Crypto Events Recap, February 2-3
Optimism
Announced that it will release its first major upgrade, Bedrock, on March 16th. (source)
Silvergate
Faces fraud probe by US prosecutors in the Justice Department over FTX and Alameda dealings. (source)
Stargate
To reissue STG tokens on March 15th, following the Alameda wallet hack. (source)
BonqDAO
Has been exploited for around $88M due to an exploit in one of the smart contracts. (source)
Membrane Finance
The Finnish company has released a fully-reserved stablecoin backed by the euro. (source)
Bittrex
Forced to lay off over 80 employees after paying $29M in fines to the U.S. Treasury Department in October. (source)
Binance
Returns to South Korea’s through the stake acquisition in the GOPAX exchange. (source)
Chainalysis
The company that specializes in tracking crypto transactions made layoffs affecting less than 5% of staff. (source)
Orion Protocol
Lost $3M of crypto in trading pool exploit. A wallet identified as the attacker’s passing tokens Tornado Cash. (source)
Trace Network Labs
Announced the pre-launch of the Madame MetaStore (the 1st Luxury Womenswear Indian Brand to launch virtual store). (source)
