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Joseph James O’Connor, one of the perpetrators of the massive Twitter hack last year, has been charged with yet another crime that involves the theft of $784,000 worth of cryptocurrencies via a SIM swapping scam. Charged With Crypto Theft Reuters reported that U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan said the fraudulent scheme, which ran from March to May 2019, saw the 22-year-old alongside his accomplices targeting three cryptocurrency company executives. The prosecutors noted that...

Eric Adams – New York’s newly elected mayor – has just confirmed that he will accept his first three paychecks in Bitcoin. This comes shortly after the mayor delivered an electoral victory speech promising to make New York “a center for Bitcoin.” In New York we always go big, so I’m going to take my first THREE paychecks in Bitcoin when I become mayor. NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries! Just wait! —...

Small Love Potion (SLP) is up a whopping 100% in the past 24 hours. The massive games come on the back of Axie Infinity, the project, part of whose ecosystem SLP is, launching a decentralized exchange. Play-to-Earn continues to be a dominating field in the cryptocurrency industry, and today is just another proof of it. Small Love Potion is a token part of the ecosystem of Axie Infinity. In fact, it’s the cryptocurrency that players earn while playing the game, and it can also...

The metaverse is where all the rage is now, and Enjin has ambitious plans to support projects in its ecosystem designed towards a decentralized metaverse. Consequently, the blockchain-powered gaming platform announced the formation of a $100 million fund on November 4th. Dubbed ‘Efinity Metaverse Fund,’ the main objective behind it is to support its partners in the ecosystem partners and foster the development of a decentralized metaverse. Everything about Enjin’s Efinity...

CME Futures, the futures-exchange giant that offers regulated bitcoin services, has secured a massive investment from Google worth $1 billion aiming to transfer its core trading systems to the cloud. The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, and informs that the tech giant will provide its cloud services to CME to “power markets that handle trillions of dollars in trades each day.” The two parties have agreed on a ten-year partnership. CME will strive to onboard...

Andrew James Bragg, Australia’s senator for New South Wales, recently acknowledged that cryptocurrency enthusiasts in the country are very eager to receive regulations on their activities in the country. Demand for Regulation Continues to Increase In an official statement on Tuesday, Bragg noted that a clear and comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets will increase market stability, among other things. Bragg, who is currently serving as the chairman of the...

The US Senator Cynthia Lummis does not believe memecoins such as Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE) are “here to stay.” She opined that Bitcoin (BTC) is the only decentralized commodity, while the rest of the crypto assets behave like securities. Memecoins Are Not Like Bitcoin Despite garnering a lot of attention and tapping new all-time highs during 2021, investors should beware when dealing with memecoins like Shiba Inu and Dogecoin, asserted Republican Senator Cynthia...

Former police officer Eric Adams was elected the 110th mayor of New York City over Republican anti-crime activist Curtis Sliwa. Adams had promised to restore the pandemic-ravaged city to its former glory within a year. But this victory can also pave the way for New York to become a Bitcoin hub as visioned by the 61-year-old Democrat. Bringing Bitcoin Business Back to New York According to the Associated Press, Adams had 67% of the vote, with 65% of precincts reporting. As a...

Quentin Tarantino – one of the greatest filmmakers of all time –  recently announced that he would auction seven “secret NFTs” featuring uncut Pulp Fiction scenes. As the first of their kind, these non-fungible tokens feature content viewable only by their owners, making them extra special and valuable. Tarantino’s NFT Collection Tarantino’s collection will be distributed on SCRT Labs’ “Secret Network,” a layer 1 blockchain-focused on privacy. The director’s NFTs will utilize...

Yves La Rose, the founder of the EOS Network Foundation, discussed the project’s future, its stance on the relationship between EOS and Block.one, while also outlining how it might move forward. EOS And Block.one Parting Ways? Earlier this year, Yves La Rose stepped down as the CEO of EOS Nation. Speaking today, he revealed his thoughts on the relationship between EOS and Block.one – the company that was behind the project during its record-breaking ICO. According to him, it...