In a pivotal legal reversal, Montenegro’s Court of Appeals has annulled the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the United States, siding with his defense’s appeal and invalidating a prior High Court ruling from Feb. 20. Montenegro’s Appeal Court Blocks Do Kwon’s U.S. Extradition, Cites Legal Flaws This latest court decision underscores the…
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Two individuals, a woman and a man, were captured in Argentina on charges of having perpetuated a Ponzi scheme that moved over $400 million in cryptocurrency in Brazil. The operation managed to track the couple’s whereabouts with the help of the Argentine Federal Police and Interpol. Argentina Captures Couple Accused of Orchestrating a $400 Million…
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The city of Hong Kong has detailed the advancement of new Web3 and digital yuan initiatives as part of its 2024-2025 budget. In a speech, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan stated that the city would expedite a Web3 sandbox for stablecoins and expand the digital yuan pilot as part of its digital finance policies.…
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Nigerian blockchain lobby group has said the government’s decision to block access to crypto trading like Binance, Kraken and Coinbase will not “help Nigeria build the much-needed trust and confidence in the financial system.” The advocacy group also said the Nigerian Communications Commission’s directive to telecommunication companies may not be consistent with the “norms of…
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Bitdeer, a bitcoin miner, recently announced the launch of what it refers to as its “first cryptocurrency mining chip.” Bitdeer claimed that the chip could potentially improve bitcoin mining performance without excessive power consumption. New Rig to Help Bitcoin Miners Minimize Operational Costs Bitdeer, a leading bitcoin mining firm, has launched what it describes as…
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Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci has insisted that it is “still very very early” to buy bitcoin. He likened the cryptocurrency to Warren Buffett’s company, calling it the “Berkshire Hathaway of the 21st century.” He opined: “It was never ‘too late’ to buy Berkshire stock. It is still very very early for bitcoin.” ‘Bitcoin Is…
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Bitwise’s chief investment officer says bitcoin price could surge above $200K this year due to a “massive supply-demand dynamic,” emphasizing that “there’s too much demand and not enough supply” for the cryptocurrency. Predicting “an even bigger wave” of demand for bitcoin due to spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), he described: “It’s in a new era…
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Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the Bank of Russia, stated that the current pilot test of the Russian digital ruble was “on track,” with several operations being tested, including opening wallets, and interactions with smart contracts. Nabiullina revealed that over 25,000 transactions were registered, and confirmed the pilot expansion later this year. Russian Digital Ruble Pilot…
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While bitcoin reached a 2024 high on Monday, rising above the $67,000 per unit range, Coinbase suffered an issue again where customers were seeing zero balances. The news follows the issues Coinbase suffered on Feb. 28, 2024, when customers saw zero balances that day as well. Coinbase Users Encounter Zero Balance Bug Again Coinbase’s trading…
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During bitcoin’s extraordinary price peaks in March, this week saw the mining of the biggest block by byte size, with Marathon’s mining pool producing a 3.99 megabyte (MB) block. This block, labeled as 832,849, carried a message linked to the Runestone airdrop. Bitcoin Blockchain Witnesses Unprecedented 4 MB Block Over the recent weekend, Marathon, a…
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