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Iowa Resident Scammed of $6,600 in Bitcoin ATM Scheme, Police Launch Investigation
On July 7, 2023, a Clive, Iowa resident fell victim to a scammer posing as a Polk County sheriff’s deputy, who coerced the individual into depositing $6,600 into a bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM). The Clive Police Department…
BRICS Gold-Backed Currency Will Benefit Iran, Weaken US Dollar, Iranian Official Says
An Iranian official has stated that Iran stands to benefit from a gold-backed common BRICS currency. The official further asserted that such a BRICS currency would erode the U.S. dollar’s dominance and result in increased wealth for…
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Opens Week Defending $30K Support Level
PLUS: The dYdX Foundation's Charles d'Haussy says that dYdX's move away from Ethereum might be the beginning of a broader trend.
Treasury Secretary Yellen: BRICS Currency Won’t Threaten US Dollar Dominance
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has stated that she does not see the U.S. dollar’s dominance being threatened by any development, including the proposed BRICS currency. Yellen stressed that all the data of which she is aware shows that…
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set to Surge: Record-Breaking Increase Looms, Erasing Recent Reduction
According to data recorded on July 9, 2023, Bitcoin’s next difficulty adjustment is estimated to rise between 4.74% and 7.7%, erasing the 3.26% reduction that occurred on June 28. Moreover, the total network hashrate achieved a…
Report: Crypto Industry Boasts 10,000 Companies and 190,000 Professionals With a Collective…
A recent report released by K33 Research three days ago reveals that as of July 2023, the cryptocurrency industry boasts approximately 10,000 companies, employing an estimated 190,000 crypto professionals. Notably, K33 provides a…
Vitalik Calls Out ‘Centralized World’ Stifling Crypto Innovation, Tim Draper Adjusts BTC Price…
“The real competition is not other chains, it’s the rapidly expanding centralized world that is imposing itself on us as we speak.” So says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin addressing the current volatile regulatory realities…
Tom Brady Lost $30 Million in FTX Stock After Exchange’s Collapse, Report
Former National Football League (NFL) quarterback Tom Brady has reportedly lost tens of millions of U.S. dollars in stock of the failed crypto exchange FTX. Brady is one of several celebrities sued by FTX customers for their endorsements of…
Grayscale Adds Lido’s LDO Token to Defi Fund, Token Becomes Second-Heaviest in Fund’s Basket
On July 7, 2023, the digital asset manager Grayscale Investments published an update on three of its funds — the Digital Large Cap Fund, the Defi Fund, and the Smart Contract Fund. Although no new tokens were added to two of the…
CZ Says News of Exec Departures at Binance Is FUD
Founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), sought to downplay the significance of the exits of some executives at the crypto exchange, describing news about them as “more FUD” (fear, uncertainty, and doubt). The managers are leaving during an…