Over $3 billion stolen from crypto-currency projects in 2022

The year 2022 can be labeled as one of the most notorious for the digital currency ecosystem, with Forbes confirming that over $3 billion was lost to break-ins and exploits. According to the report, the industry has suffered a total …

The best performing smartwatches of 2022

Smartwatches have reached a certain maturity in 2022, with many brands releasing only small upgrades to the established formula. However, three of the biggest players in the market have launched arguably their most important watches to date in the year …

FTX: Who is Caroline Ellison, a Stanford graduate and former CEO of Alameda Research?

Caroline Ellison joined Alameda as a trader in 2018 and became its co-CEO in 2021. She now faces seven counts related to fraud and money laundering. FTX and Alameda Research were founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, a child prodigy turned alleged …

OnePlus, double shame: receives disappointment of the year award and accepts it from an iPhone

Marques Brownlee, or MKBHD, the famous tech YouTuber, started a “trend” a few years ago called “Twitter Police” after he noticed that actress Gal Gadot had posted an ad promoting Huawei phones using an iPhone. In the years since, many …

TikTok banned on phones of US state agencies

TikTok is one of the world’s most popular social networks, and the first of Chinese origin to “catch on” with Western audiences. Over the past few years, TikTok has faced multiple controversies and even the threat of blocking in the …

Onchain investigators discover Alameda-related funds exchanged for ETH, USDT, BTC by a mysterious entity

On December 27, 2022, a number of onchain researchers noticed that funds linked to Alameda Research and FTX moved and were exchanged for other tokens. Reports show that the hacker known as ” FTX Accounts Drainer “traded large amounts of …

After smartphones, smartwatches could adopt a universal charging standard

Now that it’s clear that all phones will soon use the USB-C port, as both the EU and India have put forward laws forcing manufacturers to adopt the standard, the next devices targeted to adopt a single charging standard are …

Kraken closes crypto exchange in Japan due to weak global crypto-currency market

Crypto-currency exchange Kraken is closing its services in Japan. The company explained that the current market conditions in Japan and the weakness of the global crypto-currency market do not warrant the resources to continue growing its business in Japan at …

From “Agripina the swindler” to “Greek Caliopi”, she finally ended up fleeing socialist Romania: what Carmen Maria Strujac left behind is beautiful and memorable

If the name Carmen Maria Strujac doesn’t ring a bell, find out that she is a former Romanian actress who distinguished herself, among other things, in Brigada Diverse. Carmen Maria Strujac has acted, during her career in cinema, alongside important …

Stablecoin economy lost $28 billion in 2022 after a handful of tokens lost their $1 peg

2022 was an interesting year for stablecoin assets, as the market capitalization of the entire stablecoin economy lost just over $28 billion in value. In addition, over $3 billion has been wiped from the stablecoin economy in the last 23 …

FTX customers file class action to claim assets in bankruptcy

A group of customers is now suing FTX in a bid to become the first to recover funds from the insolvent crypto-currency exchange. The lawsuit, filed as part of the bankruptcy case in Delaware, seeks a court ruling recognizing that …

Mango Markets: Avraham Eisenberg accused of fraud and market manipulation

Avi Eisenberg may have been too smart for his own good when he publicly revealed that he was responsible for the Mango Markets exploit in October. It turns out the FBI was listening to him. “A very profitable trading strategy.” …