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On Sept. 20, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act passed out of the Financial Services Committee. Republican Senator Tom Emmer said it was, “A historical step in defending against an ever-expanding government surveillance state.” The House Majority Whip has been battling against Federal Reserve moves to develop a CBDC. The first anti-CBDC bill in the United States passed out of the Financial Services Committee today! A historical step in defending against an ever-expanding...

In yet another successful phishing scheme, an unsuspecting user suffered a multimillion-dollar loss in Tether. Etherscan data revealed that $4.46 million worth of Tether (USDT) was siphoned from an unsuspecting Kraken wallet user. The stolen funds were subsequently transferred to an address concluding with “ACa7.” Another Successful Phishing Attack Details are thin about how the scam was executed, however, prominent blockchain security company PeckShield flagged the address...

Shibarium’s Marketing Strategist, going by the handle LUCIE on X (Twitter), is among the people who believe the price of Shiba Inu (SHIB) will soon head north. Previously, the developer urged investors to ignore media propaganda and fake news (also known as FUD) and keep their trust in the memecoin’s future advancement. ‘SHIB Represents the People’ LUCIE’s most recent X post was focused on Shiba Inu’s native token, specifically its chances to skyrocket in the foreseeable...

Shibarium’s Marketing Strategist, going by the handle LUCIE on X (formerly known as Twitter), believes the layer-2 scaling solution has so far been a major target of so-called “hype” investors. As such, they assumed the project was is poised to prosper once “serious” investors shifted their focus on it. Time for a ‘Real Growth’ LUCIE took it to X to urge “serious” investors to consider entering Shibarium’s ecosystem since the ones who were “merely seeking a quick pump” have...

The owner of the Carolina Fish Market in Ballantyne, North Carolina is in trouble for using a COVID-based loan to purchase cryptocurrency. James Seidel has been accused of defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA) using Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds. COVID Fraud Became Rather Prominent The COVID pandemic of 2020 and 2021 brought about a huge string of disasters. The economy tanked, people were out of work, and many businesses were forced to either...

Aditya Baradwaj, a former engineer at the bankrupt cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research, has revealed that the company was behind bitcoin’s 87% plunge in 2021. Baradwaj explained the events that led to the sudden drop, saying the incident was a result of a work philosophy established by Alameda’s co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), which maintained that the utility gained by moving fast outweighed the occasional costs paid due to a poor risk management system. Alameda...

The Bitcoin network is currently dealing with an increase in transaction congestion, with data from the Mempool indicating a backlog of over 470,000 pending transactions. Somewhat expectedly, this has resulted in the transaction fees on the Bitcoin Network fluctuating quite severely. Bitcoin Transaction Fees Fluctuate Mempool data reveals that the Bitcoin Network is experiencing the longest block fullness with over 470,000 pending transactions. Recent data also reveals that...

The price of the native token of the layer-2 scaling solution Immutable X – IMX – has skyrocketed by over 35% in the past 24 hours. The reason behind the impressive increase remains unknown. However, Lookonchain observed that some investors had accumulated substantial amounts of the asset. IMX has recently jumped above $0.76, a valuation last seen at the beginning of August. The coin slightly retraced in the past few hours and currently stands at around $0.71 (per CoinGecko’s...

PayPal – the world’s biggest digital payment platform – has announced the release of a new USD-pegged stable asset it’ll use to enter the digital currency market. PayPal is Delving Deeper into Crypto PayPal has had a strong background in crypto. A former executive with the firm – David Marcus – lent plenty of energy and time to aid Facebook’s failed Libra project, which would have seen a new stable currency payment outlet formed on the social media giant. Also,...

The Bank of England has halted its 14 consecutive interest rate hikes, keeping rates at 5.25% due to moderating inflation. Despite this, the economy remains precarious. The Bank of England has decided to end a streak of 14 consecutive interest rate hikes, keeping them at 5.25%, following data showing a moderation in inflation. According to CNBC, the Monetary Policy Committee voted 5-4 in favor of not raising rates at its September meeting, while 4 members indicated they would have...