The Singapore-based company, Crypto.com, has hired the former TechChurch and The Ken reporter, Jon Russell as their Asian-based general partner. And with this new development, they hope to expand Fund further. Crypto.com’s $200 million Web 3 fund came into existence in March 2012. As of Monday, intending to expand via the venture arm of investing in Series A stages, project at seed and crypto startups, has grown expectedly. Russell, during an interview, made known that the fund is believed to rise to double its current size and will be announced in a few days. Crypto.com is still hiring GP’s, but with the help of Russell, the fund’s acknowledgment will extend to that Asia-based project. Though Bobby Bao, Crypto.com co-founder, currently runs the fund. Things To Know About Jon Russell Jon Russell is a Uk citizen based in Bangkok. He has lived in Thailand since 2008. In 2014 Jon Russell became a reporter for TechChurch focused on all tech-related issues in Asia. Especially all the major names in India, China, and Southeast Asia. Related article | Sports NFT Marketplace Lympo Suffers An $18.7 Million Hack With this, he changed the daily life of people across Asia. And his knowledge and influence in the tech and crypto field are precisely one of the reasons Crypto.com has hired him as one of their General partners in Asia. Crypto.com Expansion in Asia The Capital prior investment of Crypto.com comprises liquidity provider Woo Network and the first fractional-algorithmic stablecoin protocol Frax Finance. VCs to allocate stock to the ecosystem regardless of the bear market. This leaves Sino Global Capital opening to outside investors through a $200 million fund and FTX ascertaining a $2 billion investment. On June 17, 2021, Crypto.com was integrated into the biggest and most effective digital asset transfer network for institutions, Fireblocks Network. And this helper, Crypto.com, reaches about 400+ institutional participants in their network, thereby helping them grow trading volume and global level. In addition, one of the largest banks in the Singapore region, DBS Bank, is now operating a crypto trading desk. And recently, a majority stake in Thai cryptocurrency exchange Bitkub was amassed by Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand’s bank. Innovation Officer Mukaya Tai and SCB 10x Chief Venture have proclaimed that she foresees world DeFi protocols have interposed banks. Huge institutional yearning for digital assets is quickly growing in Asia. Related article | Largest DeFi Hack Yet? BadgerDAO Hack Results In Loss Of $120M+ Crypto has earned about 2 million transactions and USD 1 billion in TVL and spotlighting projects like VVS Finance and a couple of others. Moreover, Crypto.com motivated developers to build on Cronos via the Cronos Bounty Programme. It will grant USD 1,337,133.7 as the biggest reward and a Hackathon. Featured Image From Twitter

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Crypto.com, the popular cryptocurrency exchange platform, halted all deposits and withdrawals on Monday, January 11, citing “unauthorized activity” on some accounts. It has, however, reinstated some accounts and withdrawal services, noting that the accounts are now safe. News From Yesterday According to security and data analytics firm PeckShield, Crypto.com has been the latest target of a cyberattack, with about $15 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen. At least 4,600 Ether has been taken from some of the exchange’s accounts. Crypto.com issued a tweet informing users that a number of users have reported suspicious behavior on their accounts. Withdrawals will be temporarily halted as their staff investigates the situation. All of the monies are safe, according to the message. We have a small number of users reporting suspicious activity on their accounts. We will be pausing withdrawals shortly, as our team is investigating. All funds are safe. — Crypto.com (@cryptocom) January 17, 2022 Dogecoin (DOGE) founder Billy Markus spotted a strange transaction pattern on Etherscan, leading the firm to suspend all transactions until it can figure out what’s wrong with their platform. Several users reported on social media that their tens of thousands of dollars worth of digital assets had vanished from the exchange. I really hope @cryptocom gets their shit together. Because a lot of theft is going on and if you check https://t.co/tO1rPRGTgC from the cryptocom wallet address. You’ll see a bunch of 2ETH to 5ETH transactions being sent to wallets with single transactions. How did it bypass 2FA? — BEN BALLER™ (@BENBALLER) January 17, 2022 Ben Baller, a cryptocurrency enthusiast and jeweller, claimed that his account had been hacked and that he had lost 4.28 Ether (ETH) (about $15,000). He also said he used two-factor authentication, meaning that the suspected criminals had to get around some of Crypto.com’s security measures. BTC/USD yet to break psychological barrier. Source: TradingView Tornado Cash was used to move the funds, making it harder to track. Technical glitches on cryptocurrency trading platforms have been increasingly widespread in recent months. Even some of the most prominent crypto exchanges have experienced significant disruptions during peak period. Related article | Sports NFT Marketplace Lympo Suffers An $18.7 Million Hack Crypto.com Lost $15 Million To The Hack Although Crypto.com claims that the accounts are safe, Peckshield, a blockchain security and data analytics firm, claims that the exchange has lost a whopping $15 million in the recent theft, or at least 4,600 ETH. The @cryptocom loss is about $15M with at least 4.6K ETHs and half of them are currently being washed via @TornadoCash https://t.co/PUl6IrB3cp https://t.co/6SVKvk8PLf pic.twitter.com/XN9nmT857j — PeckShield Inc. (@peckshield) January 18, 2022 CEO Kris Marszalek stated on Twitter that no customer funds had been lost. In reaction to the event, the Crypto.com team reinforced the exchange’s security infrastructure, he noted. The security incident is currently being investigated internally at the exchange. Some thoughts from me on the last 24 hours: – no customer funds were lost – the downtime of withdrawal infra was ~14 hours – our team has hardened the infrastructure in response to the incident We will share a full post mortem after the internal investigation is completed. — Kris | Crypto.com (@Kris_HK) January 18, 2022 After hours of waiting, Crypto.com tweeted that security on all accounts is being increased out of an abundance of caution, asking users to sign in to their App & Exchange accounts and Reset their 2FA. They also stated that this update will be gradually given out to users over the next few hours. Withdrawals will be re-enabled once this process is completed. They stated that they recognize that this may be inconvenient for users, but that security comes first. With over 10 million customers, Crypto.com is one of the most popular trading platforms in the United States. We’d like Crypto.com to provide us with more information about this. Related article | Largest DeFi Hack Yet? BadgerDAO Hack Results In Loss Of $120M+

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