Crypto News Weekly Digest 22.09.2023
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2023-09-22
Crypto market today
BTC — 26619 -1.57%.
The growth leaders among altcoins are LUNK, FXS, LEO.
The leaders of the fall are IMX, KAS, FTT.
BTC dominance - 50.16%.
Altseason index 49.
MetaMask Wallet now supports Tezos.
TriliTech, the developer of the Tezos blockchain platform, has partnered with Ethereum network software developer ConsenSys to launch the Tezos Snap application for the MetaMask wallet. The integration gives MetaMask users access to applications in the Tezos ecosystem of decentralized applications (DApps) and allows them to use a single address and seed phrase.
ConsenSys launched the MetaMask Snaps extension store on September 6th. With its help, users can download and launch verified DApps directly from the wallet to expand its functionality. Thus, various DApps offer tools for assessing the security of smart contracts or integration with networks that do not support the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
As part of the collaboration between TriliTech and ConsenSys, MetaMask also launched the open-source Tezos Wallet Explorer application, which allows you to view balances and transaction history. Tezos Snap is currently not available on mobile devices and only works in the MetaMask browser extension.
MATIC will no longer exist within a few years
Polygon has announced a roadmap for the transition from MATIC to POL tokens. POL is a new token that will be the centerpiece of the Polygon 2.0 ecosystem. We should launch already this year
How will the transition to POL tokens be:
Stage 1: Deploying an immutable smart contract of POL tokens
Stage 2: Launch of smart contracts and bridges to convert MATIC to POL
Stage 3: POL becomes the Gas token for the Polygon blockchain
Stage 4: Validators will be able to drain POL tokens and earn
Phase 5: Launching "Restaking" to secure other L2 networks in the Polygon ecosystem using POL
A wallet with 2450 BTC (~$67 million) DROWNED.
The boat of the famous businessman, investor, and author of Amazon’s best-selling books about crypto, Jason Williams, sank.
He was rescued by the coast guard. However, the hardware wallet with Bitcoin went to the bottom and has not yet been found.
SEC threatens exchanges and DEFI
The SEC report is ahead of the new issues that are being presented to DeFi exchanges. Tim no less, they knew that the agency’s current duties are difficult, and the regulator cannot do everything
“We are going to continue to conduct research, we will be active in this area, and the addition of the DeFi label will not cause us to continue our work.”
Hong Kong to Tighten Cryptocurrency Regulations
Following the arrest of 6 people in connection with JPEX fraud allegations. The saga began last week when the SFC said it had received 1,400 complaints about the exchange, with clients saying they had lost more than $128 million.
North Korean group Lazarus Group stole $240 million in cryptocurrencies in just 104 days
North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group has stepped up its activities in the cryptocurrency space. Recent reports indicate that this gang of cybercriminals managed to steal an astounding amount of $240 million in various cryptocurrencies in a surprisingly short period of 104 days.
Lazarus has been behind a number of attacks on crypto exchanges and financial institutions over the past five years. But the group appears to have stepped up its consistency in recent months.
Over the past 104 days, Lazarus has already been identified as responsible for the theft of nearly $240 million in crypto assets from Atomic Wallet ($100m), CoinsPaid ($37.3m), Alphapo ($60m) and Stake.com ($41m)
Additionally, the group uses several tactics to gain unauthorized access to Bitcoin wallets and exchanges, including the use of phishing emails, malware, and fake social media profiles.