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Hackers Use BNB Chain to Spread Malware Through Fake CAPTCHAs
In brief Hackers are using BNB Smart Chain contracts to store malware instructions. Fake CAPTCHA prompts tell victims to paste malicious commands into Windows tools.…
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Bybit sues North Korea and Lazarus Group over $1.5 billion hack, secures asset freeze
“The order is intended to preserve identified stolen digital assets while the litigation continues, representing an important step in Bybit’s ongoing efforts to recover funds,…
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Bitcoin Still in Death Cross as Jobs Miss Cuts Rate-Hike Odds
In brief Bitcoin trades at $64,938, up 1.06% on the day, but stuck below iboth the short-term and long-term moving averages. The U.S. economy shed…
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OpenAI’s First Device Is a $300-Plus Doughnut-Shaped Speaker: Report
In brief OpenAI’s first consumer device will be a screenless smart speaker shaped like a doughnut and roughly the size of a hockey puck, Bloomberg…
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Bitcoin Wallet Dormant Since 2011 Moves Millions in BTC
In brief A wallet holding 49.97 BTC—received on July 16, 2011—moved the funds on Wednesday at block 961331. The stash is worth about $3.2 million…
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US Nonfarm Payrolls Miss Sends Bitcoin Above $65,000
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new August highs into Friday’s Wall Street open as markets reacted to weaker US jobs numbers. Key points: Crypto and risk assets…
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OKX’s Rafique says politics could derail crypto’s biggest U.S. bill
While acknowledging bipartisan support exists for the legislation, Rafique said party politics are likely to outweigh the industry’s push for regulatory clarity. He dismissed Democratic…
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Prediction market Polymarket overhauls rules after study finds fraud
The authors of the study examined roughly two months of five-minute bitcoin contracts. They found unusually large orders on Binance in the final seconds before…
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Crypto Business Converges With Traditional Banking
At first glance, this week’s biggest business stories could have come straight from Wall Street. BlackRock launched tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserves. Tether…
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A part of FTX survived, and it’s the case for the CLARITY Act
So the protections stay what they are: at the federal level not law, but an interpretive notice sorting 16 tokens, a collateral pilot, a few…
