In a recent revelation, Chinese police disclosed that four former employees of HTX (formerly Huobi) were involved in implanting Trojans in cryptocurrency wallets, resulting in the theft of over 40,000 user mnemonics and private keys. The individuals responsible have been sentenced to three years in prison, although the specific amount of stolen cryptocurrencies remains undisclosed....
The Singapore stock market turned lower again on Thursday, one day after ending the three-day losing streak in which it had slipped almost 35 points or 1.1 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the 3,135-point plateau although it figures to bounce higher again on Friday. The global forecast for the Asian markets...
French stocks were seeing modest gains on Tuesday ahead of final inflation figures from the euro area due later in the day. The benchmark CAC 40 was up 12 points, or 0.2 percent, at 7,514 after climbing 0.7 percent in the previous session. The dollar hovered near a seven-month low amid bets the U.S. Federal...
A criminal gang in China has been sentenced for money laundering using digital yuan in an international scheme. According to a report by Mpaypass, the People’s Procuratorate of Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, handled the case where suspects Yuan, Zhang, and Kou were found guilty of using digital yuan accounts to cash out and conceal criminal proceeds....
Hours after introducing Ethena (ENA) on Binance Launchpool, a fake ENA token has been exploited for 480 BNB worth $290,000. According to a report by on-chain security firm PeckShield on Friday, the exploited token is the fake version of ENA. “The token shares the same name as the legitimate ones,” the updated post on X...
On February 29, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) closed its crypto licensing portal, setting a May 31 deadline for non-compliant exchanges to cease operations. Exchanges that missed the deadline must shut down by May 31, according to a pop-up message on the Hong Kong SFC website. 22 Crypto Exchanges Applied For Hong Kong...
The Taiwan stock market on Wednesday halted the four-day winning streak in which it had surged more than 680 points or 3.2 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 23,000-point plateau although its expected to open in the green on Thursday. The global forecast for the Asian markets suggests mild upside on...
Group ‘Used Shell Companies’ The PF said 130 police officers and 20 Federal Revenue Service employees conducted the raids. Courts issued at least eight arrest warrants and around two dozen search and confiscation warrants in Caxias do Sul, São Paulo, Fortaleza, and Brasília. They also seized multiple motor vehicles and impounded properties. Brazilian police busts...
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The upbeat tone that\'s pushed stocks higher for weeks abruptly shifted overnight and left Asia markets drifting downward on Wednesday, with traders nursing losses and awaiting their next cues from Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony before Congress. Powell is expected to...
Indian shares eked out modest gains on Monday to close at record highs, with oil & gas stocks and PSU banks outperforming. Investors shrugged off data that showed India\'s wholesale price inflation accelerated further in June to the highest level in nearly one-and-a-half years amid increases in prices in a wide range of categories. According...