading-related risks after burning $9 million of its insurance fund on Nov. 17 to cover users’ losses.
Santander offers Bitcoin, ETH trading for Swiss account holders: Report (2 min read)
Banco Santander's international branch launched a new service, enabling clients with Swiss accounts to invest in and trade Bitcoin and Ether.
Crypto ETP volumes surge 91%, outpacing underlying assets: Report (4 min read)
Global cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETP) have seen a significant uptick in 2023, reportedly outpacing the growth of underlying assets, according to a report by the digital asset platform Fineqia.
Kronos Research halts trading amid $25M API key hack investigation (3 min read)
While Kronos Research is indefinitely halting trading services until internal investigations track down the culprit who stole over 12,800 ETH, the firm said that potential losses are not a significant portion of its equity.
Atomic Wallet asks to toss suit over $100M hack, saying it has ‘no US ties’ (2 min read)
Atomic Wallet's company has asked a United States court to dismiss a class action lawsuit seeking compensation for a $100 million hack. The company argues that the lawsuit should be filed in Estonia, where it is headquartered.
ZK community aligned with the core Web3 mission: ZkDay Istanbul roundup (4 min read)
As zero-knowledge (ZK) technology marches its way toward solving mainstream use cases, the community backing the disruptive tech continues to grow stronger. Over 1,200 ZK developers, community members and enthusiasts, including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, attended the latest zkDay Istanbul event.