Explaining Crypto To Your Friends And Family – In Singlish

Happy 57th Birthday Singapore! As the premier crypto hub, our island nation managed to attract top talent from far and wide. Despite this, we as Singaporeans often have a hard time explaining the topic to those close to us. With the theme for this year being #StrongerTogether, we have compiled a list of top cryptocurrencies […]

Singapore Integrates Blockchain In Areas You Might Not Know About

Singapore is touted as one of the most open economies in the world with free approaches to international trade, and there is consistently adoption of blockchain technology across different industries in the country. “Asia is the world’s largest market for crypto. And Singapore is the best-positioned country in Asia to be its leading crypto hub”. The […]

Tornado Cash Sanctioned By U.S. Treasury After $7B Laundered

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash. Tornado Cash has been used to launder more than USD $7B worth of cryptocurrency since its creation in 2019. This includes over USD $455M stolen by the Lazarus Group, a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) […]

Hodlnaut Halts Withdrawals And Rescind MAS Licence Application

Freezing withdrawals Hodlnaut has just announced that they will be halting withdrawals, token swaps and deposits with immediate effect. This decision is in lieu of recent market conditions.  According to the announcement made public by the Hodlnaut team, they are halting withdrawals as they wanted to “focus on stabilizing our liquidity and preserving assets” and […]

Justin Sun’s Poloniex Exchange Lists Both ETHPoW and ETHPoS Ahead Of Merge

Over the weekend, Poloniex listed EthereumPoW (ETHW) on its exchange. It is the first exchange to support ETHW trading, with ETHW perpetual contracts set to launch later this month. Poloniex is one of the oldest and most trusted cryptocurrency exchanges in the market. Founded in early 2013, Poloniex supports not only spot and futures markets, […]

Crypto.com Ventures Into South Korea After New Acquisitions

The acquisitions The world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency platform, Crypto.com, announced today the completion of its acquisition between Payment Service Provider, ‘PnLink Co., Ltd.’ and virtual asset service provider ‘OK-BIT Co., Ltd.’.  The move means they have now secured Electronic Financial Transaction Act and Virtual Asset Service Provider Registration in South Korea, proving them to “Accelerating […]

Coca-Cola Partners With Polygon To Launch Generative NFT Collectible

The world’s most valuable soft drink brand, Coca-Cola, just airdropped loyal fans with a special digital collectable on International Friendship Day 2022. The exclusive airdrop is only for fans who have been a part of the brand’s journey into the metaverse. The collectable comes with a unique share-to-reveal function where the artwork will only be […]

Lawsuit Filed Against OpenSea As Users Get NFTs Locked

According to Opensea’s terms of service, the platform is able to “lock” stolen NFTs, preventing it from being transferred, sold, or listed. But what if you legally bought a stolen NFT? That is exactly what has been happening to many users on the sight. With many high profile hacks recently, users who then purchase these […]

😨 Web 3.0 is getting hacked faster than I’m losing weight

Hey Chain Debrief Community, What is going on? Everything in Web 3.0 is getting hacked faster than I’m losing weight. First, we have Nirvana. The Solana-based algo-stable protocol got exploited by a flash loan attack, and the exploiter walked away with US$3.5 million. Next, we have one of the most chaotic attacks in Web 3.0. […]

What Are Crypto Cycles? Are We Early Or Just Hopeful Dreamers?

Gm! This is unlike the typical news articles usually published on Chain Debrief. I’ve been reflecting a bit on the current market conditions and would like to share a shimmer of thoughts on one specific topic, crypto cycles. The words every crypto investor thinks about right now are unquestionably “crypto winter”.  Cryptocurrencies across the board […]

ChainDebrief Team’s Top Picks For Q3 2022

[Editor’s Note: This article does not represent financial advice. Please do your own research before investing.] Here at ChainDebrief, our day to day is spent reading, researching, and talking about crypto. Often, we get into debates on which projects have actual potential. From long-term holds to random shitcoins, every point of view is represented daily. As […]

Tinder Abandons Metaverse, Cryptocurrency Plans After Q2 Earnings Miss

Match Group, the parent company of the popular dating app Tinder, announced a reduction in investment for Web 3.0 research shortly after releasing poor Q2 financial results. Match Group CEO, Bernard Kim, announced that Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg, who became the dating app’s first female CEO just last September, is set to leave after less […]