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Ledger to remove Blind Sign after Connect Kit exploit, promises to return funds
Ledger to remove Blind Sign after Connect Kit exploit, promises to return funds

Quick Take Crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger will make changes to its signing processes after a $600,000 exploit last week. Ledger also promised that affected users will be made whole by the end of February 2024.

The Block·2023/12/20 15:02
Web3 tax services firm Tres Finance raises $11 million in Series A financing
Web3 tax services firm Tres Finance raises $11 million in Series A financing

Quick Take Tres Finance, a firm that offers tax and other financial services for web3 firms, raised $11 million in Series A funding. The round brings Tres’ total funding to $18.6 million, with support from Faction, New Form, Cyber Fund and others.

The Block·2023/12/20 14:46
This marketplace is attempting to disrupt high-end spirit and wine trading with blockchain tech
This marketplace is attempting to disrupt high-end spirit and wine trading with blockchain tech

Quick Take Baxus CEO Tzvi Wiesel explains how Baxus is innovating on luxury wine and spirit trading through blockchain technology.

The Block·2023/12/20 13:40
Ripple approved as Virtual Asset Service Provider by Central Bank of Ireland
Ripple approved as Virtual Asset Service Provider by Central Bank of Ireland

Quick Take Ripple is now a registered Virtual Asset Service Provider in Ireland, expanding its crypto footprint in Europe. The registration paves the way for Ripple to offer digital asset services across the European Economic Area under upcoming MiCA regulations.

The Block·2023/12/20 13:06
China pledges to boost NFT, decentralized application development despite crypto trading ban
China pledges to boost NFT, decentralized application development despite crypto trading ban

Quick Take China’s industrial ministry said it plans to formulate strategy documents to boost NFT and decentralized app development.

The Block·2023/12/20 09:22
Ark Invest resumes Coinbase selling spree, offloads $5.5 million more COIN
Ark Invest resumes Coinbase selling spree, offloads $5.5 million more COIN

Ark Invest sold another 34,261 Coinbase shares on Tuesday — worth around $5.5 million — following the $59 million in COIN it sold last week.COIN reached new yearly highs yesterday.Ark also offloaded Robinhood shares, selling 121,100 ($1.6 million).

The Block·2023/12/20 08:37
FTX debtors settle with Bahamian subsidiary, agree to synchronize bankruptcy proceedings across jurisdictions
FTX debtors settle with Bahamian subsidiary, agree to synchronize bankruptcy proceedings across jurisdictions

Quick Take “The Global Settlement Agreement reflects a novel and mutually-beneficial solution to the complex cross-border legal issues raised by the circumstances of the collapse of the FTX group,” the debtors said in a statement.

The Block·2023/12/20 03:51
Galaxy Digital's assets under management triple as it eyes holdings of other bankrupt crypto firms: Financial Times
Galaxy Digital's assets under management triple as it eyes holdings of other bankrupt crypto firms: Financial Times

Quick Take Galaxy’s Digital’s assets under management tripled within the last year from $1.7 billion to $5.3 billion, the Financial Times reports.

The Block·2023/12/20 03:51
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox steps down from Electric Coin CEO role
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox steps down from Electric Coin CEO role

Quick Take The founder of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash, Zooko Wilcox, is stepping down from role as CEO of Electric Coin Co. Josh Swihart, the SVP of Growth for Electric Coin Company and Zcash’s development firm, has become the new CEO.

The Block·2023/12/20 03:51
Ordinals-based Tap Protocol raises $4.2 million to develop on Bitcoin
Ordinals-based Tap Protocol raises $4.2 million to develop on Bitcoin

Quick Take Tap Protocol, a Bitcoin Ordinals-based development platform, raised $4.2 million in a round led by Sora Ventures. German-based parent company Trac Systems plans to use the investment to enable more types of applications on Bitcoin, from gaming to DeFi.

The Block·2023/12/20 03:13