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🥷 Crypto scams are evolving, shifting from long-running Ponzi schemes to quicker, more targeted pig-butchering scams: Chainalysis.
In 2024, the average scam lifespan has dropped to just 42 days, down from 271 days in 2020, reflecting this rapid adaptation.
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🥷 The number of DApps using the Inferno Drainer tool has tripled in 2024, reaching 40,000 by July as crypto scams escalate.
Web3 security firm Blockaid links this surge to the bullish crypto market, driving scammers to exploit new opportunities.
DeFi network Radix team cuts 15% of staff, citing need to ‘refocus’
Piers Ridyard, the CEO of RDX Works said the cuts are part of a “more comprehensive set of changes that need to be made.”
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BREAKING: Pavel Durov was charged in France over alleged criminal use of the Telegram app, according to Bloomberg.
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⚡️ JUST IN: An informal economic adviser to Kamala Harris speaks on taxing unrealized gains.
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🐹 NEW: Hamster Kombat is launching its HMSTR token on the TON blockchain with a TGE and AirDrop set for September 26th.
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🚨 Telegram CEO Pavel Durov released from police custody and taken to court.
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📲 Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's phone was reportedly hacked in 2017 a year before his 2018 meeting with French President Macron, where Durov was asked to move Telegram’s headquarters to Paris.
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Bitwise Bitcoin ETF to absorb $120M Osprey Bitcoin Trust
Subject to closing conditions, the agreement will see Bitwise’s Bitcoin ETF scoop up all the Bitcoin from the Osprey Bitcoin Trust.
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📈 Base hits 1M daily active addresses as Basenames takes off
💸 Bitcoin poised for $150K ‘batshit season’ but sellers could dent rally
📈 The number of Bitcoin millionaires around the world has grown 111% in the last year, according to a new report on crypto wealth.
📩 Mark Zuckerberg expressed regret over Meta's decision to censor certain COVID-19 content, claiming that his company was "pressured" by the Biden administration.
💰 Celsius has distributed $2.5 billion to 251,000 creditors as part of its bankruptcy proceedings, covering about 84% of the total owed
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🧬 MakerDAO has rebranded to Sky and introduced a new stablecoin, $USDS, and a native governance token, $SKY
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🇺🇸 Nasdaq is seeking SEC approval to launch options on a Bitcoin index.
🗣️ Gavin Wood, a co-founder of Ethereum and the creator of Polkadot, discusses how to increase adoption of Web3 by Web2 users. ⚡️
🇺🇸 JUST IN: Nasdaq is seeking SEC approval to launch options on a Bitcoin index.
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🧬 JUST IN: MakerDAO has rebranded to Sky and introduced a new stablecoin, $USDS, and a native governance token, $SKY, aiming to enhance DeFi accessibility and user experience.
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💰 Celsius has distributed $2.5 billion to 251,000 creditors as part of its bankruptcy proceedings, covering about 84% of the total owed.
Despite this, over 121,000 creditors have yet to claim their funds, with many having small amounts less than $100.
📈 The number of Bitcoin millionaires around the world has grown 111% in the last year, according to a new report on crypto wealth.
Six new crypto billionaires were also minted in the last year, bringing the total number of nine-figure crypto holders to 28.
🇫🇷 Update: A Paris court has confiscated all passports of Telegram founder Pavel Durov during an ongoing investigation.
Despite this, his lawyer, David Libeskind, confirmed that Durov can still manage Telegram, as there are no restrictions on his use of computers, phones, or the internet.
🇮🇩 Indonesia is considering banning Telegram due to the platform’s alleged failure to comply with government requests to moderate illicit content, including online gambling and pornography.
The potential ban could significantly impact Telegram, as Indonesia is its third-largest user base with over 27 million downloads.
TON back online after second DOGS-related outage in 36 hours
The Open Network is back online again after the demand for a new memecoin called DOGS caused the network to go down twice in 36 hours.
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🚨 Pavel Durov has been released from custody after posting €5,000,000 bail.
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📈 ‘PolitiFi’ tokens surged 667% so far this year, outperforming all memecoins
💰 Bitwise Bitcoin ETF to absorb $120M Osprey Bitcoin Trust
💎 TON is back online after block production outage triggered by DOGS
📲 Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's phone was reportedly hacked in 2017 a year before his 2018 meeting with French President Macron, where Durov was asked to move Telegram’s headquarters to Paris.
⚡️ French authorities issued an arrest warrant for Nikolai Durov, co-founder of Telegram and brother of CEO Pavel Durov, back in March 2024.
🚨 Telegram CEO Pavel Durov released from police custody and taken to court.
🎙️ Whales Are Making Waves: What’s Next for Crypto?
🐹 Hamster Kombat is launching its HMSTR token on the TON blockchain with a TGE and AirDrop set for September 26th.
⚖️ The SEC has issued a Wells notice to OpenSea, threatening legal action by classifying NFTs on the platform as securities
⚡️ An informal economic adviser to Kamala Harris speaks on taxing unrealized gains.
⚖️ JUST IN: The SEC has issued a Wells notice to OpenSea, threatening legal action by classifying NFTs on the platform as securities
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Whales Are Making Waves: What’s Next for Crypto?
In this episode of Rise'n'Crypto, dive into Ethereum whales’ buying spree, Bitcoin’s battle under $60k, and how AI might boost miners. Plus, discover the memecoin causing chaos on TON and the latest Binance controversy.
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⚡️ French authorities issued an arrest warrant for Nikolai Durov, co-founder of Telegram and brother of CEO Pavel Durov, back in March 2024.
The warrant, related to a broader investigation into Telegram’s alleged non-cooperation in a child abuse inquiry, came months before Pavel’s recent arrest in Paris. politico
TON is back online after block production outage triggered by DOGS
The TON Foundation assured users that all crypto transactions would be processed and no assets would be lost due to the brief block production disruption.
‘PolitiFi’ tokens surged 667% so far this year, outperforming all memecoins
Political-themed memecoins completely outpaced all other memecoin categories this year and Donald Trump has just dropped another NFT collection.
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🗣️ In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Gavin Wood, a co-founder of Ethereum and the creator of Polkadot, discusses how to increase adoption of Web3 by Web2 users. ⚡️
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🔎 What’s the least attractive hobby for men?
A recent survey reveals that crypto ranks surprisingly low on the attractiveness scale for women — below even anime and cosplay!
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📩 Mark Zuckerberg expressed regret over Meta's decision to censor certain COVID-19 content, claiming that his company was "pressured" by the Biden administration.
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Bitcoin poised for $150K ‘batshit season’ but sellers could dent rally
One analyst predicts a $150,000 price tag for Bitcoin by the end of this year, however other indicators point to increased short-term selling.
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