Meta warns of looming ‘quantum apocalypse’ for modern encryption, cryptography standards

Tech giant Meta is making efforts to prevent a “quantum apocalypse” that poses an impending threat to modern cybersecurity and encryption standards across industries — including the cryptography model used in blockchain technology. дальше »

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Trump Set To Announce Ambitious Plan To Make US The World’s Crypto Powerhouse

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Shiba Inu (SHIB) Can Now Be Used as Collateral on Major US Exchange

Kraken's futures traders can now use SHIB and other meme coins as collateral дальше »

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Why Ripple’s XRP Has an Edge Over Bitcoin and Ethereum in the Race for Practical Cryptocurrency Adoption

A crypto analyst from the YouTube channel AllinCrypto presented a video to prove that Ripple’s XRP has the best chance of being used as a currency compared to other cryptos. His argument is that the strength of XRP is not that it uses a currency but that it can enable the existing fiat currencies’ capabilities […] The post Why Ripple’s XRP Has an Edge Over Bitcoin and Ethereum in the Race for Practical Cryptocurrency Adoption appeared first on CaptainAltcoin. дальше »

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Telegram Under Scrutiny in India, but Ban Not Imminent: Reports

Telegram, perhaps the most prominent messaging service used by the cryptocurrency ecosystem, is under scrutiny in India but not in immediate danger of a ban, multiple reports have indicated. Indian authorities have asked the investigators for an update on the investigation after Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France. дальше »

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Telegram Under Scrutiny in India, But Ban not Imminent: Reports

Telegram, perhaps the most prominent messaging service used by the cryptocurrency ecosystem, is under scrutiny in India but not in immediate danger of a ban, multiple reports have indicated. Indian authorities have asked the investigators for an update on the investigation after Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France. дальше »

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Crypto Analyst Sounds Alarm: Here’s Why It’s Your ‘Last Chance To Buy Bitcoin’

Trying to time the Bitcoin bottom as the perfect time to buy is a pursuit for many cryptocurrency traders. As a result, crypto analysts have used various indicators in the quest to predict the best time to buy Bitcoin. дальше »

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Taiwanese court convicts spies paid in crypto by China

Taiwan’s high court convicted eight people of espionage for China, revealing that crypto was used to facilitate payments in one of the most prominent spying cases in recent years. Bloomberg reports, citing Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau, that Chinese… дальше »

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IMF execs float raising crypto mining electricity prices by 85%

A tax on the energy used by crypto miners could cut emissions by 100 million tons a year, equal to Belgium’s emissions, say two IMF executives. дальше »

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Ecuador’s BCE reaffirms cryptocurrency ban amid Worldcoin expansion

As the rapid growth of cryptocurrency projects like Worldcoin continues to gain momentum in Ecuador, the country’s central bank (Banco Central del Ecuador, BCE) has reiterated that digital assets do not have legal status and cannot be used as an official electronic payment method. дальше »

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Founder of Canadian crypto exchange ezBtc under fire for gambling user funds

An investigation has revealed that ezBtc's founder used customer funds for gambling, leading to significant losses. дальше »

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Medical Data Company OneMedNet Latest to Pursue Bitcoin Treasury Strategy After Capital Raise

OneMedNet (ONMD) late last month raised $4.6 million in a private placement and used $1.8 million of the proceeds to purchase bitcoin, according to a press release. Among the investors was Off The Chain Capital, a crypto investment fund. дальше »

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Brazilian police arrest heads of cryptocurrency laundering scheme used by drug cartel

Civil police in Brazil’s Sao Paulo have cracked down on a money laundering operation leveraging cryptocurrencies, run by the Primeiro Comando da Capital, a notorious drug gang. According to CNN, the PCC gang operated a cryptocurrency exchange that facilitated their… дальше »

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Japanese firm Metaplanet secures $6.8m loan to bolster Bitcoin holdings

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has secured a 1 billion yen loan, the entire amount of which will be used to buy Bitcoin (BTC). Details Metaplanet shared in an Aug. 8 post on X show that the lender is MMXX Ventures,… дальше »

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Improve and adapt, don’t replace—web3 needs legacy systems | Opinion

The sooner we realize that web3 and web2 are more complementary than we used to think, the better it’ll be for our collective future. дальше »

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OKX Ventures, Aptos Foundation Initiate $10M Fund for the Move-Based Layer-1 Ecosystem

The fund will be used to develop an accelerator program for projects built on Aptos. дальше »

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Tether Reports Record-Breaking $5.2 Billion Net Profit In Latest 2024 Audit

Tether, one of the largest crypto companies in the industry and issuer of the most widely used stablecoin USDT, has released its attestation report for the first half of the year, recording substantial gains that amount to nearly $1 billion per month. дальше »

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UK hacker linked to compromised celebrity X accounts used to promote $530m meme coin scam: report 

On-chain sleuth ZachXBT has identified connections between the hack of two Hollywood celebrities’ X accounts — which were used to create meme coin scams — and the convicted UK hacker Gurvinder Bhangu, aka Gurv. In an X thread today, July… дальше »

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Top Cryptocurrencies Used in Online Casinos: Benefits and Risks

We explore the top cryptocurrencies in online casinos, including their benefits and risks. Learn more here. дальше »

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Как отключить: X начала передавать данные пользователей для обучения Grok

Социальная сеть X автоматически активировала функцию обучения ИИ Grok на данных пользователей и предоставила возможность отказа от передачи персональной информации в веб-версии. All X users have the ability to control whether their public posts can be used to train Grok, the AI search assistant. дальше »

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Jito releases open-source restaking service for Solana

Jito Foundation has launched an open-source restaking service for Solana, allowing any asset to be used for economic security. Restaking is set to enhance Solana’s DeFi ecosystem and expand security functionality. дальше »

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3 key takeaways from Donald Trump’s Bitcoin 2024 speech

Former President Donald Trump gave a speech at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday. He used his speech to highlight his crypto-related policies if re-elected and to woo crypto voters. дальше »

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Bitcoin hits 16-month high ‘positive sentiment’ as price sits near $68K

According to Santiment data, the term “Bitcoin” is being used more positively on social media now than at any time in the past 16 months. дальше »

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Elon Musk’s X removes popular crypto emojis, leaving community puzzled and concerned

In a surprising move, Elon Musk’s social media platform X has removed several popular cryptocurrency emojis, sparking confusion and concern within the crypto community.   The sudden change affects multiple digital currencies, including Bitcoin, which has used these emojis to enhance visibility and engagement since 2020. дальше »

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UAE Central Bank introduces new Stablecoin regulations

The UAE Central Bank approved a framework for stablecoin regulation which allows only dirham-backed stablecoins to be used for payments. Cryptocurrency like Bitcoin and Ethereum will be restricted to trading, investment, and corporate treasury purposes while foreign stablecoins will only be permitted for purchasing specific virtual assets like NFTs. дальше »

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Bitwise becomes 1st US ETF to post Ethereum addresses

Bitwise disclosed several ENS addresses used to store Ethereum tokens for its spot ETH ETF, which launched on Tuesday. дальше »

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Samsung is looking into new phone form factors with AI in mind: Report

A Samsung executive said a successful implementation would be more “mobile” and look “radically different” from the phones consumers are used to today. дальше »

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ChatGPT X account replicates Joe Biden's 'I'm sick' post

The official X account for OpenAI’s ChatGPT used the same “I’m sick” post as United States President Joe Biden did before playfully mocking general intelligence. дальше »

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Tether is used by criminals way more than you think

Reports have repeatedly suggested that Tether worth billions of dollars has been laundered following pig butchering and sextortion scams — and it's a problem getting worse, not better. дальше »

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Venture capital is flowing to Solana ecosystem | Opinion

Solana is already one of the most widely used blockchain networks and is firmly charting a course to take crypto products to mainstream consumers. дальше »

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The Open Network (TON) to launch teleport Bitcoin bridge

The Open Network announces plans to launch a bridge to get Bitcoin onto the TON blockchain, The bridge will allow Bitcoin to be used for DefI purposes in the TON ecosystem. The TON Foundation announced that the Open Network will launch a trustless bridge to allow people to bridge Bitcoin into the TON ecosystem for […] The post The Open Network (TON) to launch teleport Bitcoin bridge appeared first on CoinJournal. дальше »

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FTX and CFTC agree to $12.7B settlement, subject to court approval

The US commodities regulator didn’t seek a civil monetary penalty, meaning the entire $12.7 billion would be used to pay back FTX’s creditors. дальше »

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AI training dataset used by tech giants allegedly created by scraping YouTube videos in violation of terms

Non-profit AI research group EleutherAI scraped YouTube subtitles to create a dataset in violation of YouTube’s terms of service, ProofNews said on July 16. The dataset, called the Pile, allegedly includes subtitles of 173,536 YouTube videos from over 48,000 channels. дальше »

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Here’s Where The Bitcoin Price Is Headed After Reclaiming $63,0000

The Bitcoin price saw a notable recovery trend over the weekend that put it back above $60,000, and by the early hours of Monday, the price had recovered above $63,000. Given this recovery trend, crypto analyst Bluntz Capital, has used the Elliot Wave Theory to map out where the BTC price could be headed from […] дальше »

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Tether hires ex-Chainalysis exec to lead ‘economic analysis efforts’

Stablecoin issuer Tether has hired the former Chainalysis chief economist to help regulators understand how stablecoins are used in the real economy. Stablecoin issuer Tether has revealed in a Monday blog announcement that it has hired Philip Gradwell, a former… дальше »

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5 Blockchain Games: What Works and What Doesn't

Web3 games are much, much better than they used to be. Longtime gamer David Morris ranks the gameplay, graphics and tokenomics of popular franchises like Gods Unchained, Pixels and, yes, Hamster Kombat. дальше »

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Will Celo’s latest move help it dominate the Layer 2 sector?

Celo unveils Dango, its Layer 2 testnet, marking the initial phase of integration with the Ethereum ecosystem. Celo used Optimism's OP stack to make this plan come to fruition. In a significThe post Will Celo’s latest move help it dominate the Layer 2 sector? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Chainlink whales buy the dip, grab 6.2 million LINK

Chainlink whales used last week’s crypto downturn to add to their holdings, on-chain data shows.  On Monday, crypto analyst Ali Martinez shared details showing that large holders of the Chainlink (LINK) grabbed more than 6.2 million of the cryptocurrency over… дальше »

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Authy 2FA app leaked phone numbers that may be used for text phishing

Twilio, the developer of the Authy authenticator app, said user phone numbers were leaked to attackers but accounts themselves were not compromised. дальше »

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Ethereum Foundation’s email hacked to promote bogus Lido staking scam 

The Ethereum Foundation saw its email account hacked to promote a scam masquerading as a Lido staking scheme. According to a recent announcement, the Ethereum Foundation’s email account used to send official updates was compromised on June 23. The attackers… дальше »

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$ZRO Gains Momentum On Arbitrum Network With Significant Transactions

The wallet address 0x11b3 recently received 1.69 million $ZRO tokens, valued at $6.46 million, from the @GSR_io wallet 0xd8d on the Arbitrum network. This transaction follows a previous move where the same wallet used Binance as a bridge to convert 5 million $ZRO, approximately $13.99 million on the Ethereum network, […] дальше »

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Grant Cardone lists $42m property on Propy 

Entrepreneur Grant Cardone has entered the real estate sector by listing his $42 million property in Golden Beach, Florida, through a blockchain-based platform.  This move marks Cardone’s first foray into crypto real-estate innovation, and he used a decentralized title registry… дальше »

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Grant Cardone lists $42 million property on Propy 

Entrepreneur Grant Cardone has entered the real estate sector by listing his $42 million property in Golden Beach, Florida, through a blockchain-based platform.  This move marks Cardone’s first foray into crypto real-estate innovation, and he used a decentralized title registry… дальше »

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Bitcoin hashrate drawdown reaches December 2022 levels

This metric can be used to spot relative bottom points in the market price of Bitcoin and signal potential accumulation opportunities. дальше »

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Coinbase ‘not aware’ of any customer data breach after Au10tix credential leak

Compliance platform Au10tix said that although a credential was leaked, there is no evidence that it was used to obtain customer data, and Coinbase said it is unaware of any breach. дальше »

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Dogecoin Sees Rapid Accumulation Amid Price Crash, Whale Transactions Soar

Dogecoin (DOGE) whales look to have used this recent price crash as an opportunity to accumulate the foremost meme coin. This provides a positive development for Dogecoin, and the meme coin has already reacted positively, seeing how its price has recovered in the last 24 hours. дальше »

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Cardano devs outsmart DDoS attacker, stop disrupting attempt, and secure funds

A DDoS attack targeting the Cardano network ended up with the attacker losing their own ADA used to perform the act. The post Cardano devs outsmart DDoS attacker, stop disrupting attempt, and secure funds appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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50 Cent's X Account Hijacked, Hacker Makes $300 Million on Scam Crypto in Minutes

X account belonging to 50 Cent allegedly hacked and used for making $300 million on scam crypto token дальше »

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Rapper 50 Cent claims X account was hacked to promote celeb memecoin

Rapper 50 Cent informed his 32.8 million Instagram followers that hackers used his X account to carry out a multimillion-dollar memecoin rug pull. дальше »

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FinCEN says illicit use of crypto by criminals creates new ‘opportunities’ for detection

The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a stark warning to US financial firms, warning them about the increasing use of crypto by Mexican drug cartels to purchase chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl. дальше »

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