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BitForex Halts Withdrawals Without Explanation, Leaves Users in Dark
26.2.2024
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange BitForex has faced a complete blackout since suspending its website and trading application on February 23
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Digital Asset Investment Funds Record $598 Million Inflows as Yearly Gains Tap $5.7 Billion
26.2.2024
Digital asset investment funds recorded $598 million in inflows in the last seven days as Assets Under Management (AUM) stands at $67.4 billion.
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Bitcoin Miner Riot Warns of Profit Risks Due to Chip Shortage and Climate Regulations
26.2.2024
On February 23, popular Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms issued a cautionary statement regarding potential profitability challenges in its business operations. The company cited various factors, including global supply chain disruptions, chip shortages, and increasing regulatory scrutiny around climate...
PancakeSwap Reveals ‘Affiliate’ Initiative to Enable Forks Across Blockchains
26.2.2024
The PancakeSwap team will invite and approve – on a case-by-case basis – forks of PancakeSwap onto any chain that doesn’t already have PancakeSwap deployed on it.
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Saudi Arabia Rolls Out Metaverse Initiative to Celebrate Cultural Heritage
26.2.2024
The Saudi Arabian government has launched a metaverse to display the country’s cultural heritage which includes history, arts, and crafts.
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Polygon Spinoff Avail Secures $27M in Seed Funding From Founders Fund, Dragonfly
26.2.2024
Polygon spinoff Avail raised $27m in seed funding led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Dragonfly, the company announced Monday.
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GBTC Records Lowest Daily Outflows Since ETF Conversion
26.2.2024
Grayscale’s flagship Bitcoin Trust GBTC has just recorded the lowest daily outflows since it converted to an ETF. According to data posted on X by the research arm of crypto exchange BitMEX, GBTC’s outflow on February 23 was just $44.2 million. Bitcoin ETF Flow – 24 Feb 2024...
Blast Ecosystem’s ‘RiskOnBlast’ Rug Pulls $1.3M Ether in Apparent Scam
26.2.2024
Concerns arise as RiskOnBlast, a gambling platform on Blast layer-2, vanishes along with funds and online presence, hinting at a potential rug pull—marking the first of its kind on Blast.
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After Years of Upheaval, Neo-Plasma Looks Set to Ease Ethereum Transaction Fees
26.2.2024
In the early days of blockchain, as the industry was starting to make waves with the greater public, Ethereum was growing into a thriving ecosystem.
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Ethereum Price Prediction as ETH Surpasses $3,000 Resistance – What’s the Next Target?
26.2.2024
The world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Ethereum (ETH), is holding the fort above $3,000 after crossing this psychologically important threshold yesterday afternoon, according to data by CoinGecko. Due to its high-functionality contracts, Ethereum is crypto’s...
Blockchain Investigator ZachXBT Retrieves Most of $177K Stolen DeGods NFT Funds
26.2.2024
Pseudonymous on-chain researcher ZachXBT has successfully recovered the majority of funds from the sale of a rare DeGods non-fungible token (NFT).
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Chinese Authority Warns of Fake Digital Yuan App Scam
26.2.2024
Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology cautions against counterfeit digital yuan apps as scam tactics evolve, urging the public to verify through official channels.
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MicroStrategy’s X Account Hacked, Leads to $440K Crypto Being Stolen: Blockchain Sleuth ZachXBT
26.2.2024
The phishing attempt has already led to $440,000 worth of crypto being stolen
Texas Miners’ Lawsuit Spurs EIA to Temporarily Halt Bitcoin Miner Survey
26.2.2024
A US judge has temporarily halted the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) attempt to enforce a mandatory survey on Bitcoin miners.
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Russian Parliament Set to Approve Use of ‘Digital Assets’ in International Payments
26.2.2024
Russian parliament members could this week approve legislation that will allow firms in the nation to use “digital financial assets” in the international payments space.
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Is Crypto a Security? South Korean Courts Can’t Decide – and It’s Causing Legal Backlogs
26.2.2024
“Is crypto a security?”– South Korean courts cannot seem to decide on the answer, and a new report claims the conundrum is causing a legal backlog.
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China’s National Prosecutor Takes Action Against Blockchain Cybercrimes
25.2.2024
China's highest prosecutorial authority is stepping up efforts to combat the growing wave of cybercrimes by targeting criminals who exploit blockchain and metaverse projects for illegal activities.
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SBINFT’s Jangdeok Ko Links the Surge in NFT Piracy to the Ease of Token Minting
25.2.2024
Since Japan designated Web3 as a “national strategy,” an increasing number of traditional companies in the country have either merged or are contemplating integrating their businesses with Web3, Jangdeok Ko, the CEO of the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace SBINFT, has said....
Legal Action Forces US Energy Department to Suspend Crypto Mining Investigation
24.2.2024
Following legal action initiated by Riot Platforms and the Texas Blockchain Council against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the department’s statistical branch, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), has put a temporary hold on its bitcoin mining survey and quarantined the data...
Fluidkey Launches to Tackle the Transaction Privacy Issues on EVM Chains
24.2.2024
Fluidkey has announced it has opened its Optimism-based alpha to more users, allowing them to test their private solutions. Fluidkey seeks to solve the transaction privacy problem in EVM chains by leveraging ENS and stealth addresses, allowing users to use a new self-custodial asset for each...