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North Korea Targets Crypto Exchanges to Fund Missile Programs: UN Report Reveals
North Korea has stolen more than $50 million in cryptocurrency between 2020 and mid-2021 to fund the country's missile programmes, an excerpt from a United Nations report stated.
Bitcoin Eyes Forming a Weekly Higher Low, What Does This Mean?
A pullback to the $40,000 level reignited the formation of a higher low on the weekly chart.
Musk Asks McDonald's to Take Dogecoin as Payment
Elon Musk tweeted, saying that he will eat a happy meal on television if McDonald's accepts Dogecoin.
Telegram to Launch TON Network Later This Month
Telegram Open Network (TON) announced that the original investors had been informed that the blockchain network would launch in late October.
Ripple Invests in MoneyGram Equity Honoring Commitment to Accelerate and Expand On-Demand Liquidity
MoneyGram has announced that Ripple has made the final 20 million dollar investment in MoneyGram equity pursuant to the original $50 million equity investment commitment made earlier this year.
Facebook’s Libra Move to Apply for Swiss Regulator FINMA License: A Failed Permissionless Network?
Libra is moving away from its original plan of permissionless digital currency, widely accessible for the public, due to ongoing unprecedented hardship. Libra will be moving towards a coin that would be subject to foreign exchange controls and regulations.
Dai Stablecoin Reaches 100 Million in Debt Ceiling – An All-Time-High
The Dai (DAI) stablecoin reached the protocol’s built-in debt ceiling of 100 million as there has been 100 million Dai tokens minted. The nearly two-year-old stablecoin project had an original debt ceiling of 50 million, which was raised to 100 million in July 2018.
Is the Price of Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) Driven by Fake News?
The BSV (Bitcoin Satoshi Vision) price chart is peculiar to analyze. Given the state of cryptocurrency investment, it is safe to say that a large influencer of crypto value is derived from speculation, and BSV is plagued by speculation as its chain leader, Craig Wright, continues to claim that he is Satoshi Nakomoto—the anonymous original creator of Bitcoin.
Facebook Calibra Digital Wallet Gets a New Name – Novi
Facebook has renamed its digital wallet, Calibra, as Novi. Calibra was the digital wallet that the social media giant has been building to access Libra digital currencies. In a blog post, the company explained that the new name was inspired by the Latin words “novus” and “via,” meaning “new” and “way.” The digital wallet company, a subsidiary under Facebook will now be named Novi Financial. As previously reported by Blockchain.News, Libra has abandoned its original plan of a widely accessible permissionless digital currency aimed to solve financial inclusion issues, due to ongoing regulatory backlash.
HSBC Chief Legal Officer Stuart Levey Gets Appointed as Libra’s New CEO, Expert in Dealing with Regulatory Backlash
The Libra Association appointed its first CEO, Stuart Levey, the Chief Legal Officer at HSBC Holdings. Levey will be overseeing the Libra digital currency and payments system and holds a strong compliance track record and is expected to join Libra in the coming months. However, HSBC has not shown the same upright compliance record. Levey is also expected to “combine technology innovation with robust compliance and regulatory framework.” The Facebook-led project has invited scrutiny from global regulators, with concerns over its threat to national sovereignty with its potential launch. Many of Libra’s original members, including Vodafone, PayPal, and Visa have also chosen to leave the association.
Cardano EUTXO Blockchain Upgrade Will Combine the Best Of Bitcoin and Ethereum
Cardano founder Charles Hoskins recently shared a file on his Twitter feed that outlined how the upcoming Goguen update will implement smart contracts using an extended UTXO purported to offer the best features of both the Ethereum and Bitcoin blockchain record keeping models.
Microsoft, Eidos, and Fable Plan Blockchain Revival of 'Way of the Tiger'
Microsoft is teaming up with major game developers Eidos and Fable to revive the popular 1980s card game, 'Way of the Tiger' using blockchain technology.
Origin DeFi Protocol Loses $7 Million to Hacker in Security Breach
Origin Protocol is the latest DeFi platform to lose $7 million due to hacking. The company has said that it is working to restore the stolen funds.
SushiSwap (SUSHI) Token Price Surges Over 15% After Merger with Yearn.finance
SushiSwap’s SUSHI token has become the best performing asset in the past 24 hours, and the DeFi token has been able to climb nearly 60 percent in a week.
Twitter Hack Goes Viral as Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Biden Hit by Massive Bitcoin Scam
Twitter has gone haywire as news of a Bitcoin scam hack targeting multiple high-profile figures such as Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, and even multinational tech company Apple has broken out.