Bybit asks DAO to return fees earned from hack transactions

Bybit onfirmed it was behind a proposal requesting that decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol ParaSwap return fees earned from swaps conducted by the Lazarus Group using digital assets stolen from the exchange. On March 4, a proposal was posted on ParaSwap’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) forum asking to freeze and return 44.67 Wrapped Ether (wETH), worth … Read more

Animoca Brands revenue climbs as AI cuts costs by 12%

Animoca Brands reported $314 million in bookings for 2024, marking a 12% year-over-year increase. Bookings is a term commonly used in the gaming sector to represent the sum of revenue and deferred revenue. It includes all payments received and potential sales based on contracts not yet fulfilled.  According to Animoca Brands, its Digital Asset Advisory … Read more

Sygnum adds off-exchange crypto custody to Deribit with Fireblocks tech

Cryptocurrency banking firm Sygnum is partnering with crypto derivatives exchange Deribit to provide its off-exchange custody platform, Sygnum Protect. On March 5, Sygnum officially announced the expansion of Sygnum Protect, its off-exchange custody platform, to include Deribit, one of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges in crypto. This new integration enables institutional Deribit traders to hold … Read more

2 cryptocurrencies to reach a $5 billion market cap in March

Bitcoin (BTC) staged a sharp recovery, rebounding from a sell-off sparked by Trump’s announcement of 25% tariffs on US imports from Canada and Mexico. The downturn wiped out $460 billion from the total crypto market capitalization, triggering $985 million in liquidations and sending BTC plunging to $82,000. Despite the sharp sell-off, Bitcoin regained momentum, surging … Read more

Switzerland And Australia Are No Longer Interested In A Strategic Crypto Reserve

Despite US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of a strategic crypto reserve involving Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Solana and Cardano, central banks in both Switzerland and Australia have dismissed the idea of incorporating crypto into their official reserves.  On 1 March 2025, Swiss National Bank (SNB) President Martin Schlegel rejected the proposal to hold part of … Read more