{"id":481202,"date":"2022-08-04T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T20:00:00","slug":"distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/","title":{"rendered":"#Distributed Ledger: Lost money from $4.5 million crypto wallets exploit? Here\u2019s what you should do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a278b4ac0cd7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a278b4ac0cd7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/#%E2%80%9CDistributed_Ledger_Lost_money_from_45_million_crypto_wallets_exploit_Heres_what_you_should_do%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Distributed Ledger: Lost money from $4.5 million crypto wallets exploit? Here\u2019s what you should do&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/#Crypto_in_a_snap\" >Crypto in a snap<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/#Crypto_Metrics\" >Crypto Metrics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/#Crypto_attacks\" >Crypto attacks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/#BlackRock_partners_with_Coinbase\" >BlackRock partners with Coinbase<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/#Michael_Saylor_drops_MicroStrategy_CEO_role\" >Michael Saylor drops MicroStrategy CEO role<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/#300_million_crypto_Ponzi_scheme\" >$300 million crypto Ponzi scheme?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/#Crypto_companies_funds\" >Crypto companies, funds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/#Must_Reads\" >Must Reads<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/distributed-ledger-lost-money-from-4-5-million-crypto-wallets-exploit-heres-what-you-should-do\/#Frances_Yue\" >Frances Yue<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDistributed_Ledger_Lost_money_from_45_million_crypto_wallets_exploit_Heres_what_you_should_do%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Distributed Ledger: Lost money from $4.5 million crypto wallets exploit? Here\u2019s what you should do&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\">\n<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001083757\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001083757\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I\u2019m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch, and I\u2019ll walk you through the latest in this bear market. <\/p>\n<p> Find me on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrancesYue_\" class=\"icon none\">@FrancesYue_<\/a> to send feedback, or tell us what you think we should cover. You can also reach me through email to share your personal stories with crypto.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetButton\n            inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetButton\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<p>               Subscribe Here to Distributed Ledger <\/p><\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crypto_in_a_snap\"><\/span><strong>Crypto in a snap<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Bitcoin<br \/>\n        BTCUSD,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/31322028\/realtime\" class=\"negative\">-3.37%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       lost 1.7% over the past seven days, and was trading at around $22,559 on Thursday, according to CoinDesk data. Ether<br \/>\n        ETHUSD,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/108573964\/realtime\" class=\"negative\">-2.82%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       dropped 3.3% over the seven-day stretch to around $1,599. Meme token Dogecoin<br \/>\n        DOGEUSD,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/226077044\/realtime\" class=\"negative\">-1.33%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       went down 1.8% while another dog-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d token, Shiba Inu<br \/>\n        SHIBUSD,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/231473891\/realtime\" class=\"\">-1.92<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       remained flat from seven days ago.   <\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crypto_Metrics\"><\/span><strong>Crypto Metrics<\/strong> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <strong>Biggest Gainers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <strong>Price <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <strong>%7-day return<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Filecoin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      $8.18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      45.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Flow <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      $2.62<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      44.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Lido DAO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      $2.49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      29.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Chiliz<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      $0.15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      28.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      BitDAO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      $0.74<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      19.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <em> Source: CoinGecko as of Aug. 4<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <strong>Biggest Decliners<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <strong>Price<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      %7-day return<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Tenset<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      $3.03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      -21.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      DeFiChain<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      $1.03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      -10.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Chain<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      $0.09<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      -8.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Helium <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      $8.67<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      -5.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      EOS <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      $1.19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      -4.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <em>Source: CoinGecko as of Aug. 4<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crypto_attacks\"><\/span>Crypto attacks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>The crypto market suffered from two major exploits this week, further exposing risks in the fledgling industry. <\/p>\n<p>Digital asset protocol Nomad, which allows users to transfer crypto across different blockchains, said it lost almost $200 million on Monday in a security hack.<\/p>\n<p>Starting Tuesday, customers of several crypto wallets, including Phantom and Slope, saw a total of $4.5 million in digital assets evaporate from their online accounts, <\/p>\n<p>Developers of the Solana blockchain, used by both Slope and Phantom, said on Wednesday the incursion may have started at Slope.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring an investigation by developers, analytics companies, and security auditors, it appears that all affected addresses were at one point created, imported, or used in the Slope mobile wallet applications on iOS and Android (created and published by Slope Finance),\u201d according to a statement by Austin Federa, head of communications at Solana Foundation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo core code related to Solana Labs, the Solana Foundation, or anything related to Solana protocol itself was involved in this attack,\u201d according to Federa. <\/p>\n<p>Federa recommended users to take action if they have generated seed phrases, or a group of words that allow access to a cryptocurrency wallet, from Slope, or have imported seed phrases or private keys into any Slope wallet. <\/p>\n<p>Such users should transfer all digital assets to a hardware wallet, or generate a new seed phrase and transfer all assets to new wallets other than Slope, Federa said. <\/p>\n<p>Raj Gokal, co-founder at Solana Labs, recently highlighted why it\u2019s important for crypto protocols to go through code audits. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think every primitive for a parallel decentralized financial system has had enough time now to be proven out and have audited solutions that have also stood the test of time for many market cycles,\u201d Gokal said in an interview with Distributed Ledger before the exploits happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still, Gokal said he believes in the potential of emerging crypto products. \u201cWhat we keep seeing is, big companies that try to move into crypto and turn their product experience into a web three experience and make a shift into web three, no matter how committed they are, it\u2019s very slow. And I think independent builders have openings to create new products that are web creative and compete with these incumbents every day,\u201d Gokal said.\u00a0Web three is the so-called next generation of Internet. <\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BlackRock_partners_with_Coinbase\"><\/span>BlackRock partners with Coinbase<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Coinbase Global shares rallied Thursday after BlackRock Inc., the world\u2019s largest asset manager, said it was partnering with the crypto exchange to offer direct access to bitcoin to some institutional clients.<\/p>\n<p>Common clients of Coinbase\u00a0<br \/>\n        COIN,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/225893452\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+10.01%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n      \u00a0and BlackRock\u2019s\u00a0<br \/>\n        BLK,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/207946232\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.79%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       investment management platform Aladdin, will get access to crypto trading, custody, prime brokerage, and reporting capabilities, according to a statement Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In March, BlackRock\u2019s chairman Larry Fink\u00a0wrote in\u00a0a letter to shareholders that the company is studying digital currencies, stablecoins and the underlying technologies as the firm has seen increasing interest from clients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hear from Mike Novogratz at the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/moneyfestival.marketwatch.com\/\" class=\"icon none\">Best New Ideas in Money Festival<\/a>\u00a0on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22 in New York. The Galaxy Digital CEO has ideas about navigating the crypto winter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Michael_Saylor_drops_MicroStrategy_CEO_role\"><\/span>Michael Saylor drops MicroStrategy CEO role<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>A shake-up of MicroStrategy Inc.\u2019s executive suite has crypto traders weighing the consequences for bitcoin as Michael Saylor drops his role as chief executive officer.<\/p>\n<p>MicroStrategy said Tuesday that Michael Saylor would\u00a0give up the CEO title\u00a0and take on a new role as executive chairman, while the company\u2019s president Phong Le will take on the CEO position starting Aug. 8. The transition was announced as MicroStrategy reported a net loss of $1.06 billion in the second quarter, including $917.8 million in digital asset impairment losses, as bitcoin price crashed.<\/p>\n<p>Phong will manage overall corporate operations while Saylor will \u201cfocus more on\u201d the company\u2019s bitcoin acquisition strategy and related bitcoin advocacy initiatives, according to MicroStrategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As one of the most vocal bitcoin\u00a0bulls, Saylor pushed forward MicroStrategy\u2019s move to buy the cryptocurrency in bulk first in the summer of 2020 and later doubled down. The company has raised a total of $2.4 billion in debt to purchase the digital asset. As of June 30, it held about 129,699 bitcoins. <\/p>\n<p>What does Saylor\u2019s transition mean for bitcoin? I\u2019ve written more about it here. <\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"300_million_crypto_Ponzi_scheme\"><\/span>$300 million crypto Ponzi scheme? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday said it charged 11 individuals over their roles in the creation and promotion of a fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme that raised more than $300 million from retail investors.<\/p>\n<p>The agency alleged that Forsage.io, a website that allowed millions of retail investors to enter into transactions via smart contracts that operated on the Ethereum, Tron, and Binance blockchains, has operated as a pyramid scheme for over two years, with investors making money by enrolling others into the scheme. According to the SEC\u2019s complaint, the platform allegedly used assets from new investors to pay earlier investors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Forsage\u2019s website, it is a \u201cdecentralized networking platform based on smart contracts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is the SEC\u2019s latest move in tackling alleged crypto-related frauds, after the agency in May nearly doubled the size of its newly renamed Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crypto_companies_funds\"><\/span>Crypto companies, funds <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Shares of <strong>Coinbase Global Inc<\/strong>. jumped 10.3% to $89.13 on Thursday, and they were up 43.2% over the past five trading sessions. Michael Saylor\u2019s <strong>MicroStrategy<\/strong> <strong>Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        MSTR,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202561856\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-1.39%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       went down 1.2% Thursday to $309.85, while the shares went up 12.4% over the past five days.<\/p>\n<p>Mining company<strong> Riot Blockchain Inc<\/strong>.<br \/>\n        RIOT,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/209538617\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.74%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       shares edged up 0.1% to $8.13 Thursday, and gained 9.8% over the past five days. Shares of <strong>Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        MARA,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/205886758\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+1.05%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       rose 1.1% to $13.43, with a 1.7% gain over the past five days. Another miner, <strong>Ebang International Holdings Inc<\/strong>.<br \/>\n        EBON,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/219243771\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+3.23%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       saw shares rally 4.5% to $0.50 on Thursday, for a 2.7% gain over the past five days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overstock.com Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        OSTK,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/200022359\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-4.12%<\/bg-quote><span>\u2019s<\/span><br \/>\n       shares lost 3.7% to $28.51. The shares lost 5.9% over the five-session period.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of <strong>Block Inc. <\/strong><br \/>\n        SQ,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/205989440\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+1.85%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       formerly known as Square, advanced 2.8% to $90.53, contributing to a 21.1% gain for the week. <strong>Tesla Inc<\/strong>.<br \/>\n        TSLA,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203558040\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.40%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       shares rose 0.3% to $925.15, up 9.8% over the past five days. <\/p>\n<p><strong>PayPal Holdings Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        PYPL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/208054269\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.96%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       declined 1% to $96.94, though the shares went up 13% over the five-session stretch.<strong> Nvidia Corp.<\/strong><br \/>\n        NVDA,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/200467500\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+1.70%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       shares were up 1.8% to $192.32, looking at a 7% gain for the past week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advanced Micro Devices Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n        AMD,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/208144392\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+5.93%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       shares rallied 6.1% to $104.08 on Thursday, with a 13.6% gain from five trading days ago. <\/p>\n<p>Among crypto funds,<strong> ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF<\/strong><br \/>\n        BITO,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/230440344\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-4.82%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       slumped 4% to $13.94 Thursday, while its <strong>Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF<\/strong><br \/>\n        BITI,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/207703863\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+4.72%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       added 4% to $34.97. <strong>Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF<\/strong><br \/>\n        BTF,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/230473388\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-4.65%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       dropped 3.9% to $8.69, while <strong>VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF<\/strong><br \/>\n        XBTF,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/230997909\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-4.51%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       traded 4.2% lower to $21.89. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Grayscale Bitcoin Trust<\/strong><br \/>\n        GBTC,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203330852\/delayed\" class=\"negative\">-3.65%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       lost 3% to $14.08. <\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Must_Reads\"><\/span>Must Reads <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<ul class=\"articleList\">\n<li>\n      Bitcoin has already bottomed, has a fair value of $40,000, says Anthony Scaramucci (MarketWatch)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-08-01\/billionaire-steve-cohen-exits-investment-in-crypto-startup-radkl-l6caw0l5\" class=\"icon none\">Billionaire Steve Cohen Exits Investment in Crypto Startup Radkl<\/a> (Bloomberg)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      $2B in crypto st<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/2b-in-crypto-stolen-from-cross-chain-bridges-this-year-chainalysis\" class=\"icon none\">olen from cross-chain bridges this year: Chainalysis<\/a> (CoinTelegraph)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      <a rel=\"nofollow 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