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The Brazilian authorities have reportedly launched an investigation against one of the greatest soccer players of all time – Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (better known as Ronaldinho) – over allegations that he might have participated in a cryptocurrency scam. The athlete was summoned to testify on the matter but failed to appear in court without giving explanations for his absence. Expected to Show up in Court Next Week According to recent coverage, the former star of FC...

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) discovered that the North Korean hacking collective – the Lazarus Group – has drained cryptocurrencies worth millions of dollars through several attacks in the past few years. The security agency believes the wrongdoers could soon cash out 1,580 BTC (worth almost $41 million at current prices). Stay Focused on the Lazarus’ Actions The FBI released a statement to notify cryptocurrency companies about a potential move that the...

A collective of 50 Russian customers of the non-custodial decentralized wallet – Atomic Wallet – have reportedly launched a class action lawsuit against it after becoming victims of a recent $100 million exploit.  Some believe the North Korean hackers – the Lazarus Group – were responsible for the heist. However, Boris Feldman (who coordinates the victims’ efforts) thinks there might be Ukrainian involvement in the attack. Working on Recovering Lost Assets According to recent...

In a significant move within the crypto realm, Circle, the company behind USD Coin (USDC), said it will extend support for its stablecoin to six more blockchains in the next two months. Based on a joint release by Coinbase and Circle, USDC, already available on nine blockchains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Stellar, Tron, Flow, Algorand, Hedera and Solana, will be rolled out on additional chains. While the release does not mention names, earlier reports from...

A former engineer at Alameda Research has come forward with claims on X that his entire life savings were stolen by Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), his former boss. Aditya Baradwaj paints a vivid picture of the rise and fall of FTX, exposing the contradictions, grand visions, and heartbreaking consequences that ensued. As an engineer at Alameda Research, I had my entire life savings stolen from me by my former boss: Sam Bankman-Fried. Now, after months of recuperation from the...

After the late-business week pump and dump that drove BTC to a six-day high, the cryptocurrency has returned to $26,000 as it did during the last weekend as well. Most altcoins are also calmer today, with XRP and SHIB standing out as the top performers from the larger-cap ones. BTC Back to $26K August 17 became one of the worst trading days for bitcoin this year when the primary digital asset plummeted by over $3,000 to register a two-month low of just over $25,300. It...

Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch announced expansion across the Coinbase-incubated layer-2 blockchain, Base. 1inch also mentioned that Base is poised to gain advantages from “Coinbase product integrations and convenient fiat onramps,” which will also be extended to projects within the ecosystem. The team also revealed the deployment of the 1inch Aggregation Protocol and the 1inch Limit Order Protocol on Base. The latest expansion will enable 1inch users to get access...

The end of last week was a lot more eventful as the primary cryptocurrency dumped hard by over $3,000 in hours to see its lowest price tag in over two months at just over $25,000. Then came the recovery attempts that saw BTC regain around a grand. However, not much has happened to bitcoin’s price since then, as the asset calmed at around $26,000. The only exceptions were on Wednesday when it dropped suddenly by over $500, and yesterday. Thursday saw a more notable price jump...

Popular Web3 domain service provider – Unstoppable Domains – announced the launch of  ‘Unstoppable Messaging.’ The new offering is an end-to-end encrypted Web3 domain messenger that aims to help Web3 participants connect with friends, stay updated on their projects, and foster communities in a decentralized manner while retaining privacy. Unstoppable Domains also plans to expand its functionalities and has roped in two messaging platforms for the same. Unstoppable Messaging...

Hacker groups affiliated with North Korea have become highly active in the digital asset space, relentlessly pilfering funds. Despite a decrease from the record-breaking numbers of 2022, the “hermit kingdom” has continued to concentrate on the cryptocurrency landscape this year. In fact, the stolen funds are being funneled in billions into the country’s nuclear program. North Korea’s Crypto Heists According to a report by local media outlet Asia Today, South Korea’s National...