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The Hong Kong government is preparing a new category of securities. These are "tokenized green bonds" for investment. This is how the authorities are implementing their strategy for the development of Web 3.0 and the crypto-industry. In parallel, Hong Kong is exploring the idea of opening
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American Gary Harmon stole 712 BTC (about $12 million) from the IRS, which was seized from his brother. The BTCs were seized for criminal money laundering activity through a Helix darknet company. Law enforcement officials got their hands on the address where the coins were stored, but could not access
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♦️ Saudi Arabia cuts all oil prices for Asia for February. Another disinflationary factor to add to the piggy bank. Meanwhile, U.S. oil inventories continue to fall. ♦️ The McDonalds restaurant chain in Kazakhstan stops operating under the brand due to supply constraints ♦️ The container shipping bubble has burst. Bloomberg predicts
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A Colombian bank fell victim to phishing emails from unknown hackers, which contained a malicious Exel file with stolen banking data and a BitRAT trojan. Attackers obtained more than 400 thousand records with ID numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, customer names, payment history, addresses and salary information. Remarkably, this information
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FNNews publication, citing information from Counterpoint Research analysts, writes that the plan to sell Galaxy S22 smartphones is underfulfilled by 30 million units. The source believes that the reason is the decline in interest in classic flagship phones in favor of folding devices. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 smartphone also
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Exactly 14 years ago, at the height of the financial crisis on January 3, 2009, a genesis block, Bitcoin, was created with 50 bitcoins generated. Its hash partly consists of the text "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks". This is the
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A children's underworld is discovered in the virtual universe for kids, Roblox. A teenage mafia is hacking accounts, stealing items, and making real money. One of them, a 13-year-old cheater, wrote a program that hacks into accounts and steals in-game items and currency. The young
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MicroStrategy, acquired an additional 2,500 BTC. MicroStrategy currently holds 132,500 BTC (~$4.03 billion spent, based on an average purchase price of $30,397).
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Puerto Rico police arrested crypto trader Abraham Eisenberg, who is known for hacking Mango Markets. The FBI complaint states that Eisenberg's actions could be construed as market manipulation and fraud because the trader acted "willfully and knowingly."
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Tokyo authorities charged Apple with paying $98 million for wholesale sales of iPhones and other Apple devices to foreign tourists. The reason: these sales were not subject to state tax. Japan allows tourists staying less than six months to buy goods without paying a 10% "consumption" tax. However,
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Abdullah Yameen was president of the Maldives from 2013-2018. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison and a $5 million fine. The court found that Yameen deposited money received from the lease of Aar Island into his personal account and laundered the funds. He also received a $1
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Largest pretrial bail of $250 million secured by family stock. Sam Bankman-Fried will await trial at his parents' home.