High-profile hacks have become more prevalent throughout the cryptocurrency market, and Qubit Finance is one of the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to be exploited by hackers. Hackers were able to access and steal over $80 million from Qubit Finance which is based on Binance Smart Chain the protocol confirmed via a tweet Friday. The addresses linked to the assault stole 206,809 Binance Coin (BNB) from Qubit's QBridge protocol. The assets are valued at more than $80 million at the time of writing. Did @QubitFin just get hacked for $80M? Check out this address: https://t.co/1Oao54Ndnb — claudeshannon.eth ⛽️ (@0xclaudeshannon) January …

Bitcoin (BTC) created resistance at $37,500 on Friday amid an increasing consensus that a new dive was underway. Funding signals dip expectations Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView revealed $37,500 as the ceiling which capped price action overnight into Friday. BTC/USD had recovered from a trip to local lows of $35,500 after comments from the United States Federal Reserve, but previous highs still eluded bulls. Now, with funding rates continuing into negative territory, it seemed that the market expected another investigation of the area closer to $30,000 support. "Funding turned even more negative post FOMC as investors were spooked …

According to both Cardano Blockchain Insight and pool.pm, the Cardano (ADA) network has maintained record capacity for nearly two weeks due to the launch of decentralized exchange, or DEX, SundaeSwap; the first of its kind to go live on Cardano. At the same time, the total value locked for the ADA blockchain reached a record of approximately $80 million, despite the recent fall in the token's price from the ongoing down market. The current average blockchain load of the network hovers at 93.19%, which means that 93.19% of its blocks are being filled. In context, the metric amounted to only …

Anchor, the flagship savings protocol of the Terra Luna (LUNA) ecosystem, has seen its reserves decline by 35.7% in the past seven days according to Terra.Engineer. Since the beginning of December, the amount of Terra USD Stablecoin (UST) held in the "terra1tmnqgvg567ypvsvk6rwsga3srp7e3lg6u0elp8" smart contract has declined by over 50%, with only $35.7 million remaining. As a savings protocol, users deposit their UST assets via their wallets and earn up to 20% yields as their principal is lent out to borrowers, who pay interest on the loan amount. Borrowers must deposit collateral to ensure the lender can get their money back …

On Thursday, Sky Mavis, the creator of monster-battle game Axie Infinity, released its much-anticipated RON governance token. The token is based on its Ethereum (ETH) sidechain Ronin Network. Its purpose includes paying for transactions on Ronin, staking, and participating in community proposals. According to its developers, Ronin has over 250,000 unique daily active addresses. When ranked by the number of weekly active users, Katana, Ronin's decentralized exchange (DEX), is the No. 2 largest DEX. In addition, the blockchain surpassed $5 billion in deposited value, with 15% of all NFT transactions occurring on the network in 2021. In total, there have …

In an interview, Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, said that Terra’s ecosystem was built with several use cases such as savings, payments, investments and others that leverage its stablecoin assets. The previous Market Insights newsletter tackled Terra’s ecosystem growth in 2021 and how it got to hundreds of decentralized applications from just two at the beginning of last year. And all of it is grounded on Terra’s stablecoins and the protocol’s ability to maintain the stability of their peg. Yet the key ingredient for such stability is its primary staking asset, LUNA. On the surface, investors got …

The cryptocurrency industry is eager to comply with the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) so-called Travel Rule, and appears willing to work with regulators in order to expedite the process, a new survey found. As per a survey conducted by Notabene, a crypto compliance firm based in New York, most of the crypto industry will be Travel Rule-compliant by Q2 2022. Currently, the report claims that about 70% of respondents are either practicing the rule or planning to complete their compliance in Q1/Q2 2022. The advent of cryptocurrencies has presented a fresh problem in the effort to combat money laundering …

Bitcoin (BTC) climbed down from multi-day highs on Jan. 27 as the aftermath of the latest United States Federal Reserve meeting saw bulls taper their enthusiasm. Bitcoin disappoints below $37,500 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD walking back some of its gains, which had topped out at $38,950 on Bitstamp. The pair then refocused on $36,000, the level near which it was trading at the time of writing. As momentum gathered pace, market commentators began hoping for a stronger weekly close, possibly including a challenge of the $40,000 mark. Now, however, the mood was markedly less euphoric. …

Polygon (MATIC) emerged as one of the best performers among high-ranking cryptocurrencies on Wednesday as the price rose nearly 17% to reach an intraday high at $1.825. The gains surfaced amid a synchronous rebound across the crypto market that started on Jan. 24. In detail, investors and traders poured in over $250 billion across digital assets, benefiting Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and many others in the process. Polygon, a secondary scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain, also cashed in on the crypto market rebound. The valuation of its native token, MATIC, rose from as low as $9.77 billion on Jan.24 …

Crypto investors are beginning to feel a sense of hope once more on Jan. 26 as the wider cryptocurrency market is seeing green and Bitcoin (BTC) price trading near $38,000. Even with the breakout, traders are advising caution ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting where the Federal Reserve is expected to unveil their plans for hiking interest rates. As bullish sentiment begins to return, several altcoin projects have seen their prices spike more than 41% as dip buyers sought to secure a position ahead of a possible market rally. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that …

Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins have bounced off their strong support levels but could the rally sustain to the extent that traders feel confident that a bottom in place? Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone said that Bitcoin’s price is “about 30% below its 20-week moving average,” roughly at the same position, which had led to bottom formations in March 2020 and July 2021. Although Bitcoin has corrected sharply in January, the exchanges’ balances dropped from 2.428 million Bitcoin on December 28 to 2.366 million Bitcoin on Jan. 24, according to data from CryptoQuant. This indicates that investors …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and ruling Ak Party officials met earlier this week to discuss the metaverse, with the president calling for comprehensive research on the subject. Erdoğan has reportedly urged the Ak Party to study the metaverse, cryptocurrencies, and how transactions are made using them, according to a Daily Sabah report. At a meeting on Jan. 25, party leaders were instructed to research the phenomenon with significant ramifications for the future. The economic aspects of the metaverse, cryptocurrencies, and social media are anticipated to be addressed at a forum that will be subsequently be organized by the ruling …