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Bain and Company: Tokenization Can Unlock a $400B Yearly Alternative Investment Opportunity
5.1.2024
A report issued in December by Bain and Company and JPMorgan executives recognized the impact that tokenization can have in bringing alternative investments (such as private equity, private credit, real estate, and hedge funds) to individual investors. The document states that this can be a $400...
FTX Estate Faces Objections Over Lowered Crypto Claims Valuation Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings
28.12.2023
On Dec. 27, 2023, FTX debtors released a projected valuation of claims involving digital assets, with the proposal suggesting conversion of claims into dollar amounts pegged to crypto asset values as of Nov. 11, 2022. Consequently, an individual who held bitcoin on FTX would receive $16,871...
Jack Dorsey-Backed Ocean Bitcoin Mining Pool Introduces Block Template Options
23.12.2023
Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool backed by Jack Dorsey, has introduced block template options to allow individual miners to decide which transactions will be included in the next block. The feature, dubbed “path to decentralization,” will allow pool users to mine transactions with Ordinal...
Hacker Seeks to Sell Access to Binance’s Law Enforcement Request Panel for $10K in BTC
19.12.2023
Source: Pixabay An unidentified individual on the Breach Forums platform is attempting to sell access to Binance’s law enforcement panel for $10,000. The user, with the username “Miembro,” posted on Breach Forums claiming to have access to Binance’s Data Request Portal....
Dogecoin (DOGE) just a memecoin while Retik Finance (RETIK) to be used by every individual in day-to-day life
14.12.2023
Dogecoin (DOGE), a cryptocurrency with a colourful history, has become very popular due to its meme-inspired beginnings. What was once a lighthearted joke gained a dedicated following and became a symbol of internet culture with DOGE. However, Retik Finance (RETIK) is a project with a revolutionary...
US Seizes Half a Million Dollars in Digital Currency Linked to Chinese Man Involved in Crypto Fraud
13.12.2023
Source: Pexels The United States has seized digital currency valued at approximately half a million dollars from an account registered to a Chinese individual who was implicated in a crypto-investment fraud scheme. The scam, commonly referred to as “pig butchering,” involves...
Trial of ‘Art-themed Altcoin Fraudster’ Underway in South Korea
12.12.2023
Source: icedmocha/Adobe The trial of a suspected crypto fraudster who allegedly told victims they were investing in an art-themed altcoin and NFTs has begun at court in Gwangju, South Korea. According to Munhwa Ilbo, prosecutors say an individual surnamed Tak, aged 44, “defrauded” 13 “victims”...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Surges to 18-Month High – Is $48,000 the Next Stop?
7.12.2023
Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s foremost cryptocurrency, has experienced a significant surge, breaching the $44,000 threshold while maintaining a strong position above $43,000. This impressive rally is largely driven by substantial buying from both individual and institutional investors, which...
Antpool Offers Refund for $3 Million BTC Transaction Fee, Sets Verification Deadline for Claimant
30.11.2023
Following a claim from an individual asserting they had lost 139 bitcoin in a hack, where 83.65 BTC was utilized as a heightened fee to expedite its mining, Antpool has disclosed its readiness to reimburse the mistakenly paid fee. Antpool specified on November 30 that the individual has a deadline...
Additional Regulations May be Needed to Prevent Another FTX Style Catastrophe, FSB Report
28.11.2023
Additional regulation may be needed to prevent another FTX-style collapse according to a new report from the Financial Stability Board (FSB) released Tuesday, November 28th. The report’s goal The international financial monitoring body’s report particularly focuses on multifunction crypto-asset...
DEMAND Launches Bitcoin Mining Pool With Stratum V2, Promises Improved Security and Performance
27.11.2023
DEMAND launches Bitcoin mining pool based on new Stratum V2 technology. Image by Fatih Nizam, Adobe Stock. Bitcoin mining company DEMAND announced today the launch of the world’s first Stratum V2 mining pool, built using the open-source Stratum Reference Implementation (SRI). This new pool...
Bitcoin User Alleges Hack Linked to Erroneous 83.65 BTC Fee Incident
27.11.2023
The crypto community was initially baffled by the massive fee of 83.65 BTC, originally attributed to a costly mistake. However, recent revelations paint a darker picture. According to a social media account on X called “@83_5BTC,” hackers stole the funds from the unnamed individual...
Trial of Alleged Mango Markets Exploiter Avraham Eisenberg Postponed – Here’s the Latest
5.11.2023
The trial of Avraham Eisenberg, the individual accused of exploiting Mango Markets, has been delayed per request by his lawyers. Initially scheduled for December 4, 2023, the trial has been rescheduled to April 8, 2024, according to court documents.  Eisenberg’s legal team requested...
NBA Star Victor Wembanyama NFT Sells for $110,000+ in Record-Breaking Auction
3.11.2023
An NFT trading card based on NBA rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama sold for over $110,000 on Thursday, far surpassing the $67,333 that an individual paid for his physical trading card back in August. The card, released by the officially licensed fantasy basketball game Sorare, went for 61.182 ETH,...
Individual creators will ultimately shape the metaverse: Sandbox founders
3.11.2023
As the firm moves to open up The Sandbox Map, co-founder Sebastian Borget said he believes individual creators and brands will ultimately drive what the metaverse of the future will offer
Report: Taiwan Law Enforcement Seize Over 320 Million USDT From Alleged Money Launderer
2.11.2023
Taiwanese law enforcement recently revealed the seizure of more than 320 million USDT stablecoins from an alleged money launderer. The seizure has been described as Taiwan’s largest bust ever from a single individual. Lamborghini and a Lexus Seized Taiwan’s law enforcement recently...
SEC and 5 Other US Regulators Issue Crypto Investment Warnings
3.10.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and several other top financial regulators have issued several warnings regarding investing in crypto assets as part of this year’s World Investor Week. “The risk of loss for individual investors who participate in transactions involving crypto...
Free From Coercion and Theft: The Counter-Economic Potential of Cryptocurrencies
18.9.2023
As nations become more authoritarian, the crypto economy and its related technologies stand out as powerful counterpoints to overreaching governance. The following Learning and Insights editorial explores why libertarians, especially agorists, embrace digital currencies such as bitcoin and tools...
Shocking Sybil Attack Uncovered: Individual Controls Over 21,000 Wallets on zkSync Network
12.9.2023
According to a recent X thread, it has recently come to light that an individual has orchestrated an incredibly sophisticated Sybil attack on zkSync, a layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum.
This Sybil attack has given this individual control over a staggering 21,877 wallets within the network....
$21 Million in ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Awaken After Years of Dormancy
6.9.2023
Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) price dipping 6.4% this week and hovering below the $26K mark, a flurry of activity was noted between September 5th and 6th as several substantial ‘sleeping bitcoins’ stirred. After a lull of slightly over six years, an individual splurged 359.92...