Bybit crypto exchange receives warning from AMF

The AMF, a French Financial Market Authority, has blocked user access to the Bybit website. The French Financial Market Authority (AMF) has blocked access to Bybit’s website, citing unauthorized operations in France. According to the AMF’s latest statement, Bybit crypto exchange is not authorized to provide digital asset services in France. The regulatory body mandates that digital asset...

Nigeria’s central bank denies reports on crypto account freezing

Nigeria’s central bank denies false claims made by crypto media, asserting that it didn’t mandate local banks to freeze accounts associated with unlicensed crypto exchanges. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it didn’t order local financial institutions to freeze accounts linked to unlicensed crypto exchanges after reports surfaced alleging such directives. In an X post, the...

Blockchain sleuth uncovers identity of PrismaFi’s hacker, who stole $11m

Crypto detective ZachXBT has identified the alleged PrismaFi hacker, exposing their involvement in the $11.1 million theft and subsequent demands. Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT uncovered an alleged attacker behind the PrismaFi hack, which left the protocol without $11.1 million worth of crypto. In a series of X posts, ZachXBT revealed that the exploiter, known as 0x77 (or Trung)...