There are structural reasons why cryptocurrency is better equipped to survive as an international currency than traditional fiat currencies, according to Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin. He believes …
Binance puts up a brave face even as investors pulled US$6 billion in 3 days from the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange
Traders withdrew US$6 billion in three days from Binance, according to the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, as it assured investors who have been spooked by FTX’s collapse that it has enough …
Chile plans to open embassy in occupied Palestinian territories
Chile plans to open an embassy in the occupied territories in Palestine, a move that the Palestinian foreign ministry has welcomed. Chile’s foreign minister, Atonia Urrejola, confirmed the plan on …
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North Korea sold arms to Russia’s Wagner group, US says
The United States has accused North Korea of providing weapons to the Russian mercenary group Wagner for use in Ukraine. The White House said the shipment, allegedly containing battlefield missiles …
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NASA and Russia weigh options for astronaut return after spacecraft leak
Officials at Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, and officials at NASA are determining how ot bring home several people at the International Space Station after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft developed a …
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Flashpoint Year In Review: 2022 Cryptocurrency Threat Landscape
Bitcoin remained the most-discussed crypto in the threat actor community and the most-used crypto for accepting illicit payments this year. Flashpoint analysts identified over 50,000 unique Bitcoin …
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North Korea has hacked $1.2 billion in crypto and other assets for its economy
North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone, South Korea's spy …
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Files for Bankruptcy, Expects Support From Some Debt Holders
Core Scientific (CORZ), one of the largest bitcoin (BTC) miners by computing power, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday and reached a deal with some of its lenders to restructure its debt. …
Still bullish: 40% of survey respondents plan to buy crypto in 2023
Despite the gloom of the ongoing cryptocurrency winter, coupled with failures of crypto giants like FTX, the community appears to remain bullish about crypto, according to a new survey. Crypto markets …
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Associates of Sam Bankman-Fried plead guilty to fraud charges after FTX collapse
Two associates of Sam Bankman-Fried have pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and are helping investigators with their inquiries. News of the …