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Anonymous set for cyberwar with Bitcoin-powered Russian hacker crew

Hacktivist collective Anonymous has joined the global majority in backing Ukraine, but Russian ransomware hackers are ready to strike back.

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Crypto founders exploit Ukraine’s pleas for cash to shill their tokens

Justin Sun is melting down on Twitter over what he sees as “unjust” treatment of TRON crypto holders by Ukraine’s government.

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ConsenSys lawsuit reveals JPMorgan owns critical Ethereum infrastructure

A group of ConsenSys shareholders are demanding an audit of a deal that saw JPMorgan win significant stakes in Ethereum’s Infura and MetaMask.

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‘Struggling’ coal plant emits 500% more carbon after Bitcoin mining revival

A 115-megawatt coal plant in Montana was practically earmarked for destruction until a Bitcoin mining company needed its “stranded energy.”

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Web3 crypto startups poach top execs from Facebook, YouTube, Amazon

Ambitious tech folk are hoovering up massive salaries and mouth-watering share packages paid by ‘web3’ firms. Gamble or solid career move?

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Apple store gunman who demanded $220M crypto ransom dies by cop car

A gunman who commandeered an Amsterdam Apple store and demanded a $230-million crypto ransom has died in hospital after a five-hour standoff.

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Hacker could’ve printed unlimited ‘Ether’ but chose $2M bug bounty instead

A hacker recently discovered an infinite Ether bug in scaling solution Optimism which could’ve wreaked havoc across the crypto ecosystem.

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Right-click savers send NFT marketplace Cent into indefinite hiatus

Ethereum-powered marketplace Cent is tired of the war fought between NFT fans and antagonists who right-click and save expensive JPEGs.

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Intel hopes new Bitcoin mining chip will reduce its environmental impact

Intel Labs plans to ship its Bitcoin mining chip, which it claims is more energy efficient, to customers like Argo and Block this year.

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Nike sues over sneaker NFTs to clean house before metaverse arrives

Sneaker resale platform StockX is being sued by Nike over a series of NFTs the sportswear giant says could harm its reputation.

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It sure looks like Melania Trump wash traded her ‘white hat’ NFT for $170K

Former First Lady Melania Trump was likely the mystery buyer who spent $170,000 on an NFT tied to her fancy white hat. More wash trading?

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Weaponry and cyberwar: How Bitcoin funds anti-Russia efforts in Ukraine

In Ukraine, activists use Bitcoin to develop weaponry, fund cyberattacks, and create facial recognition apps to spot Russian “war criminals.”

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Cryptoland: Fiji island won’t be crypto’s Fyre Festival after all

Cryptoland joins other dumb crypto-themed fundraising endeavours in failing recently, alongside DAO efforts Spice and Constitution.

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Biden wants US to regulate crypto as matter of national security

Joe Biden is reportedly preparing to issue an executive order which labels regulating cryptocurrency a matter of national security.

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YouTuber rugpulls fans for $500K in crypto, token pumps 300% anyway

Social media influencer Ice Poseidon admitted to a crypto rugpull worth $500,000 by soliciting investment for deflationary token ‘CxCoin.’

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Fearing revolution, Myanmar’s military gov’t wants to ban crypto and VPNs

Myanmar’s military council is pushing to ban crypto one month after the country’s exiled government floated Tether as official tender.

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New US laws make it difficult for small businesses to accept crypto

The US is pushing new regulations onto crypto that will inevitably render accepting digital assets a pain in the ass for small businesses.

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No, quantum computers won’t hack Bitcoin by 2022

Quantum computers are billions of times more powerful than your PC, but researchers say it’s still a decade before they threaten Bitcoin.

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Ignorance no excuse: IRS to hunt NFT tax cheats for billions of dollars

The IRS is gearing up for a wave of NFT-related tax evasion cases, with many collectors still not sure how to declare crypto assets.

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Journalist bluffs his way into a senior Binance job worth $220K per year

Considering the role’s seniority and Binance’s endless bad press for lax compliance, Harry Clynch assumed he wouldn’t get the job. He did.

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Bitcoin bull Chamath Palihapitiya reckons ‘nobody cares’ about Uyghur genocide

Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya recently ranked China’s cultural genocide of its Uyghurs low on his list of things he cares about.

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Crypto investor wants Kim Kardashian in court over pump and dump

Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, and Paul Pierce shilled blatant ‘pump and dump’ crypto EthereumMax to millions of followers.

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Can NFTs be ‘art’? Wikipedia can’t decide, will worry about it later

After weeks of debate, Wikipedia editors can’t decide whether NFTs represent the underlying artworks or count as just another crypto token.

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Here we go again: Kleiman pushes for Wright retrial over Nakamoto Bitcoin

Ira Kleiman doesn’t seem satisfied with the court ordering Craig Wright to pay up $100 million, he wants the whole Bitcoin case tried again.

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Kosovo bans Bitcoin mining as energy crisis sweeps Europe

Kosovo joins Kazakhstan, Iran, and Iceland in imposing restrictions on Bitcoin mining due to overloaded energy grids.

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Bitcoin miners collateral damage during violent unrest in Kazakhstan

Bitcoin’s total hashrate fell up to 12% after Kazakhstan’s largest telecom provider pulled the plug on the internet during violent protests.

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Dump it: Crypto markets lose $230B since Bogdanoff twins passed away

Twin brothers Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff passed away within days of one another. They were 72 years old and beloved by crypto traders.

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Myanmar’s parallel government wants revolution backed by Tether crypto

Myanmar’s parallel government has deemed stablecoin Tether official currency amid violent clashes between citizens and military rulers.

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UK watchdog protects Papa John’s pizza lovers from free Bitcoin

Papa John’s has been slammed by the UK’s advertising watchdog for trivializing crypto investing by teasing customers with free Bitcoin.

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Coinbase billionaire goes full tech bro, co-founds life extension startup

Peter Thiel has blood boys, Balaji Srinivasan seeks immortality, and now Coinbase billionaire Brian Armstrong wants to reprogram cells.

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