Crypto lender Shezmu recovers hacked funds through negotiation

September 21, 2024
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Shezmu recovered nearly $5 million in stolen crypto through negotiations with a hacker and agreed to a higher bounty.

While the United States Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates at its November meeting, they remain at their highest level since well before the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008-09. The Federal Funds rate stands at 5.25-5.5%, similar to the United Kingdom’s 5.25%, while in the European Union it is at a record high

Lines in the sand: US Congress is bringing partisan politics to crypto

Cryptocurrency is now a hot topic in United States politics. It wasn’t always like this, however, especially since just a small percentage of U.S. politicians seem to have a baseline understanding of digital currencies.Nonetheless, it’s now a wedge issue poised to morph into a destructive political football destined to occupy a new, uncomfortable space in…

Is Blockchain About to Become a Patent War Battleground?

Last week, news of at least three major players applying for blockchain-related patents emerged: Bank of America sought to legally protect its blockchain-based system allowing the external validation of data, Barclays filed two patent applications relating to the transfer of digital currency and blockchain data storage, while MasterCard’s application mentioned a form of a public…

New Huawei smartphone will feature a hardware wallet for digital yuan

The Mate40 series will reportedly enable dual offline transactions and allow users to control anonymity. 1364 Total views 26 Total shares Huawei has announced that its forthcoming Mate40 smartphone series will include an integrated hardware wallet for China’s central bank digital currency, the digital yuan.This will be the first smartphone to feature such a wallet,…

ZK community aligned with the core Web3 mission: zkDay Istanbul round-up

As the zero-knowledge (ZK) technology marches its way into solving mainstream use cases, the community backing the disruption continues to grow stronger. Over 1,200 ZK developers, community members and enthusiasts, including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, showed up at the latest zkDay Istanbul event. While ZK meet-ups attract 1,500 to 4,000 attendees, zkDay Istanbul — as a

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Starlink confirms it will block access to X in Brazil

The SpaceX subsidiary claimed the Brazil Supreme Court decision was "illegal," but it would comply by suspending access to the social media platform.

BlockShow returns as partner to Singapore central bank’s fintech event

BlockShow has partnered with the Monetary Authority of Singapore to curate blockchain discussions for its five-day fintech conference. 1788 Total views 17 Total shares BlockShow, one of the largest blockchain events in the blockchain and crypto industry, will curate discussions around blockchain and cryptocurrency for a five-day online event hosted by the Monetary Authority of…

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BNB Chain will enable native liquid staking on BSC

The BNB Chain core development team said the move aims to streamline the network and improve efficiency.

Chinese Mining Company Ebang to Reportedly List on Nasdaq This Week

Chinese Bitcoin (BTC) miner manufacturer Ebang will reportedly be listed on Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker EBON later this week, becoming the second crypto mining company to go public in the United States.According to a report from Chinese crypto news outlet Blockbeats, Ebang will be officially listed on Friday, June 26. Additionally, Blockstream chief…

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