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Neutrino USD Loses Peg as WAVES Dives, But Developer Claims It Will be 'Absolutely Fine Very Soon'
5.4.2022
Neutrino USD (USDN), the flagship stablecoin of the Waves network, lost its peg to the US dollar following the allegations that the project’s founders had been artificially pumping WAVES, the project's native token.
Waves, which was trading around USD 31 on March 28, nearly doubled its value...
Buterin Claims Ethereum Simplicity is Still Possible, as Developers Warn of Increasing Complexity
30.3.2022
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said it is still possible to reduce Ethereum's complexity while improving its functionality. The statement comes as some developers have recently complained about Ethereum's complexity. ...
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Ex-Employee Claims Liquid Global Exchange 'Scapegoated' Her for $90M Hack
29.3.2022
The wrongful termination suit comes as the Japan-based crypto exchange is expected to close on the sale of itself to powerhouse FTX
Anonymous Claims It Has Released 28GB of Bank of Russia Documents
28.3.2022
Hacking group Anonymous has reportedly published a large amount of data allegedly belonging to the Bank of Russia. The release comes after the collective announced it had hacked Russia’s central bank earlier this week, a claim that was denied by the monetary authority in Moscow. Anonymous...
Fed Governor Says ‘Blockchain Is Totally Overrated,’ Claims Crypto Is ‘Just Electronic Gold’
26.3.2022
The American economist and member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Christopher Waller, believes blockchain technology is “totally overrated,” even though the U.S. central bank “put a lot of resources into understanding digital currencies and the blockchain.”...
Anonymous Says It Hacked Bank of Russia, Monetary Authority Denies Claim
25.3.2022
Anonymous has attacked the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), according to a post on social media. The hacking group, which vowed to hit Russian government websites after Moscow launched its military assault on Ukraine, now says it’s also targeting foreign companies still operating in Russia....
Securities Regulators Cast Doubt on DeFi's Decentralization Claims
24.3.2022
International standard-setter IOSCO is skeptical about some of crypto’s main claims, and is setting up a new task force to investigate potential risks
Coinbase Sued for Allegedly Selling 79 Unregistered Crypto Securities — Including XRP, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu
20.3.2022
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase alleging that the platform lets customers trade 79 cryptocurrencies that are unregistered securities, including XRP, dogecoin (DOGE), and shiba inu (SHIB). Lawsuit Claims Coinbase Sold 79 Unregistered...
Elliptic Claims Breakthrough in Search for Russsian Crypto Sanctions Evaders
16.3.2022
“Crypto forensics firms” such as Elliptic and Chainalysis appear to be making a name for themselves in the international media – with their blockchain analysis tools allowing them to allegedly make key advances in Western governments’ search for crypto-using Russian sanction evaders....
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Truth or fiction? Popular former hacker claims to have $7B in BTC
16.3.2022
“I’m quite wealthy. Yeah, I do not have to work if I don’t choose to. I have over seven billion dollars worth of Bitcoin,” stated the hacker known as Gummo
Russia Has 'All the Needed Resources' to Create Its Own Crypto Infrastructure, an MP Claims
15.3.2022
Crypto adoption appears to be on the rise in Russia – where lawmakers have suggested the idea of fostering domestic crypto exchanges as an alternative to using international platforms.
Per the Russian Parliamentary Gazette, Aleksander Yakubovsky, an MP and part of the crypto working group that...
Bitmain Reveals New Liquid-Cooled ASIC Mining Rig With 255 TH/s of Computing Power
14.3.2022
Leading ASIC mining device manufacturer Bitmain has revealed a new bitcoin miner that’s even faster than the company’s last machine, which boasts 198 terahash per second (TH/s). The latest model, called the Antminer S19 XP Hyd., is also a liquid-cooled ASIC mining device that claims...
Report: Sudan Rejects Russian Illicit Gold Smuggling Allegations
14.3.2022
Sudan has denied claims Russian entities have smuggled hundreds of tonnes of illicit gold from its territory. Officials have called the allegations fake news and suggested that Sudan is in fact looking to revive its economy through gold mining. The Rise in Russia’s Gold Holdings The Sudanese...
Dragonfly Research claims Ethereum is the 'MS-DOS' of blockchains
3.3.2022
Research shows that throughput on Solana surpassed the leading EVM chain by a wide margin, leading researchers to predict that competing Layer 1 chains will out-do EVM chains
Ukrainian Government Claims ‘Airdrop’ Will ‘Reward’ its Bitcoin & Crypto Donors
2.3.2022
The Ukrainian government has confirmed that donors who have contributed crypto to fund its military struggle with the invading Russian army will be in line for an airdrop of tokens.
In the early hours of March 2, Kyiv wrote that its airdrop was “confirmed,” with a snapshot to be taken on March...
Russian Central Bank Claims its SWIFT Alternative Is Ready
28.2.2022
The Russian Central Bank is talking up its SWIFT alternative as they try to go it alone without a way into the international banking network....
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China Mining Ban Worsened Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint, Study Claims
26.2.2022
Contrary to some expectations, Beijing’s crackdown on the crypto mining industry has increased Bitcoin’s carbon emissions, researchers have alleged. Leaving China, miners also left behind its eco-friendly hydropower and are increasingly relying on energy generated by fossil fuels...
Miners Have Moved 30% of Their Equipment Out of Kazakhstan, Industry Organization Claims
24.2.2022
Authorized crypto mining businesses have already taken a third of their coin minting hardware out of Kazakhstan, according to the country’s mining association. The news comes amid electricity shortages and upcoming tax hikes that are turning miners away from the Central Asian nation. Bitcoin...
De-Mixing Wasabi Coinjoin Transactions: A Deep Dive Into Chainalysis’ Deanonymizing Claims
23.2.2022
On Tuesday, journalist Laura Shin published a story that claims to identify the 2016 Genesis DAO hacker who siphoned 3.6 million ethereum from the decentralized autonomous organization. While the story surprised the crypto community, one of the biggest eye-openers was the blockchain analysis...
Journalist Claims She Identified the 2016 DAO Hacker, Evidence Shows Investigators ‘De-Mixed’ Wasabi Transactions
22.2.2022
An article published by journalist Laura Shin, and research stemming from the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis, claims to identify the alleged identity of The DAO hacker who drained millions of dollars worth of ethereum from the decentralized autonomous organization on June 17, 2016....