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Hacker moves $10M from 2023 phishing incident to Tornado Cash

The funds were taken from a crypto whale in 2023 when the holder signed transactions that allowed the attacker to access the funds.

Why boomers ‘like’ AI pics on Facebook, mind-reading AI breakthrough: AI Eye 

AI can read your mind after a 1-hour scan, Facebook has been overrun with fake AI posts for boomers, NVIDIA robots, and Rejuve.ai: AI Eye.

Greens’ push to end German cryptocurrency tax exemption sparks debate

The Greens think the current one-year holding tax exemption for crypto is unfair and are seeking to abolish it.

Trad Wall Street firms pushing for Ether ETF approval, says former Binance Labs head

Wall Street firms want Ether ETFs more than crypto natives, due to the ETF management fees, Bill Qian told Cointelegraph in an exclusive.

How smart accounts and account abstraction can unlock Ethereum’s full utility

Smart contract wallets promise many benefits to Ethereum users, including enhanced security capabilities and transaction programmability.

Tokenized US Treasurys grew to $845M in 2023 — CoinGecko

The market capitalization of tokenized United States Treasurys grew from $114 million in January 2023 to $845 million by December.

OKX terminates services in India, asks users to withdraw funds by April 30

OKX was among the nine foreign crypto exchanges blocked in India after the local regulators issued compliance notices.

Aussie corporate regulator to build ‘outcome-based’ crypto policies

ASIC Commissioner Alan Kirkland highlighted the need to solve the “regulatory trilemma” when it comes to financial innovations, such as consumer protection, market integrity and encouraging financial innovation.

BTC price gains 12% post-FOMC while Bitcoin ignores $260M ETF outflows

Bitcoin wastes no time liquidating shorts as a BTC price rebound follows the latest Federal Reserve economic policy meeting.

FTX victims will ‘never’ be whole thanks to SBF’s ‘dumpster fire’ — John Ray

FTX chief John Ray III wrote a scathing victim impact statement on the exchange's co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried ahead of his sentencing date.

Layerswap overrides website hack that drained $100K

According to Layerswap, domain registrar GoDaddy’s sluggish intervention allowed the hacker to retain longer control of the domain.

Pundits worry SEC’s Ethereum probe could be used to hold back ETFs

The SEC’s reported investigation into the Ethereum Foundation could explain why the regulator hasn’t been forthcoming with prospective spot Ether ETF issuers, some suggest.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs suffer third straight day of net outflows, $261M bled

United States-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs have now bled around $742 million in just three trading days.

Ethereum core devs launch ‘pump the gas’ effort to raise gas limit

The devs argue that raising the gas limit to 40 million will cut Ethereum’s layer-1 transaction fees by around 15 to 33%.

Honduras gains new support in $11B tussle with crypto island Próspera

Economists wrote a letter to “commend” Honduras’ decision to withdraw from an international court where it has been fighting the U.S.-based firm behind Próspera.

Bitcoin bull cycle is ‘far from over’ thanks to the halving — CryptoQuant research

Sharp double-digit corrections in Bitcoin price are par for the course, as data shows BTC remaining in a strong bull cycle.

Coinbase to launch DOGE futures, says it 'transcended' meme origins

Crypto exchange Coinbase has announced plans to launch futures trading for Dogecoin, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash as soon as April 1.

Elon Musk’s first brain chip patient plays online chess with his mind

The first patient to be implanted with Musk’s Neuralink device described the experience as “using the force” to control his computer.

BlackRock receives memecoins, NFTs after depositing $100M USDC onchain

The transfers ranged from Bitcoin-based Ordinals Pepe (PEPE) coin to a CryptoDickbutts S3 NFT.

3 reasons why Binance’s BNB could rally to a new all-time high

BNB price could aim for new highs as multiple metrics point to Binance remaining a major player in the crypto sector.

Old Dolomite exchange contract suffers $1.8M loss from approval exploit

The Ethereum version of Dolomite suffered a $1.8 million exploit, and the team is warning users to revoke approvals for this old address.

Price analysis 3/20: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, ADA, DOGE, AVAX, SHIB, TON

Bitcoin and altcoins are starting to recover, but traders will watch closely to see if higher levels induce selling.

SEC pushes deadline on VanEck spot Ether ETF application

The commission's delay on VanEck’s application to May 23 opened the proposal to public comment.

Swedish central bank examines offline CBDC payment challenges

The Riksbank designed a system using payment cards and shadow wallets, but security and accounting problems remain.

Starbucks to end NFT program, Ghostface Killah on Bitcoin Ordinals: Nifty Newsletter

Starbucks is pulling the plug on its NFT rewards program, shutting down its Discord server and transitioning its marketplace.

Robinhood launches crypto wallet for Android users

The brokerage firm currently has $14.7 billion in crypto under custody.

SEC is attempting to classify Ether as a security: Report

Several U.S.-based companies reportedly received subpoenas from the SEC related to attempts to label Ether as a security.

Magmic announces officially licensed MLB idle tycoon Web3 game

The mobile gaming pioneer continues its expansion into Web3, NFTs and blockchain-based gaming.

Celsius seeks to claw back $2B in customer withdrawals: Report

The move would allegedly serve as an equity remedy to repay customers who did not withdraw their funds in time before Celsius’ collapse.

TON blockchain launches $115M community incentive program

Users and developers alike will be able to claim a share of 30 million TON in incentives.

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