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Listing in one hour on many exchanges including Binance.
🔔 JUST IN: Solana mainnet experiences outage, engineers investigating !
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https://status.solana.com/incidents/n5kcgs8dl9pj
🔔 Binance announces $5M bounty for tips following heated debate over RON token listing !
Crypto exchange Binance has initiated a $5 million bounty program to gather information on potentially corrupt staff members, following accusations of token listing front-running due to leaks. Binance co-founder Yi He mentioned "heated discussions" within the community following a price decline of Ronin (RON) after its listing on Binance, as stated in a series of Feb. 5 posts.
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https://twitter.com/heyibinance/status/1754579213426835695
🔔 Terraform Labs' Ex-CFO, Han Chang-joon, Extradited to South Korea !
Former Terraform Labs chief financial officer, Han Chang-joon, has been extradited from Montenegro to South Korea. The extradition, which took place on February 5, was confirmed by a statement on the Montenegrin government website. Although identified as J.C.H. in the statement, the individual's identity was confirmed as Han Chang-joon by an unnamed police spokesman, according to Reuters.
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https://www.reuters.com/technology/montenegro-extradites-ex-terraform-labs-financial-executive-south-korea-2024-02-05/
🔔 JUST IN: The SEC has won its motion to compel Ripple to produce its 2022-2023 financial statements, post-complaint contracts governing institutional sales of $XRP, and answer questions regarding the amount of $XRP institutional sales proceeds it received !
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https://twitter.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1754551051003326824
🔔 Forward Protocol To List on Kucoin Exchange !
Forward Protocol $FORWARD will be listed on Kucoin and PancakeSwap on Feb 6.
▶️ IVO is Live on GoForward https://twitter.com/ForwardProtocol/status/1754446427923657173
▶️ Forward Protocol is developing an AI-driven platform that enables the creation of blockchains, subnets, and decentralized applications (dApps) through a no-code interface. The project has successfully secured $3.25 million in funding from various rounds.
▶️ Tokenomics:
▪️Ticker: $FORWARD
▪️Initial MCap: $1.3M
▪️FDV: $60M
▪️Public Sale Price: $0.012
▶️ Investors :
Bitcoin.com | GDA Capital | MEXC Global | X21 | Basics Capital | CV VC | Magnus Capital | CRT Capital | Stakez Capital |ZBS Capital | Black Dragon | Lotus Capital | Octopus CC | NFT Technologies | Market Across | Darkpool Ventures | Master Ventures | Tokenova | Marathon Capital and more.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
kucoin.com/nl/announcement/en-forward-forward-gets-listed-on-kucoin-world-premiere
▶️ Project Socials :
▪️Website
https://forwardprotocol.io
▪️X (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/ForwardProtocol
▪️Telegram
/channel/ForwardProtocol
🔔 Donald Trump Deems CBDCs and Artificial Intelligence as 'Dangerous' !
Donald Trump labeled artificial intelligence (AI) as "dangerous and scary" due to concerns about deepfake technology during an interview with Fox Business. He also continued his criticism of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), calling them a "very dangerous thing."
🔔 Employee Loses $25 Million of Company Funds Following Deceptive Call with Deepfake Colleagues !
Deepfake scammers successfully deceived an employee at a multinational firm, leading to the fraudulent transfer of over $25 million in company funds. The elaborate scam involved impersonating multiple company executives in an online video meeting. According to Acting Senior Superintendent Baron Chan of the police force's Cyber Security Division, the incident began when the employee received a fake message from the firm's chief financial officer, inviting them to a video call to discuss a confidential transaction.
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https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1739119-20240204.htm
🔔 Beijing Implements Stricter Oversight on Cryptocurrency Mining in 2024 !
Beijing, China, is set to enhance monitoring and analysis of cryptocurrency mining activities in 2024. The city authorities are determined to crack down on cryptocurrency-related mining activities in Beijing in strict accordance with laws and regulations.
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https://www.beijing.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengcefagui/202402/t20240202_3554355.html
🔔 Ryder Ripps Ordered to Pay $9 Million to Yuga Labs after Lawsuit's Final Judgment !
Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen, who filed a lawsuit against NFT company Yuga Labs, were seeking a $100 billion payout. However, U.S. District Judge John F. Walter ruled in favor of Yuga Labs, and instead, Ripps and Cahen have to pay nearly $9 million in disgorgement of profits, penalties, attorneys' fees, and other costs, according to the final judgment in the case.
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https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.855658/gov.uscourts.cacd.855658.452.0.pdf
🔔 JUST IN: Farcana $FAR Airdrop Distribution Revealed! !
▶️ Airdrop Event: 21 December, 2023 to 22 January, 2024
▪️Participants completing all missions: 1,000 $FAR token airdrop
▪️Participants playing at least one match in Farcana: 100 $FAR token airdrop
▪️Other participants engaged or completed at least one mission: 10-15 $FAR token randomly distributed depending on the type of mission and number of completed missions
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https://twitter.com/FarcanaOfficial/status/1753840780286857597
🔔 FTX Seeks Court Approval to sell off $175M Claim Against DCG's Genesis !
On February 1, FTX filed a motion in a Delaware court to sell its claim of $175 million against the bankrupt digital financial services firm Genesis Global Capital. The claim was originally made by Alameda Research, the associated hedge fund of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange.
🔔 Report Indicates Binance Data Leak on GitHub, Exposing Code and Internal Passwords !
Sensitive material, including code and internal passwords, belonging to Binance was reportedly leaked on GitHub by an account named "Termf" and was publicly available for months. The leaked data, which included security-related code, was taken down following a Binance copyright request. The exchange downplayed the risk, stating that it posed negligible threats to user security and assets. The material was accessible since at least January 5, and Binance was notified about the leak by 404 Media.
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https://www.404media.co/binance-internal-code-and-passwords-exposed-on-github-for-months/
🔔 SEC Charges Founder of American Bitcoin Academy Online Crypto Course with Fraud Targeting Students !
Brian Sewell and Rockwell Capital Management have settled fraud charges with the SEC over a scheme related to the American Bitcoin Academy. Sewell allegedly fraudulently obtained $1.2 million from 15 students by falsely claiming to launch the Rockwell Fund, a crypto hedge fund. The fund was never initiated, and the money was allegedly held in bitcoin, later stolen in a hack. The settlement involves Rockwell Capital Management paying $1,602,089, and Sewell agreeing to a civil penalty of $223,229, pending court approval. The SEC urges investors to thoroughly research investment opportunities, cautioning against claims involving new technologies.
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https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2024-13
🔔 DZ Bank announces plans to introduce cryptocurrency trading services in Germany !
DZ Bank, the second-largest bank in Germany by asset value, is reportedly planning to launch a cryptocurrency trading pilot later this year, according to Bloomberg.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-01/dz-bank-will-pilotphase-fur-bitcoin-handel-dieses-jahr-starten
🔔 Binance Will Delist $ANT, $MULTI, $VAI, $XMR on Feb 20 !
Binance will remove the following tokens and cease trading on Feb 20: Aragon (ANT), Multichain (MULTI), Vai (VAI) and Monero (XMR).
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https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-delist-ant-multi-vai-xmr-on-2024-02-20-f73b083ba6834771b07dbe5319917ae5
🔔 Binance Will List Dymension (DYM) with Seed Tag Applied !
Binance will list Dymension (DYM) and open trading for these spot trading pairs at 2024-02-06 15:00 (UTC).
▪️New Spot Trading Pairs: DYM/BTC, DYM/USDT, DYM/FDUSD and DYM/TRY.
▪️Users can now start depositing DYM in preparation for trading.
▪️Withdrawal will open at 2024-02-07 15:00 (UTC).
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https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-list-dymension-dym-with-seed-tag-applied-00095277601046a38159f649b5f0e55b
🔔 Haru Invest executives in South Korea apprehended for alleged embezzlement totaling $826 million !
South Korean prosecutors have arrested and detained three executives, including the two co-CEOs, of the crypto yield platform Haru Invest. The executives are accused of stealing approximately 1.1 trillion Korean won (about $826 million) worth of cryptocurrencies from around 16,000 users. The arrest was announced by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office, which is leading the investigation into the alleged cryptocurrency theft.
🔔 GT-Protocol ($GTAI) to be Listed on Bitpanda !
The ecosystem includes the GT APP, a Web3 investment platform, which has already 70,000 registered users, GT-Protocol becomes an official broker of the Binance exchange and securing a partnership with the TRON blockchain and Integrating with Amazon, Microsoft and others.
▶️ Token Info:
▪️ Ticker: $GTAI
▪️ Total Supply: 75M GTAI
▪️ Market Cap: $2.33M
▪️ FDV: $171.73M
▪️ Currently Trading at: $2.35
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://twitter.com/GT_Protocol/status/1754502524730552534
▶️ Project Socials :
▪️Website
https://www.gt-protocol.io/
▪️X (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/gt_protocol
▪️Telegram
/channel/GTProtocol
🔔 GoDaddy and Ethereum Name Service team up, connecting domain names directly to crypto wallets !
The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has partnered with GoDaddy, the largest internet domain registry, enabling users to link internet domains to their ENS addresses at no cost.
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https://twitter.com/ensdomains/status/1754508567321981219
🔔 Update : This was free mint, floor price now 650usd. Congratulations the winners who filled the form and won whitelist.
Читать полностью…🔔 JUST IN: Binance Will List Ronin (RONIN) with Seed Tag Applied !
Binance will list Ronin (RONIN) and open trading for spot trading pairs at 2024-02-05 13:30 (UTC).
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https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-list-ronin-ronin-with-seed-tag-applied-dfea1e2ae7fd475196b215e673193c63
🔔 El Salvador's Pro-Bitcoin President Nayib Bukele Secures Re-Election Victory !
Exit polls indicate that Nayib Bukele, the bitcoin-friendly president of El Salvador, is on track for another five-year term with an overwhelming lead. The result was widely anticipated, given Bukele's popularity in the country and his substantial lead in pre-election polls. Bukele has been serving as president since 2019.
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https://twitter.com/nuevasideas/status/1754335537651999055
🔔 LPL Financial Holdings Evaluates Bitcoin ETFs for Possible Offering to 19,000 Independent Financial Advisors !
Companies like LPL Financial Holdings, among the largest independent brokers in the United States, are currently evaluating recently approved Bitcoin ETFs to determine whether to offer them to the approximately 19,000 independent financial advisors overseeing $1.4 trillion in assets. LPL aims to complete this due diligence process within the next three months.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-03/lpl-s-1-4-trillion-gatekeeper-avoids-bitcoin-etf-hype-for-now
🔔 Genesis Seeks Bankruptcy Court Approval for $1.4 Billion Sale of GBTC Shares !
Bankrupt crypto lender Genesis Global Capital has submitted a new motion to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, seeking approval to sell around $1.6 billion in trust assets. The assets held by Genesis, a subsidiary of the Digital Currency Group, include shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust valued at approximately $1.4 billion, shares of Grayscale Ethereum Trust worth about $165 million, and shares of Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust valued at about $38 million.
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https://assets.ctfassets.net/jg6lo9a2ukvr/1G1B0bKaCsf0sMaecKIKXs/8b539b07805326772756898a4c9c1bde/Motion__ECF_No._1227_.pdf
🔔 Binance CEO Announces Successful Freeze of $4.2 Million in Ripple Co-founder's Stolen Assets, Vows Continued Support in Investigation !
Ripple's co-founder and executive chairman, Chris Larsen, reported "unauthorized access" to his personal XRP accounts last Wednesday. Approximately 213 million XRP, valued at $112 million, were transferred from Larsen's holdings. Binance's CEO, Richard Teng, revealed that his platform successfully froze $4.2 million worth of the stolen XRP following the exploit. Teng acknowledged the community's efforts and collaboration with the Ripple team in addressing the security breach.
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https://twitter.com/_RichardTeng/status/1753100751713517903
🔔 Facebook and Instagram Considering Allowing Advertisements for Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the Near Future !
Alphabet has reportedly begun approving ads for Bitcoin ETFs on its platforms, including Google Search and YouTube, according to ETF Store President Nate Geraci. This shift in policy indicates a potential trend, with Facebook and Instagram also expected to follow suit in approving such advertisements, reflecting a broader acceptance of cryptocurrency-related content on major online platforms.
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https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1753590907809484957
🔔 Victoria VR Set to Launch Metaverse App on Apple Vision Pro !
Victoria VR is set to release the first metaverse app from a blockchain-related company on Apple's "Vision Pro" headset. The app, featuring ultra-realistic graphics and immersive gameplay, is expected to showcase the capabilities of Apple Vision Pro and highlight the power of Web3 technology. The release is planned for the Q2 2024. The announcement has caused a surge in the VR token price by 60% in the last 24 hours. Apple's Vision Pro headset, launched on Feb 2, marks the tech giant's entry into the virtual reality space, competing with Meta's existing "Meta Quest" headset.
"Victoria VR’s in-app economy is fueled by the VR token, used to incentivize activities that enhance the virtual environment for the benefit of all participants," according to the press release.
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https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/02/02/apples-vision-pro-set-to-get-first-metaverse-app-from-victoria-vr/
🔔 The Department of Justice (DOJ) files charges against a trio involved in a $400 million SIM-swapping hack targeting FTX !
The Department of Justice has charged three individuals for allegedly orchestrating a SIM-swapping attack and stealing over $400 million from a company, believed to be the collapsed FTX exchange. An indictment filed in federal court last week details the charges against the individuals involved in the coordinated attack.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-01/ftx-s-missing-400-million-stolen-in-sim-swapping-hack-doj-says
🔔 OPNX, a centralized exchange established by the founders of Three Arrows Capital, is set to cease operations this month !
OPNX, a centralized exchange founded by the creators of Three Arrows Capital, is set to close this month. The company has advised its customers to close positions and withdraw funds before February 7. The founders of Three Arrows Capital have shifted their focus to a new business venture in the on-chain derivatives exchange OXFUN.