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White Hat ‘SEAL’ Team Surpasses 900 Investigations in Crypto Hack Protection
August 27, 2024 04:30 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaIn response to the escalating threat of cryptocurrency hacks, an elite group of ethical hackers has formed a specialized team named SEAL (Security Alliance). Led by Samczsun, a white hat hacker and Paradigm researcher, SEAL aims to enhance security m...
Bitcoin Millionaires Increase by 111% in a Year Amid Crypto Rally
August 27, 2024 04:29 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe number of Bitcoin millionaires globally has surged by 111% over the past year, reaching 85,400 individuals who now hold assets exceeding $1 million in Bitcoin. This significant increase is highlighted in the Crypto Wealth Report 2024 by Henley an...
Durov's Arrest Raises Concerns for the Crypto Industry
August 27, 2024 04:28 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe arrest of Pavel Durov, co-founder and CEO of Telegram, in France on August 24 has elicited significant concerns within the cryptocurrency community and beyond. Durov's arrest has led to a sharp decline in the value of Toncoin, highlighting the ra...
Judge Orders Martin Shkreli to Surrender Unique Wu-Tang Album Copies
August 27, 2024 04:27 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaMartin Shkreli has been ordered by a New York federal judge to surrender all digital copies of a rare Wu-Tang Clan album, as legal proceedings continue. This development follows Shkreli's earlier forfeiture of the physical album in 2018.,The album, a...
Base Reaches 1M Daily Active Addresses as Basenames Gains Traction
August 27, 2024 04:09 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaCoinbase's layer-2 network, Base, has achieved a significant milestone with over 1 million daily active addresses, marking a notable increase in user engagement and network activity. On August 24, Base reached a peak of 1.05 million daily active addr...
BlackRock ETF Records Largest Inflow in 35 Days as Bitcoin Weekly Rally Pauses
August 27, 2024 04:08 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaBlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) recorded its largest daily net inflow in 35 days on August 26, amounting to $224.1 million. This surge in inflows coincided with Bitcoin’s price dipping slightly below $64,000 following a significant weekl...
Elon Musk Endorses Comprehensive AI Safety Regulations
August 27, 2024 04:07 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaElon Musk has publicly supported increased regulation for artificial intelligence, aligning his stance with the need to govern technologies that pose risks to public safety. His position comes in response to proposed legislation that some experts arg...
French Authorities Authorized to Detain Durov
August 27, 2024 04:07 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUntil August 28,France's prosecutor’s office has provided additional details regarding the recent arrest of Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram, which occurred on August 24. In a notice issued on August 26, French authorities revealed that Durov...
SEC Files Charges Against Siblings for $60M Ponzi Scheme Involving Crypto Trading Bot
August 27, 2024 04:05 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against brothers Jonathan Adam and Tanner Adam, accusing them of operating a fraudulent $60 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme involving a non-existent trading bot. The com...
Vitalik Buterin Addresses Criticism of Ethereum's Commitment to DeFi
August 27, 2024 03:59 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaEthereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has addressed recent criticisms regarding his stance on decentralized finance (DeFi), defending his position on the sector’s role within the Ethereum ecosystem. The debate was sparked by Kain Warwick, the creator o...
Bitcoin Set for $150K Surge, but Sellers May Impact Rally
August 27, 2024 03:58 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaBitcoin is approaching a critical period that one Jamie Coutts from RealVision, has termed "batshit season" or the Banana Zone. Coutts suggested that if Bitcoin follows historical bull market trends, it could potentially reach $150,000 by the end of...
Stacks' Nakamoto Upgrade Poised to Transform DeFi on Bitcoin
August 27, 2024 03:57 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Stacks Network is set to undergo a significant transformation with the activation of its Nakamoto Upgrade on August 28. This upgrade marks the largest enhancement in the network’s history and promises to reshape the landscape for decentralized fi...
EigenLayer's EigenDA to Enable Layer-2 Native Token Restaking
August 27, 2024 03:56 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaEigenDA, a data availability protocol from EigenLayer, has expanded its capabilities to support native token restaking for layer-2 scaling networks. This update, announced on August 26, introduces the ability for users to restake layer-2 tokens in ad...
President Trump and New York Governor Propose Transition to Nuclear Energy
August 27, 2024 03:55 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaNuclear energy is gaining traction as a solution to meet ambitious climate goals and address significant energy demands. According to data from SMR Nuclear, nuclear power plants collectively produce approximately 441,398,880 megawatt-hours of energy...
Rumpel Labs to Introduce Platform for Tokenizing Airdrop Points
August 27, 2024 01:00 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaRumpel Labs is set to introduce a new decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol in September aimed at overcoming the limitations of traditional airdrop models. The protocol will enable users to tokenize and trade airdrop points, according to an announcem...
Argentina Integrates Ethereum into Buenos Aires High School Curriculum
August 27, 2024 12:59 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHigh schools in Buenos Aires will soon offer blockchain internships as part of an initiative to integrate Ethereum and blockchain technology into the educational curriculum. This development follows a collaboration between Argentina’s Ministry of Edu...
Bitcoin Miner Rhodium Files for Bankruptcy in Texas
August 27, 2024 12:58 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaRhodium Enterprises, a Bitcoin mining firm, has filed for voluntary bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The bankruptcy petition, submitted on August 24, reveals that the company’s liab...
Ethereum's 40-Month Decline Against Bitcoin Unlikely to Lead to Dollar
August 27, 2024 12:57 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe correlation between the ETH/BTC pair and the US Dollar Index (DXY) has intensified as market participants anticipate the Federal Reserve’s rate decision in September. Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, has declined by appro...
Crypto Investment Products Experience Highest Inflows in Five Weeks
August 27, 2024 12:56 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaBitcoin experienced an 8% increase in value amidst a significant rise in inflows to Bitcoin-related exchange-traded products (ETPs). According to a report by CoinShares released on August 26, digital asset investment products saw substantial weekly i...
Market Overview 8/26: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB
August 27, 2024 12:20 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaBitcoin and altcoins are experiencing some profit-taking today, yet the overall uptrend remains intact. Bitcoin, currently trading near $62,923, has rebounded sharply from its August low of $49,000. Historically, Bitcoin has struggled to maintain gai...