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Famous French influencer masterminds $960k NFT rug pull

There are indications that the French star used proceeds from the Billionaire Dogs NFT rug pull to purchase Mutant Ape, Doodle and CloneX NFTs.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo 3 min read 4 years ago

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Is the Russian-Ukrainian conflict a long-term threat to cryptocurrency?

The armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia is likely to have consequences that stretch beyond the military level, with its effects already being felt throughout the crypto space.

6 min read 4 years ago

Hacks

Hackers target Trezor crypto wallet users after mailing list got compromised

A malicious actor used social engineering to access an internal tool used by newsletter delivery service Mailchimp.

3 min read 4 years ago

Adoption

Coinbase unveils its aggressive Indian expansion strategy

Tapping into India's software talent to fuel a global expansion.

3 min read 4 years ago

Regulation

Senator Lummis says Bitcoin is a commodity and will become a currency soon

Senator Cynthia Lummis recently gave an interview to the NBC News political director Chuck Todd where she discussed the state of Bitcoin and the regulatory bill she prepared with Senator Gillibrand.

3 min read 4 years ago

Adoption

Is Apple about to send Bitcoin to the moon? A rundown of the rumor

Rumors are that Apple may incorporate Bitcoin as part of its Apple Pay service. Then again, past Apple rumors have always ended in disappointment.

3 min read 4 years ago

Mining

Crypto miners strike gold in Oklahoma as state introduces new tax incentives

The state of Oklahoma has embarked on an ambitious plan to attract miners.

3 min read 4 years ago

Regulation

Australia continues regulation drive with new policy targeting crypto and financial influencers

A 2021 survey in Australia revealed that 33% of Australian citizens follow a financial influencer.

3 min read 4 years ago

Adoption

UK begins campaign to become crypto “world leader” with an NFT

Britain has announced plans to mint an NFT and begin work on the regulation of stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies.

3 min read 4 years ago

Payments

Crypto.com’s latest partnership to enable crypto payments at 170 merchants in Australia

More than 170 merchants in South Australia will be able to accept crypto payments starting in July.

2 min read 4 years ago

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Axie Infinity Ronin bridge hacker moved 2000 ETH to the Tornado Cash tumbler

The money stolen from the Ronin bridge has started to move, according to on-chain data. A portion of 1000 ETH has been moved to another address, and 2000 ETH has been moved to the Tornado Cash mixing service.

3 min read 4 years ago

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Allegations Alameda Research is manipulating $WAVES shut down as ‘bullshit conspiracy’

An address linked to Alameda Research shows borrowing and selling activity which some say is responsible for the $WAVES downturn — a claim denied by its CEO.

3 min read 4 years ago

NFTs

Particlon whitelist giveaway and AMA Monday 4th April, 3.30 GMT

Charged Particles founders will be joining Cryptoslate for an exclusive AMA on Twitter Spaces to talk about their upcoming generative NFT drop, Particlon.

2 min read 4 years ago

3AIR – The token that helps Africa

3air has begun the final round of its public presale - Live from March 31st to April 7th.

3 min read 4 years ago

Op-ed: Is proof of stake redeeming blockchain, or ruining it?

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Opinion

Op-ed: Is proof of stake redeeming blockchain, or ruining it?

As sustainability becomes a larger priority among miners, Proof of Stake has become an more attractive option when compared to Proof of Work, but is it a better alternative?

7 min read 4 years ago

Mining

Bitcoin mining network difficulty reaches new all-time high

Although Bitcoin mining difficulty is rising, the network hash rate has yet to see an increase.

2 min read 4 years ago

NFTs

Ukraine raises over $600K via NFT sales to rebuild cultural sites

Ukraine intends to use the proceeds from its NFT sales to rebuild museums, theatres and other cultural and heritage sites that have been destroyed amid its war with Russia.

3 min read 4 years ago