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KuCoin's investment division has declared a partnership with the TON Foundation. This cooperation entails a $20,000 grant from KuCoin Ventures aimed at fostering the development and expansion of the TON ecosystem.

Yesterday, reports surfaced suggesting that KuCoin had dismissed 30% of its employees due to declining profits. However, the cryptocurrency exchange's representatives debunked these claims today, explaining that there was just a slight downsizing in line with their routine organizational strategy. "To stay on top, we regularly evaluate our org structure based on employee performance and company development. So it is not layoffs, and it is all about making the organization more dynamic," asserted Johnny Lyu, the Chief Executive of KuCoin.

Leaders within India's crypto community have largely welcomed the country's decision to block websites of international crypto exchanges, including Binance, Huobi, and KuCoin. Nischal Shetty, the CEO of Indian exchange WazirX, has labeled this step as a move “towards greater regulatory clarity and control”.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has raised red flags for major exchanges like HTX and Kucoin, alongside 143 others, deeming them unauthorized crypto companies.

Just 24 hours after FTX's new CEO, John Ray, announced that the platform could be revived, fraudsters created a fake FTX 2.0 token. The FTX2.0 scam token is being actively spread among the registered users' wallets, including Justin Sun, KuCoin, and Binance. Security firm PeckShield reported that the smart contract of FTX 2.0 has a backdoor that allows hackers to steal funds from users' accounts. To participate in the "new airdrop" the users are encouraged to click on a phishing link. But the worst part is that the token's code allows buying the coin, but prohibits it from being sold. That's why its price has quickly rocketed, causing a wave of FOMO among FTX customers.