A second transaction has been confirmed on the Ethereum blockchain with a $2.6 million gas fee, confusing the crypto community. A second transaction of 350 Ether (ETH) ($86,000 at press time) with an incredible $2.6 million gas fee has just been confirmed on the Ethereum blockchain less than 24 hours after the first transaction for […]
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Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading in the United States has surged to post its strongest weekly volume on record, with almost $29 million trading on Localbitcoins and Paxful. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) trading activity in the United States surged to a new all-time high during the week of June 7, according to data published by UsefulTulips. Over the […]
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Blockchain Heroes features 50 superhero collectible cards inspired by top crypto personalities. A new digital trading card series on the WAX blockchain — Blockchain Heroes — will feature 50 unique superheroes inspired by top influencers, inventors and content creators throughout the blockchain community. The series, developed by co-hosts of The Bad Crypto Podcast, Joel Comm […]
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A 20-year-old has been charged for his role in dozens of SIM-swap attacks, including an attempt to extort a physician out of 100 Bitcoin. Californian Richard Yuan Li, 20, has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in SIM-swap attacks targeting at least 20 individuals, as well as the attempted extortion […]
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An unknown whale has moved $1.3 billion BTC in three transactions. As Bitcoin continues to hold above $9,800, one whale decided now was the time to move more than $1 billion in BTC. According to blockchain data, an unknown Bitcoin (BTC) trader moved over 132,255 BTC — roughly $1.3 billion — in three transactions just […]
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The decentralized identity network the tech giant announced in May has now launched in beta on the Bitcoin blockchain. Microsoft’s decentralized identity network ION, first announced in May is moving to beta testing on the Bitcoin network. In a June 10 blog post, Daniel Buchner, a program manager for the Microsoft Identity team, said the […]
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One of Centra Tech’s founders is entering into plea negotiations concerning the company’s fraudulent 2017 initial coin offering. Robert Farkas is negotiating a plea bargain for his role in the fraudulent Centra Tech initial coin offering (ICO) that commissioned celebrity endorsements from Floyd Mayweather Jr and DJ Khaled. U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield has granted […]
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DEX tokens have outperformed their centralized counterparts by 5X this year, with an average increase of 240% according to Messari. Decentralized exchange (DEX) tokens’ year-to-date returns are more than five times that of their centralized counterparts according to the latest DeFi report by cryptocurrency research platform Messari. DEX tokens have increased on average 241% so […]
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Galaxy Digital’s trading engine will be paired with Bakkt’s custody services in a collaborative effort to meet institutional demand for Bitcoin. The Intercontinental Exchange’s digital asset custody and derivatives platform Bakkt has partnered with crypto asset manager Galaxy Digital to launch a ‘white glove’ service for institutions seeking Bitcoin (BTC) exposure. The collaboration will see […]
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Scammers have conned thousands of YouTube viewers into sending them a total of 15.31 BTC with the old ‘free giveaway’ trick. Crypto scammers have stolen at least $150,000 by impersonating SpaceX YouTube accounts and hosting fake Bitcoin giveaways. According to a June 9 report on Bleeping Computer, several scammers hacked legitimate YouTube accounts and changed […]
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