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Cryptocurrencies

A New Paper Claims Zcash-Style Privacy for Bitcoin, No Fork Required

Shielded Bitcoin is the latest idea to improve privacy for the world's largest and most popular cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrencies

North Korea ‘Very Likely’ Behind $388 Million Hack of Crypto Exchange Bitget

The exchange says private keys were not stolen, a bitcoin-backed protection fund covers the loss, and withdrawals stay...

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Feds Reportedly Investigating Crypto Titan Binance Over Iran Sanctions

The DOJ's criminal division and U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan are reportedly involved.

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Mr. Robot’s Ecoin Comes to Life Via Wall Street’s New Blockchain

Circle’s new Arc blockchain puts its USDC stablecoin at the center of a permissioned network secured by BlackRock,...

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The Crypto Industry Wasn’t Able to Buy Congress After All

The crypto industry’s top legislative priority fell short of the 60 votes needed to even reach the Senate...

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Bitcoin’s Network Hashrate Is 50% Below Trend as Miners Shift to AI

A new CoinShares report says Bitcoin’s network hashrate is about 50% below its growth trend after experiencing the...

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Crypto’s Latest Stablecoin Innovation? Chargebacks.

Crypto enthusiasts who once promised that permissionless payments would shatter the tyranny of traditional finance are now trying...

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‘White Hat’ Liquid Network Crypto Hackers Are Now Grandstanding and Demanding a 10% Bounty

The two parties have been communicating via OP_RETURN transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain.

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Hunter Biden’s Crypto Memecoin Launch Went Even Worse Than Predicted

It’s no wonder as to why Andrew Callaghan made sure to distance himself from the crypto project.

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Trump’s Apparent Crypto Conflicts Could Sink the CLARITY Act

A Republican senator is now openly saying ethics language could be what finally kills the bill.