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05 Jul 2024 08:26

MT GOX BEGINS REPAYMENTS

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03 Jul 2024 17:31

Hackers claimed they stole 33M cell phone numbers of users of two-factor app Authy: link

Twilio (owner of Authy) confirmed to TechCrunch that “threat actors” were able to identify the phone number of people who use Authy

If attackers are able to enumerate a list of user’s phone numbers, then those attackers can pretend to be Authy/Twilio to those users, increasing the believability in a phishing attack to that phone number

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02 Jul 2024 11:08

Looks like 'German Government' has sold atleast ~3k BTC in the last 10 days

> 'German Government' still holds 44k BTC

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01 Jul 2024 17:00

Circle Snags First Stablecoin License Under EU's New MiCA Rules: Coindesk

USDC is Now MiCA-Compliant: Binance

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29 Jun 2024 21:31

Israel's Foreign Minister: Iran threatens today to destroy Israel if Israel fully responds to Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon.

> Earlier, Iran warned Israel of ‘obliterating war’ if it attacks Lebanon

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28 Jun 2024 18:43

SEC ALLEGES LIDO AND ROCKET POOL STAKING PROGRAMS ARE SECURITIES

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28 Jun 2024 18:11

Coinbase Derivatives just filed certifications with CFTC to list US regulated futures for SHIB, LINK, AVAX, XLM, DOT: link

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28 Jun 2024 16:57

The US Supreme Court has overturned the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine.

> This ruling means federal agencies no longer get special consideration when interpreting ambiguous laws.

> This is a big win for crypto and other industries that have been subject to unrestrained rulemaking from agencies like the SEC, giving more power to judges to interpret the law: EleanorTerrett

> Now, judges will substitute their own best interpretation of the law, instead of deferring to the agencies - effectively making it easier to overturn regulations that govern wide-ranging aspects of American life.

> This includes rules governing toxic chemicals, drugs and medicine, climate change, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and more: Zerohedge

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28 Jun 2024 15:20

Biden Committed to Second Debate with Donald Trump in September, No Plans to Drop Out: CNN

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27 Jun 2024 18:01

Vitalik Buterin backs new blockchain 'MegaETH' as it raises $20 million at '9-figure' token valuation: TheBlock

> VCs: Dragonfly led the seed round, with Figment Capital, Robot Ventures, Big Brain Holdings and others.

> Angel investors: ETH co-founder Vitalik Buterin, ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin, EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan, ETHGlobal co-founder Kartik Talwar, Helius Labs co-founder Mert Mumtaz, Santiago Santos, Hasu and Jordan Fish, aka Cobie.

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27 Jun 2024 15:03

VanEck just filed for the First Spot Solana ETF in the US: Filing

> Why VanEck believe SOL is a commodity like BTC, ETH: According VanEck it's also functions similarly to BTC and ETH and Decentralized in nature: More

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27 Jun 2024 14:01

Coinbase sues SEC, FDIC over FOIA requests, says federal regulators trying to cut out crypto: TheBlock

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26 Jun 2024 18:35

ID verification service for TikTok, Uber and X, exposed driver licenses: link

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26 Jun 2024 13:02

UAE's new guidelines suggest that payment tokens in the country must be backed by UAE dirhams and cannot be linked to other currencies: link

> UAE lawyer, believes this policy shift could signal a “less favorable environment” for crypto in the UAE and may prohibit crypto payments in the country.

infinityhedge

24 Jun 2024 19:30

Dexscreener has launched Moonshot [a pumpdotfun like platform to launch tokens instantly]

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03 Jul 2024 19:02

[Yesterday] The SEC has launched a bunch of investigation into VCs for acting as securities dealers, says Ari Paul on Unchained podcast: link

And Ari believes that SEC is “absolutely right on that"

infinityhedge

02 Jul 2024 15:49

Powell: Inflation May Return To 2% Late Next Year Or The Following Year

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01 Jul 2024 22:26

Major Night Headlines:

> US Marshals Service picks Coinbase to custody its assets as part of a $32.5 million contract: link

> Roaring Kitty lawsuit voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff.

> SEC sues Silvergate Bank for securities fraud in Federal Court — Silvergate Bank didn’t adequately monitor $1 trillion in crypto transactions: link

Bank failed to adequately or automatically monitor for suspicious activity ~$1trillion in banking transactions. The Bank also failed to detect ~$9billion in suspicious transfers by FTX and its related entities.

infinityhedge

01 Jul 2024 13:29

The Week Ahead: July

Macro:
> Fed Powell Speaks on 2
> Fed Meeting Minutes on 3
> U.S. Jobs data on 5

Crypto:
> 13F Filings for BTC ETFs in July. These filings will show which institutions started, exited or added to positions during April, May and June.
> ETH ETFs are expected to be approved for trading in early july.
> AGIX and OCEAN merger into FET [Phase 1] starts from july 1.
> Mt. Gox to begin repayments starting July.
> Bitcoin 2024 Event: Nashville July 25-27 [Trump in talks to speak at the event].

Unlocks:
> $IO (8%): $23m
> $XAI (71%): $84m

ICYMI:
> Sony to Restart Japanese Crypto Exchange Whalefin
> IRS, Treasury Announce New Crypto Tax Reporting Rule For Brokers
> Stripe to add support for Base and Coinbase wallet to add Stripe’s fiat-to-crypto onramp.
> Roaring Kitty sued for securities fraud related to his recent tweets about Gamestop.
> U.S. Judge ruled that the SEC's charges against Binance for the initial coin offering and ongoing sales for BNB, BNB Vault, staking services, failure to register and fraud charges can proceed, dismissed charges tied to secondary BNB sales and Simple Earn.

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29 Jun 2024 00:10

Approval of spot ETH ETF S-1 forms might delay until after July 8, from previous estimate of July 2 due to holidays: Bloomberg ETF analyst

Unfort think we gonna have to push back our over/under till after holiday. July 8th the process resumes and soon after that they'll launch

While early July is still a possibility, "it's also a possibility that it could be later in July or later in the summer,"

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28 Jun 2024 18:41

SEC sues Consensys: DB

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28 Jun 2024 17:56

21SHARES FILED FOR SPOT SOLANA ETF: link

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28 Jun 2024 15:33

NIKE SHARES TUMBLE 18% IN BIGGEST INTRADAY DROP SINCE 2001

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28 Jun 2024 14:31

U.S. PCE May:

MoM:
> Headline 0%, Exp. 0%, Prev. 0.3%
> Core: 0.1%, Exp. 0.1%, Prev. 0.2%

YoY:
> Headline 2.6%, Exp. 2.6%, Prev. 2.7%
> Core: 2.6%, Exp. 2.6%, Prev. 2.8%

infinityhedge

27 Jun 2024 16:31

Sol Spot ETF possibility:

> SEC currently considers SOL an unregistered security and No SOL CME Futures exists.
> May depend on a new administration in the White House and SEC. Unlikely with Gary Gensler.
> Low inflows to ETH ETFs this year may indicate even lower potential for SOL ETFs.

> Timing in case: not before 2025 — If a 19b-4 filing was made today, the deadline would be around mid-March 2025: BBG etf analyst, James Seyffart

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27 Jun 2024 14:30

U.S GDP ANNUALIZED (QoQ) (Q1)
ACTUAL: 1.4% VS 1.3% PREVIOUS; EST. 1.4%

> U.S. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS
ACTUAL: 233K VS 238K
PREVIOUS; EST. 235K

> U.S CONTINUING JOBLESS CLAIMS
ACTUAL: 1839K VS 1828K PREVIOUS; EST. 1828K

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26 Jun 2024 19:06

US Government sends 4k BTC to Coinbase a day after getting approval to sell by Judge: Filing: velo

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26 Jun 2024 17:56

Israel vs Hezbollah conflict:

Countries urge citizens to leave Lebanon immediately:
> Canada
> Germany
> Netherlands

U.S. response:
White House issues caution to Americans in Lebanon

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25 Jun 2024 17:36

AMD talks 1.2 million GPU AI supercomputer to compete with Nvidia: link

> The fastest operational supercomputer right now, Frontier, "only" has 37,888 GPUs.

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24 Jun 2024 14:02

Tether will stop minting USD₮ on EOS and Algorand starting today, June 24, 2024. And will continue to redeem USD₮ on EOS and Algorand as usual for the next 12 months: link