Malware disguised as Tor Used to steal $400,000 in Crypto in 2023, Telegram Premium can be bought with TON, Boerse Stuttgart Digital Licensed by BaFin for Crypto Custody Business
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Security news
- A new clipper malware disguised as Dare browser has been used to steal around $400,000 in crypto from more than 15,000 users in 52 countries so far in 2023, according to Kaspersky researchers. The malware works by replacing part of the specified clipboard’s contents with the cybercriminal’s own wallet address when it detects a wallet address in the clipboard, they explained.
Investment news
- TON Foundationa non-profit association of developers and enthusiasts working to advance The open network (TON), announced that Telegram Premium can now be purchased with Toncoin (TON), the original digital token of the TON blockchain. The purchase is available via Fragment, a platform that supports direct and anonymous sales and public auctions. Users will be able to purchase three, six or 12-month subscriptions via the non-custodial crypto wallet Tone keepersays the announcement.
Exchange news
- Blocknoxa part of Boerse Stuttgart Digitalsaid it received the final license for its business operations as a crypto depository from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). This allows Boerse Stuttgart Digital to offer institutional investors crypto trading and fiduciary custody services.
- Bitten announced the launch of Index Futures, a native trading service for futures contracts designed to attract investors seeking relatively low-risk return instruments based on aggregate market indicators. The announcement said Index Futures differ from Coin-margined or USDT-margined contract counterparts by tracking a bundle of assets rather than a single one. “When investors buy or sell index futures, the operation is equivalent to buying and selling a bundle of tokens that track a particular index and can thus help reduce risk exposure and diversify portfolios,” it said.
- Bitten announced that it was rolling out the One-Click Copy Trading concept to English-speaking countries. It also introduced Bitget Protection Fundvalued at $300 million and backed by BTC and USDT reserves.
- KuCoin announced the launch of a cloud mining partner recruitment program in collaboration with KuCoin Pool. “It aims to hunt down the most talented and driven individuals in the Bitcoin mining industry to join KuCoin’s exclusive club and make some serious waves in the world of cryptocurrency mining, the press release said.
Blockchain News
- Injectablea blockchain built for decentralized finance applications, announced a Solana rollup launch for Cosmospowered by customizable summary provider Eclipse. The new Solana Sealevel Virtual Machine (SVM) digest will enable Solana’s smart contracts to be seamlessly deployed in the Cosmos universe, paving the way for Solana applications to interact directly with IBC, the press release said. “Injective’s recent integration with Wormhole making it the first chain in the Cosmos ecosystem to support Solana assets,” it added.
- Solve.Carea healthcare platform company leveraging blockchain technology announced the launch of Care.Chain, a decentralized Layer-2 network infrastructure, describing it as “a significant step towards Solve.Care’s mission to improve healthcare access, delivery, management and payments for both healthcare institutions and consumers through the benefits that blockchain technology brings.” Care.Chain also introduced new healthcare computing primitives with the introduction of ZK (Zero-Knowledge) verifiable event runtime, the announcement said.
NFT news
- Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Marketplace. Rare announced the launch of support for multiple collections for Ethereum and Polygon community marketplaces powered by Rarible Protocol. “Creators will now be able to add an infinite number of collections to the community marketplace, allowing all collections to live under one roof, creating a single home for their community to buy and sell all their favorite NFTs,” the team said.
Investment news
- Econia Labsthe company is building a hyper-parallelized order book on the chain for Aptos blockchain, secured $6.5 million in seed funding, led by Dragonflywith participation from Lightspeed Faction, Wintermute Ventures, Hudson River Trading, Flow Traders, Aptos Labs, and others, an announcement said. “Amid continued turbulence for CEXs, the need for decentralized order books is clear,” commented Kadin Donohoe, who led the investment in Dragonfly.
Web3 news
- RECOGNIZESa Web3 platform driving NFT adoption at the enterprise level announced a partnership with the Web3 company Taffy, enabling the latter to use RECUR Builder to bring fan experiences to life in the Web3 world. “With Tafi’s experience developing metaverse-ready IP content and the streamlined nature of RECUR Builder, they are raising the bar for possibilities to usher in the future of Web3,” the announcement said.
- Web3 platform Cotton wool announced its collaboration with Google Cloud for the brand’s first ever “Beyondverse” event experience. According to the announcement, which hosts 22,000 people worldwide, Beyondverse is a customized virtual space that “encourages team engagement and learning, while creating opportunities for spontaneous networking as participants can ‘bump into’ each other.”
