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Ethereum staking protocol Lido Finance has disclosed its protocol saw 20 slashing events due to a series of infrastructure and signer configuration issues from validators operated by Launchnodes. The incident occurred on Oct. 11 at about 3:30 pm UTC, according to Launchnodes. In an Oct. 11 post on X, Lido
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Huobi Global’s crypto exchange HTX has confirmed the return of the funds stolen by a hacker in late September and issued a 250 Ether (ETH) bounty after resolving the issue. One of HTX’s hot wallets was drained of 5,000 ETH on Sept. 25, worth roughly $8 million at the time.
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Snap issued with preliminary enforcement notice over potential failure to properly assess the privacy risks posed by its generative AI chatbot ‘My AI’ Investigation provisionally finds Snap failed to adequately identify and assess the risks to several million ‘My
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As the crypto market continues to attract substantial investments, it has also witnessed a surge in scams and fraudulent activities. Regulatory institutions
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Under the new guidance, crypto issuers would have to publish a white paper, and exchange platforms must set up a review mechanism for listing and delisting virtual assets. Among other requirements, the regulator said firms should also custody platform assets and customer assets separately. Overseas firms will have to register
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a final warning to companies promoting crypto assets to UK consumers. This warning letter detailed the agency’s previous outreach efforts and endeavors to assist crypto firms in complying with the rules. A bolded final warning The UK government has brought forward legislation that would bring certain crypto
Read MoreInformation Commissioner issues Enforcement Notice relating to backlog of 261 FOI requests Council must provide action plan on improving response times Council can be found in contempt for failure to meet terms of Enforcement Notice The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has
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The decentralized finance protocol Balancer suffered an exploit attack for nearly $900,000 in just a few days after a critical vulnerability was discovered. The Balancer team said a DNS attack was the source of an issue on its interface that was discovered on Sep. 20. Per reports, hackers stole $238,000 and
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £590,000 to five companies for collectively making 1.9 million unwanted marketing calls which targeted the elderly and people with vulnerabilities. This latest action is part of a wider crackdown to
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A three-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reportedly taken arguments from lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) under advisement in considering releasing him from jail prior to his October trial. SBF's defense team and the U.S. Attorney's office were each given roughly
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