Day: August 3, 2022

Robinhood’s Crypto Unit Fined $30 Million By New York Financial Regulator

Adewumi Victor

The New York Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS, has fined Robinhood’s cryptocurrency arm $30 million for suspected anti-money laundering violations, cybersecurity, and consumer protection regulations. NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris announced on Tuesday that Robinhood Crypto would pay a $30 million penalty to the state “for major violations in the areas of bank secrecy act/anti-money laundering responsibilities” and cybersecurity issues that allegedly breached New York regulations. Robinhood’s crypto subsidiary, according to Harris, will also be compelled to employ an independent consultant to examine the firm’s compliance and rehabilitation activities.  …

AVAX Struggles To Hold Above Resistance As It Eyes $40

jamesobande

Avalanche (AVAX) struggles to hold above key support that will set the tone for a rally to the $40 mark region anticipated by many. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) saw a retracement as it could not break and hold above important support that corresponds with the daily 50 exponential moving average (EMA). BTC’s unable to hold that region has led to AVAX struggles to form good support.  Avax Weekly Chart Analysis Avax Weekly Chart Analysis | Source: AVAXUSDT On Tradingview.com The weekly chart for Avax shows a downtrend reversal to…

Solana Suffers Exploit — Close to 8,000 SOL-Based Wallets Have Been Compromised – Altcoins Bitcoin News

Jamie Redman

The Solana smart contract project is suffering from issues once again after it was discovered that close to 8,000 Solana-based wallets have been compromised. Solana is asking victimized wallet owners to complete a survey and the team stressed that “engineers are investigating the root cause.” Solana Investigates Massive Wallet Exploit, Root Cause of the Hack Is Still Unknown After the chain had halted on a few occasions in the past, Solana users are now dealing with an extensive wallet vulnerability that affected specific wallet software such as Phantom and Slope.…