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NYC-based entrepreneur Dan Reich has recently regained access to more than $2 million worth of crypto left in a Trezor One hardware wallet with the help of renowned computer engineer and hardware hacker Joe Grand. In a YouTube video uploaded recently, the Portland-based hacker popularly known by his pseudonym “Kingpin” gave a comprehensive narration of how he cracked the wallet to recover the “lost” crypto assets. How it all Started Earlier in 2018, Dan Reich and his friend...

The Founder of SkyBridge Capital – Anthony Scaramucci – advised investors to cool off on their concerns regarding the most recent plunge in the cryptocurrency market. He believes bitcoin, as well as other digital assets, are the right investment tools for the long-term, and people should not abandon them because of their current price dips. ‘Stay Long’ The last several days were not pleasant for the cryptocurrency industry, as many assets lost a significant chunk of their USD...

A research team of the American investment management firm ARK Invest envisioned a highly optimistic future for bitcoin. According to them, the price of a single coin could surpass $1,000,000, and the asset’s market capitalization might reach $28.5 trillion by 2030. Bitcoin to Peak at Over $1 Million The Nasdaq-listed company ARK Invest, led by Catherine Wood, has been an advocate of the cryptocurrency industry for a while, especially bitcoin. In July last year, the...

The top monetary watchdog of Indonesia – the Financial Services Authority (OJK) – reportedly prohibited local companies from using, offering, or facilitating cryptocurrency services. The regulator believes dealing with bitcoin and the altcoins is risky due to their enhanced price fluctuations. Crypto Is Under Crossfire in Indonesia The authorities of the Asian country have displayed a hostile stance towards the cryptocurrency industry over the past several months. In November...

Despite the multiple outages that the Solana network suffered in recent months, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) believes the high-performance blockchain is still better than other networks in the industry. The latest Solana network outage happened on Friday and lasted for more than 48 hours, causing DeFi users who borrowed funds from lending platforms to suffer forced liquidation. According to Solana’s team, Friday’s incident resulted from “excessive duplicate transactions”...

Amid surging interest in cryptocurrencies, the legendary American investor and founder of the investment management firm Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, opined that the crypto industry is receiving way too much attention. Too Much Attention on Crypto During his latest interview on “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations,” Dalio claimed that he has only a “tiny” amount of crypto in his investment portfolio. Recall that earlier in May 2021, the billionaire...

The American video-sharing giant YouTube intends to go into the non-fungible token (NFT) sector, as part of the company’s expansion plans. As reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday (January 25, 2022), YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, in an annual letter to creators, said that the company was looking for ways to help creators benefit from non-fungible tokens (NFTs). An excerpt from the letter said: “We’re always focused on expanding the YouTube ecosystem to help creators capitalize on...

The eldest son of John Lennon – Julian Lennon – is selling a range of music history of the Beatles and his dad’s memorabilia from his personal collection as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). To do so, he partnered with YellowHeart – a blockchain company that ensures the purchase of authentic digital tickets. Furthermore, Lennon vowed to donate a portion of the proceed to The White Feather Foundation (TWFF) – an organization aiming to offset the carbon footprint. The Beatles Step on...

After the NFT mania last year, the Metaverse became the main focus for crypto insiders and outsiders in the past few months. With numerous entities aiming to get on board, the latest project to outline such intentions is Shiba Inu. The team behind the project, which gained traction during the memecoin explosion in the summer of 2021, announced its plans yesterday on Twitter. The so-called “first surprise of the year” coming for the ShibArmy reads that Shiba Inu is heading...

Phong Le – Chief Financial Officer of MicroStrategy – revealed that his firm will continue investing in bitcoin despite the recent plunge of the asset’s USD value. In line with the prices of most crypto assets, the shares of the Nasdaq-listed company have also been on a downtrend since the beginning of 2022. The Price Is Not an Issue for MicroStrategy It is safe to say that the first 25 days of the year have not been kind to bitcoin. The cryptocurrency has lost more than 20%...