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Why have I been blocked? This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data.

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CoinStats suffered a security breach late into Saturday as iOS and Android users reported receiving questionable notifications about them being eligible for rewards. However, the notifications took them to a shady website asking them to download another application to receive the rewards. CoinStats updated users about the same on X. “Some iOS users received a scam notification. We’re investigating it. Sorry for the inconvenience. We’ll update you ASAP. Thanks for your understanding.” Some...

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released new guidelines geared to Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs). An amendment of the Rules on Digital Assets Issuance, Offering Platforms, Exchange, and Custody, issued in May 2022, the SEC has now introduced the Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Program (ARIP). It comes with the appointment of the SEC’s new Director-General, Emomotimi Agama. VAPS must comply with the framework by 21 July 2024. The SEC issued a press release...

Institutions that applied for issuing ETH ETFs in the US submitted their S-1 applications to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 21. Many assume ETH ETFs are days away from launch and can come as soon as the first week of July before the US Independence Day celebrations. Late last month, it approved the first round of applications, the 19b-4 filings submitted by the financial institutions. It then asked them to clarify its questions before submitting the S-1 applications....

US legislators Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Penn.)  visited Tigran Gambaryan in Kuje Prison when they visited Nigeria for talks on counterterrorism. Gambaryan was arrested in Nigeria in February on money laundering charges levied against Binance, which most agree is made up to extort money from the exchange. Nigeria had also detained him on tax evasion charges, but the courts acquitted him of it on 14 June. He was detained alongside another Binance executive, Nadeem...

BTC struggles to find pace and add gains. It slumped over 3% on 21 June, dropping below $64,000, and presently fluctuates just above $64,000. It has fallen by 8% over the past month. Despite hope and anticipation for price rises, BTC has failed to find its footing and perform like it did earlier this month when it surged past $70,000. Whales and miners have liquidated over $1.2 billion of BTC within the past two weeks because of the price decreases. Factors like a strong dollar and investors...

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s statements from a 2017 interview have incited a securities investigation in California. California District Judge Phyllis Hamilton has stated that XRP, Ripple’s native token, is a security when offered to retail investors. According to her, Ripple created an expectation of profits for retail investors, which is a component in the Howey Test used to determine if investments are securities. “The court declines to find as a matter of law that a reasonable investor...