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A hacker managed to get away with 732 ETH worth around $950,000 from a crypto wallet. Interestingly, blockchain security firm PeckShield revealed that the theft was carried out via the same vanity address hack connected to the UK-based crypto market maker Wintermute. On-chain data suggested that the hacker moved the stolen funds to the OFAC-sanctioned crypto mixing tumbler Tornado Cash. The latest exploit comes days after decentralized finance aggregator 1inc first discovered...

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Stellar lumen price started a fresh decline from the $0.132 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading above $0.1160 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at $0.1182 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a major increase if there is a clear move above the $0.1200 resistance zone. Stellar lumen price is trading below $0.1200 against the US Dollar, similar...

Ripple price started a strong increase above $0.450 resistance against the US dollar. The price is now trading above $0.4500 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.4710 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could rise again if it stays above the $0.4700 and $0.4500 support levels. Ripple price is correcting gains from $0.5580 against the US Dollar, unlike...

Tether, the operator of the third-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of almost $70 billion, announced the USDT launch on Polkadot. Thus, the stablecoin is now available on roughly a dozen blockchain networks. The announcement from the company described Polkadot as a “full-stack Web 3 ecosystem built for the multi-chain future.” Adding that it has a “multi-chain application environment where activities such as cross-chain registries and cross-chain computation are...

The IRS is going after crypto owners who fail to report gains on their taxes. The US tax authority got a court order Thursday enjoining an NYC bank to turn over records on potential crypto tax dodgers. While crypto markets appear in the throes of “winter” against buys made last November to date, half of the bitcoin holders are holding at a profit. The IRS requires US taxpayers who sell bitcoin or any cryptocurrency at a profit to report it. And it is willing to use all means...

Ripple, as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, saw increases of over 30% during the last 7 days, according to CoinGecko.  The price extended to nearly $0.56 on Friday but got quickly rejected. Technical Analysis By Grizzly The Daily Chart The XRP/USDT trading pair reached a key support turned resistance level, for the first time since May 9, on the daily chart. Additionally, the price finally closed a daily candle above the 200-day moving average line...