The economics of cryptocurrency mining: Costs, revenues and market trends

    Explore the economics of cryptocurrency mining and the challenges and opportunities that exist in this rapidly evolving industry. Mining refers to the process of verifying and adding new transactions to a blockchain network, such as in the case of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. The economics of mining refers to the economic incentives and costs associated with…

    Dexible aggregator hacked for $2M via ‘selfSwap’ function

    The buggy function was intended to allow users to provide their own routing information, but the code did not limit routers to a preapproved list. The multichain exchange aggregator Dexible has been hit by an exploit, and $2 million worth of cryptocurrency has been lost as a result, according to a Feb. 17 post-mortem report…

    Crypto investors spent $4.6B buying ‘pump and dump’ tokens last year

    Nearly 10,000 tokens launched on BNB and Ethereum last year are suspected to have been created just to dump on investors, according to Chainalysis. Cryptocurrency investors funneled as much as $4.6 billion into crypto tokens suspected to be part of “pump and dump” schemes in 2022. A Feb. 16 report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis “analyzed all…

    Binance CEO: Crypto industry will probably move to non-dollar stablecoins

    Changpeng Zhao, also known as “CZ,” says that the industry may start to use stablecoins pegged to the euro, yen, or Singapore dollar, following recent actions against the U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin BUSD. The crypto industry will “probably” start using euro, yen, or Singapore dollar-based stablecoins in the future, reducing its reliance on United States dollar-based stablecoins, according…

    Binance and Huobi freeze $1.4M in crypto linked to North Korean hackers

    The North Korean-based hacker outfit Lazarus Group resorted to different privacy mixers attempting to anonymize the stolen funds, but it didn’t work. Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Huobi have again frozen accounts linked to the $100 million Harmony Horizon bridge attack on Jun. 24, 2022. Around $1.4 million worth of crypto frozen by the trading platforms…

    What does the future of Web3 look like to SafePal CEO Veronica Wong?

    As crypto winter and numerous disasters plagued 2022, what is next in Web3 space in 2023? As the world moves toward a more digital future, the concept of Web3 and its potential to revolutionize the internet has become a hot topic in the tech industry. In this interview, SafePal CEO Veronica Wong, shares her insights on the future…