CRYPTO BREAKING NEWS! (01/02/24)

✦ Astar Network Announces Upcoming Launch of zkEVM Mainnet

✦ Blockchain-Driven Privacy Solution BlokID Raises $1.25 Million in Seed Funding

✦ Ordiswap, a Bitcoin DeFi project, has announced its collaboration with DWF Labs and has received strategic investment to develop DeFi infrastructure and ecosystem for Bitcoin.

✦ Port3 Network's SoPad Launches First Accelerator Project Synthetech

✦ Germany's DZ Bank to Launch Cryptocurrency Trading Pilot

✦ Pundi X Launches 1 Billion PURSE Ecosystem Pool to Build DePIN Infrastructure

✦ A Chinese-British woman named Jian Wen is facing charges in London for allegedly helping a fugitive, Yadi Zhang, launder Bitcoin (BTC) obtained from proceeds of a previous investment fraud that affected nearly 130,000 investors.

✦ Sui Mainnet Upgrades To V1.17.3 And Protocol To Version 35

✦ Statistics from PeckShield reveal that in January 2024, hackers stole approximately $182.54 million through more than 30 attacks. This represents a staggering 771.39% increase compared to the $20.95 million stolen in January of the previous year.