Finance
Circle and Tether freeze $65m stolen from Multichain
Circle and Tether have frozen more than $65m that may be linked to the Multichain hack. The companies have blacklisted five addresses.
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Canadian teenagers steal $4.2m in cryptocurrencies by pretending to be Coinbase employees
Two teenagers have been detained in Canada after stealing $4.2 million in cryptocurrencies from an American. During a search, Hamilton police found digital assets totaling $13 million in their wallets. The suspects were scammed through phishing emails, posing as Coinbase's helpdesk.
Finance
US bitcoin spot ETF likely to be approved - Bernstein
Brokerage Bernstein believes that the likelihood of regulatory approval of a spot ETF is "fairly high". That's according to its recent report. Analysts noted that the SEC has already approved futures ETFs because pricing occurs on the regulated CME exchange. However, the agency expresses some scepticism
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Elon Musk announces restrictions for Twitter users
Elon Musk has published a message in which he announced temporary restrictions for readers. He states that this is necessary to reduce the load on the system. The measures in question are as follows: * Verified accounts can view up to 10,000 publications per day; * Unchecked pages - 1,000
Finance
Apple in its repertoire - still a rock
As the years go by, Apple remains ahead of the rest of the world. The company has once again broken through the $3 trillion capitalisation mark, holding it for a second consecutive session. What drives the giant's investors, and will there be a limit to growth? Security. It
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Ban the circulation of cryptocurrency
Belarus intends to ban the circulation of cryptocurrencies between individuals. The transactions are conducted for the purpose of money laundering. The ban will make it more difficult to withdraw illegally obtained funds. Exchange transactions will only be allowed through Hi-Tech Park exchanges to ensure maximum transparency and control.
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ZenCash cryptocurrency will no longer be anonymous
Due to regulatory pressure, the Horizen team will make consensus-level adjustments and remove the anonymity features of the ZEN coin. The update will be rolled out to the test network in August and to the main network in September.
Finance
FTX manages to recover $7bn in liquid assets
The new management of the FTX exchange has managed to recover $7bn in liquid assets, according to a bankruptcy report. In total FTX Group owed its customers $8.7bn, with $6.4bn in fiat and crypto assets.
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Near Foundation partners with Alibaba Cloud
Near Foundation has announced a strategic partnership with Alibaba Cloud, a division of the tech giant of the same name. The agreement is designed to facilitate the development of Web3 in Asia, as well as to accelerate the scaling of the protocol ecosystem.
Finance
SEC approves first bitcoin futures ETF
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the first leveraged cryptocurrency ETF in the US, the 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITX) by Volatility Shares. The ETF will align with the CME Bitcoin Futures Daily Roll Index.
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Brazil inspects Binance exchange
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance Brazil is facing an audit by Brazilian regulators. Alfredo Gaspar, a congressional representative and member of a parliamentary commission to investigate pyramid schemes, demands that Guilherme Haddad, head of Binance Brazil, be invited to testify before the Brazilian parliament. In his statement, the congressman wrote that Binance
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Binance working on Bitcoin Lightning Network implementation
Crypto-exchange Binance has shared new details of Lightning Network integration. They have launched several new nodes and are actively working on connecting the protocol for deposits and withdrawals.