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Bitdeer has started raising funding for Green Bitcoin Fund, a fund focused on investing in Bhutan’s mining industry. This was reported by reporter Colin Wu. Source: X The firm, in partnership with sovereign wealth fund operator Druk Holding & Investments (DHI), aims to build a 600MW facility with an estimated hash rate of around 20… Continue reading Bitdeer launching a fund to support bitcoin mining in Bhutan

The attackers gained control of DEX Uniswap creator Hayden Adams’ Twitter account and left a link to a fraudulent website registered in Russia. Source: Twitter The suspicious post urged UniswapX users to check if they were eligible to receive “UNI gift tokens” by going to the phishing page. One commenter noted that the website was… Continue reading Hackers hacked the Twitter account of the creator of Uniswap

Twitter owner Ilon Musk plans to change the name of the social network to “X” and abandon the iconic blue bird in its logo in favour of a black colour scheme. In the wave of hype, unknown people have created a number of themed coins. Twitter’s rebranding could take place as early as today, 24… Continue reading Unidentified individuals created a series of tokens amid news of Twitter rebranding

A group of investors is in the final stage of negotiations on the purchase of the crypto-oriented publication CoinDesk with a valuation of $125 million, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing informed sources. The amount of investment is not disclosed. The syndicate is headed by Matthew Rozak of Tally Capital and Peter Wessenes of Capital… Continue reading Journalists have learned of the pending sale of CoinDesk

Quotes of the first cryptocurrency may overcome the $125,000 mark before the end of next year. This was stated by the head of research of the cryptofinancial service Matrixport Markus Thielen to CoinDesk. Source: Matrixport Technologies “On 22 June, bitcoin hit a new yearly high. This signal has historically indicated the end of bear markets… Continue reading Matrixport: bitcoin price to reach $125,000 by the end of 2024

From January to June 2023, the crypto industry experienced at least 395 hacks, resulting in a loss of about $479.4 million, according to data from PeckShield. Source: Twitter Compared to the same period in 2022, the monetary loss has decreased almost fivefold. According to analysts, the losses from the ten largest hacks currently account for… Continue reading Analysts counted the number of hacker attacks on crypto projects in six months

Republicans of the US House of Representatives have published a bill to regulate the digital asset industry, which obliges the SEC and CFTC to develop appropriate rules. The 200-page document is called the 21st Century Financial Innovation and Technology Act. It obliges regulators to define the concepts of “blockchain” and “digital asset”. At the same… Continue reading The US has introduced a bill to regulate the crypto market

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project poses a privacy threat due to its retina scanning feature, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes. Despite the fact that the system stores only hashed versions of biometric data and uses ZK-SNARK as well as other encryption methods, there is a real risk of information leakage, Buterin noted. “If someone scans your… Continue reading Vitalik Buterin highlighted the “main risks” of Worldcoin

OpenAI has announced the release of the ChatGPT app for Android. It was available for pre-order from 21 July. Source: Twitter According to the company, the app can synchronise history between devices. A similar function is supported by the iOS service launched in May. In July, the developers of ChatGPT released a new plug-in for… Continue reading OpenAI announced the ChatGPT app for Android

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will examine the user verification process of Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project. This is reported by Reuters. “We have flagged the launch of Worldcoin in the country and will investigate further,” a spokesperson told the publication.” Worldcoin’s core product, the World ID protocol, is based on zero-disclosure evidence. It is… Continue reading UK regulator to probe Worldcoin’s activities