crypto
* Over 100,000 signups for World Liberty Financial's token launch * WLFI token will be an Ethereum-based ERC-20 token and serve as the governance asset of the DeFi platform * Platform will allow users to borrow and lend crypto, create liquidity pools, and transact with stablecoins * Open to accredited investors
banking
* Deutsche Bank partners with Keyrock to boost its global services in the crypto-native market. * Keyrock will receive multi-currency accounts and foreign exchange services from Deutsche Bank. * The partnership aims to reduce counterparty and settlement risks for Keyrock. * Deutsche Bank's infrastructure will enable near-instant settlements and optimize fiat currency
ethereum
* Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposes lowering the staking requirement for validators from 32 ETH to 1 ETH. * Lowering the staking requirement could address centralization concerns and increase participation in solo staking. * Buterin also suggests implementing "single-slot finality" to reduce Ethereum transaction finalization times to every 12 seconds. * The
bitcoin
* Bitcoin is now liquid enough to be used in a human rights context. * Bitcoin helps empower financially disenfranchised individuals. * Bitcoin Dada educates African women on investing in and using Bitcoin. * Bitcoin Dua teaches community members in Ghana about Bitcoin and job skills. * Bitcoin is a financial network of last resort
bitcoin
* Bitcoin price surges past $65,000, reaching a seven-day high of $64,300. - The increase is attributed to China's economic stimulus measures and positive market sentiment. * Over $100 million in short positions were liquidated as a result of the price jump. * Other major cryptocurrencies like ether and
bitcoin
* The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data this week could influence Bitcoin's price rise. * Positive CPI results may lead to Bitcoin price increases. * Bitcoin has dipped 2% to $62,570 after briefly touching $64,000 on Monday. * CPI is projected to rise by just 0.1% in
bitcoin
* Bitcoin (BTC) reached $64,000 in early Asian hours, leading to a market-wide jump. * Asian stocks rose, with Hang Seng index up 3% and Korea's KOSPI up 1%. * Bittensor's TAO saw a 14% increase in mid-cap tokens, driven by social sentiment and AI growth. * Memecoins, such
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* The upcoming HBO documentary "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery" will reveal the identity of Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. * Len Sassaman, a deceased computer scientist and privacy advocate, is the top bet to be revealed as Satoshi Nakamoto in the documentary. * Memecoins themed around Len Sassaman and
bitcoin
* The US government has filed two legal complaints to seize over $2.67 million in digital assets stolen by the North Korean Lazarus hacking group. * The government aims to recover $1.7 million in Tether stolen in the 2022 Deribit hack. * The hackers used the Tornado Cash mixer and Ethereum
crypto
* Ethereum restaking protocol EigenLayer addresses suspicious sale of $5.5 million worth of EIGEN tokens. * Protocol states tokens were erroneously transferred to an attacker instead of intended recipient. * Investigation reveals compromise of email thread, resulting in 1,673,645 EIGEN tokens being transferred to attacker. * Hacker swapped tokens for stablecoins
blockchains
* An academic paper suggests targeting privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies to combat money laundering. * Methods of undermining trust in permissionless blockchains include 51% attacks, price suppression, and Sybil attacks. * These methods should be a "last resort" after other policy initiatives have been exhausted. * Approach should balance regulatory compliance, innovation, and individual
bitcoin
1. Bitcoin remains the best-performing asset in 2024, with a year-to-date gain of 49.2%. 2. Bitcoin gained just 2.5% in Q3, but bounced back after a weak second quarter. 3. Factors influencing Bitcoin's recent performance include demand from US ETFs and increased corporate ownership. 4. Bitcoin&