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A dispute over Bitcoin investments took a tragic turn when a 35-year-old husband, Kritsada, shot his 31-year-old wife, Pitsamai, leading to a six-hour standoff with the police. The incident unfolded in the Uthai district of Ayutthaya province. Husband’s Bitcoin Loss Leads to Tragedy The incident began when Kritsada, agitated by a loss of 700,000 baht (around $19,500) in Bitcoin investments, confronted his wife, leading to a dispute. The tension escalated to a point where...

Blockchain infrastructure company Puffer Finance has recently garnered more than $5.5 million through a seed round that was co-led by Lightspeed Faction and Lemniscap. Other participants included DACM, LBK, SNZ, and Canonical Crypto. Puffer Finance Brings in a Lot of Money The funding is set to boost the company’s development of its new open-source Secure-Signer solution and to establish a permission-less staking pool. Jason Vranek and Amir Forouzani – the...

Though Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade well below its 2021 November 2021 highs, Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of SkyBridge Capital and former White House communications chief, remains steadfastly bullish on the asset. Speaking at the Messari Mainnet conference in New York, Scaramucci expressed confidence that the worst of the bear market is now behind us. Why Bitcoin Goes Up From Here: Scaramucci During a fireside chat titled “Why I’m still bullish,” Scaramucci encouraged...

Bitcoin failed to reclaim the $27,000 level yesterday and has stalled at around $26,500 as of now. The altcoins are in no better shape, with minor losses coming from most larger-cap ones. Chainlink is the only one with a notable price increase. BTC Back at $26.5K Last week was expectedly less volatile, aside from a brief spike on Saturday that pushed bitcoin to a then-multi-day peak of $26,400. After failing to continue upwards, BTC retraced to $26,000 and spent the rest of...

The blockchain researcher, going by the name Collin Brown on X (Twitter), assumed that the price of Ripple’s native token – XRP – could be poised for a massive increase after September 28. In the following lines, we will explain what could trigger the surge and touch upon some of the latest predictions by analysts and experts. XRP to Surpass $10? Collin Brown claimed that there is serious speculation around Ripple’s possible intentions to file for an initial public offering...

The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange GMO Coin, which operates under the umbrella of the IT giant GMO Internet Group, vowed to distribute SGB tokens to certain XRP investors by the end of this month. In the following lines, we will outline the exact amount of distribution each investor should expect, as well as other essential details of the initiative. More Clarity on the Handouts According to a recent coverage, each eligible XRP investor will receive the yen equivalent of...

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against the former employees of its Hong Kong affiliate Salameda, seeking to recover more than $157 million fraudulently taken by them. According to a filing with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the defendants leveraged their connections to FTX employees and skipped a long line of pending withdrawal requests to retrieve millions in crypto assets from their accounts before the exchange filed for...

Binance has seen immense activity on one of its Ethereum hot wallets in recent weeks. However, things got heated up on September 21st as a result of high on-chain activity by the Binance 14 wallet. The hot wallet, in question, spent an astonishing 530 Ether in gas fees, worth around $840k, in a span of just 24 hours. High Gas Fees Data from Dune Analytics’ dashboard suggested that the address processed 146,582 transactions during the same period. As a result, the gas fees on...

Nansen, a prominent on-chain analytics platform, has issued a security warning to its users following a security breach originating from a third-party vendor. The security compromise allowed hackers to steal password hashes of Nansen users, prompting an immediate investigation. Nansen’s Users’ Password Hashes Compromised in Attack On Sept. 20, Nansen was alerted to a breach in the security defenses of one of its trusted third-party vendors. This breach granted unauthorized...

Shibarium’s Marketing Strategist, using the X (Twitter) handle LUCIE, claimed they are not paid to post articles endorsing Shiba Inu (SHIB) and its surrounding developments. A ‘Stupid Rumor’ LUCIE outlined that assumption as “the silliest stupid rumor” about SHIB. They claimed the memecoin gets mentioned because people have displayed huge interest in it and not because of financial motives.  Shibarium’s Marketing Strategist also advised crypto investors to keep at least 10...