Chinese President Xi Jinping was welcomed by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a lavish reception in the capital Riyadh on Thursday. The two countries are heading for a number of …
NFTs minted on FTX break, highlighting Web2 hosting flaws
The FTX collapse highlighted many flaws in the crypto industry. Now, the effects of the FTX debacle have broken into the nonfungible token (NFT) space with users unable to view their FTX-hosted …
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Nomad Bridge to Relaunch and Provide “Partial” Refunds via NFTs
Nomad Bridge is set to relaunch and partially compensate the users affected by the $190 million exploit earlier in 2022, according to an announcement on Medium. Users can go through the KYC …
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EU to ‘Level Playing Field’ for Crypto Firms With Uniform Tax Rules
Companies of any size processing crypto transactions for customers in the European Union will soon need to report these for tax purposes under proposed legislation. The policy, put forward as an …
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Hackers use new, fake crypto app to breach networks, steal cryptocurrency
The North Korean 'Lazarus' hacking group is linked to a new attack spreading fake cryptocurrency apps under the made-up brand, "BloxHolder," to install the AppleJeus malware for initial access to …
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Ethereum change cut cryptocurrency power demand
A change in the way the cryptocurrency Ethereum works may have cut its power consumption by country-sized amounts. The amount of electricity saved is similar to that used by Ireland or even Austria, …
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Swiss Government Wants to Implement Mandatory Duty to Report Cyber-Attacks
The Swiss government has recently made efforts to deem it mandatory for critical infrastructure providers to report cyberattacks to the National Cyber Security Centre. The efforts have resulted in …
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Russia’s VTB Bank Suffers its Biggest Ever DDoS
Russia's second largest bank, VTB, has confirmed that it suffered from the largest DDoS attack in its history. The recent attack could have been perpetrated by pro-Ukrainian hacktivists. The bank …
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Iran carries out first execution over protests
The first execution of a protester convicted over the recent anti=government unrest in Iran has been announced. The protester was hanged on Thursday morning after being found guilty of enmity against …
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Russia frees US basketball star in swap with arms dealer Bout
The US and Russia have exchanged US basketball star Brittney Griner for arms dealer Viktor Bout in a prison swap. The arms dealer had been held in an American prison for 12 years. Brittney Griner is …
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