Crypto losses from hacks and scams soared by 113% in Q2 2024 to reach $572M
Losses from scams and exploits increased in the second quarter as centralized exchanges lost millions, reversing a previous downtrend.
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Binance to suspend Chinese yuan from P2P platform in December
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Price analysis 2/23: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, AVAX, LUNA, DOGE, DOT
Bitcoin (BTC) and several altcoins have bounced off their immediate support levels after buyers attempted to arrest the current decline. Bloomberg Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone highlighted in a recent Tweet that Bitcoin was trading roughly 20% below its 50-week moving average and such discounted levels have “often resulted in good price support.”The bearish price…