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OFAC Sanctions 7 New Bitcoin Addresses Allegedly Associated With Iran-Related Ransomware Activities

The Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control has published an update to its SDN List (OFAC's SDN List), which lists individuals who are accused of involvement in ransomware related to Iran. Seven bitcoin addresses are also listed on the list that are allegedly linked to the Iranian ransomware gang. Iran adds 7 new bitcoin addresses […]

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‘Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About This?’ — Twitter’s Crypto Spam Problem Increases With Legions of CZ Bots, Verified Vitalik Impersonators

Tesla's Elon Musk tried to buy Twitter, and tried to find information about the number of bots present on the platform. However, Twitter bots infest tens of thousands daily posts. Bots are very common in the cryptocurrency industry. Every time a popular account posts, the thread becomes infested with bots trying to scam people. Twitter

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Mining Concentration In America Poses A Major Threat To Bitcoin

Blind patriotism that encourages further centralization in America's mining industry is a regulatory trap. This opinion editorial is by Shinobi, who is a self-taught teacher in Bitcoin and a tech-oriented Bitcoin podcast host. There has been a huge migration of Bitcoin hashrate to the United States since the Chinese mining ban. Pro-American Bitcoiners have made

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Bitgo Files Lawsuit Against Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital for $100M Over ‘Intentional Breach’ of a Merger Agreement

Bitgo, a digital asset custody company and financial services provider, has stated that the firm has filed a lawsuit against Galaxy Digital seeking damages of more than $100 million. Bitgo claims Galaxy's "improper Repudiation and Intentional Breach of its Merger Agreement" is what caused the lawsuit. Galaxy Digital Sues Bitgo for Damages Resulting from the

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Twitter’s Shareholders Overwhelmingly Vote for Elon Musk to Take Over the Social Media Platform

Twitter shareholders have overwhelmingly voted to elect Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, to take over the social network. The social media giant stated that approximately 98.6% of votes cast at the special meeting approved a merger agreement. Shareholders Demand Elon Musk Takeover Twitter Twitter Inc. (NYSE : TWTR), announced Tuesday that its stockholders approved the previously

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Phish Lot, Rural America And The Lightning Revolution

Lightning and Bitcoin are two technologies that have the potential to revolutionize human communication and information sharing. This opinion editorial is by Patrick McCaughey. Patrick McCaughey is a Bitcoin advocate, live music enthusiast, and pragmatist who lives in western Massachusetts. Humans are naturally social creatures. We share meals, have conversations, and, when it is time,

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Egypt’s Central Bank Issues Crypto Warning — Violators Risk Imprisonment

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), has issued a new warning about cryptocurrency. It noted that anyone who violates this law could be subject to imprisonment. The law of the Egyptian central bank "prohibits issuing or trading cryptocurrencies or promoting them, creating or operating platforms to trade it or engaging in related activities." Egypt's Central

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Binance Sees Record Increase in Indian Users After Government Starts Imposing New Crypto Tax

After the Indian government imposed taxes on crypto transactions, Binance's Indian users have increased by more than tenfold. Since the new tax rules were implemented, trading volumes on some of India's largest cryptocurrency exchanges have fallen by more than 90%. Record number of Indian users visit Binance Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Indian users signed up

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