Crypto
Elon Musk fails to pump dogecoin with DOGE tweet
It appears that billionaire Tesla and SpaceX boss and X owner Elon Musk's influence over the price of the top meme coin Dogecoin (DOGE) is waning. The meme-loving entrepreneur may need to make more substantial moves to pump the price.
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Airbnb guest mines $100K in crypto, leaves host with $1,500 power bill
An Airbnb host had to update her listing information with an unusual “no crypto-mining” rule after a guest used her property to mine cryptocurrency for three weeks.
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Top Telegram crypto game Hamster Kombat criticizes Web3 venture capitalists
Hamster Kombat, a popular tap-to-earn crypto game on Telegram that claims to have over 300 million players, has criticized the current venture capital culture in the Web3 space.
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Off-chain attacks are an increasing threat to DeFi
In the world of decentralized finance (DeFi), off-chain attacks are becoming an increasingly significant threat, particularly due to compromised private keys, blockchain security specialist Halborn has found in its latest report.
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Crypto fraudsters bilked $650M from thousands of victims, SEC says
The US Securities and Exchange Commission charged eight suspects with running a pyramid scheme that scammed 200,000 investors out of $650 million in crypto assets.
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Political crypto game intensifies as Kamala Harris jeopardizes 'Trump trade'
The US and global crypto asset industry are taking notice and returning to the drawing board, as their “Trump trade” – hopes that Donald Trump's victory would help the industry – is now at risk.
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Two new threats emerge for bitcoin and crypto users
Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto users have been warned about two new threats that could compromise their funds.
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FTX shuttered crypto exchange to pay swindled customers $12.7 billion
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday announced it has finished up legal proceedings against the FTX crypto exchange and has ordered the now-bankrupt entity to pay back its fraud victims a cool $12.7 billion in restitution.
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After yet another crypto exploit, Ronin Bridge claims it has recovered lost funds
Ronin, the popular blockchain gaming-focused protocol, has once again been exploited. This time, however, the team says it has recovered the lost funds.
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Nomad bridge hackers made around $4 million by buying the Ethereum dip
As the bitcoin (BTC) and the crypto market crashed hard on Monday, even hackers used the opportunity to leverage stolen funds to buy the dip and increase their holdings.
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Record profit-making stablecoin issuer Tether posts seasonal drop in Q2
Tether, the issuer of the most popular stablecoin, tether (USDT), reported a net profit of $1.3 billion for the second quarter of this year, 71% lower than the first quarter.
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Suspect identified in Sydney Sweeney's SIM swap-enabled hack
Convicted UK hacker Gurvinder Bhangu (Gurv) may be behind the recent hack of actress Sydney Sweeney's X account, according to independent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT.
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Solana fires warning shot as Ethereum celebrates 9th birthday
Competition between the two major blockchains, Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), has intensified as Solana surpassed the second-largest chain by market capitalization in weekly fees for the first time.
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“Never sell your Bitcoin” said Trump admitting he is still learning what crypto is
In his speech, Trump named cryptocurrency “the steel industry of 100 years ago,” while pledging to make the US the crypto capital of the world.
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UK Coinbase unit CBPL fined $4.5M for lack of money laundering controls
UK financial regulators announced on Thursday the first-of-its-kind sanctions against CB Payments LTD. (CBPL) – part of the UK Coinbase Group – over failure to maintain appropriate financial crime controls and protect against money laundering schemes.
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Proton's bitcoin wallet raises concerns from bitcoiners
Proton, the company with a user base of over 100 million behind privacy-preserving products such as Proton Mail, Proton VPN, and more, has launched a Bitcoin (BTC) wallet called Proton Wallet.
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As Ethereum ETFs debut, Europol warns of scammers and other risks
The emergence of bitcoin (BTC) and crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) might be exploited by scammers, and the operators of these funds are becoming targets themselves, Europol has warned.
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Telegram nears one billion users as crypto games fuel growth
The platform, now experiencing a boom in crypto games, is on track to reach its goal of one billion users.
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Another KYC data breach hits the crypto world, affecting thousands of users
The incident serves as another reminder that the know-your-customer (KYC) procedure can be a risky practice. An attacker accessed the data of thousands of users from Fractal ID, a major player in the crypto world.
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Here’s why the BTC and crypto industry is excited about JD Vance, Trump’s potential VP
Ohio Senator JD Vance, who won his position in 2022, is seen as a strong boost to Donald Trump’s crypto industry-related promises.
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