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⁠Bunny and Qubit turns to DAO following $80 million bug exploit The exploit took place on the Ethereum-BSC bridge that saw the hacker use $185 million as collateral to steal $80 million worth of tokens from lending pools…

⁠Bitcoin's 30% recovery in two weeks has BTC whales back in accumulation mode The number of Bitcoin addresses holding at least 1,000 BTC has risen in recent weeks.

⁠Sustainable Bitcoin miner uses waste heat to dry wood Not only does one Norwegian Bitcoin miner boast 99% renewable energy stats but it’s even using waste heat to dry out timber and soon seaweed.

⁠Ontario government freezes millions more in donations to Freedom Convoy The second attempt to block funds from reaching the truckers through a traditional fundraising platform has resulted in more donations being made i…

⁠EU finance chief says digital euro bill coming in early 2023 The European Union’s finance chief announced that a bill introducing a digital euro will be hitting tables in European parliament as early as 2023.

⁠China's Metaverse plans: Decentralization not required Experts claim that although China is unlikely to decriminalize crypto in the short term, NFTs and blockchain still have a place in the Communist nation’s Metaverse…

⁠BBC pulls doco as doubts emerge over trader who turned $50 into $8M “The BBC swiftly said it had withdrawn the show but did not make any further comment on its editorial checks,” The Guardian wrote.

⁠Ransomware crypto payments hit at least $602M last year: Chainalysis The total amount of value extracted through ransomware payments in 2021 is expected to rise above 2020 levels once all the data is sorted through.

⁠iOS jailbreak dev wins $2M bounty for finding critical Optimism bug Ethereum scaling startup Optimism disclosed a “critical bug” fix in the project’s Geth fork that would have allowed malicious hackers to create infinit…

⁠YouTube sees ‘incredible potential’ in NFT video sales despite backlash threat “There’s a lot to consider in making sure we approach these new technologies responsibly, but we think there’s incredible potential as well,…

⁠MakerDAO launches biggest ever bug bounty with $10M reward Immunefi’s largest bug bounty to date aims to help MakerDAO pinpoint potential vulnerabilities in its smart contracts and apps to prevent monetary losses.

⁠Digital yuan transactions beat out Visa at Winter Olympics venue: report Many of the National Stadium retailers allowing purchases with China’s CBDC were outside the Olympics' quarantine bubble for athletes, journalists…

⁠OnlyFans offers NFT profile picture feature One more social network seeks to maximize creator gains by integrating NFT capabilities into its platform.

⁠Analysts say Bitcoin’s range-bound trading at a key support level reflects a trend reversal BTC’s journey into the $43,000 to $46,000 price range could be another sign that the multi-month correction has ended.

⁠How HashEx is developing new auditing methods to outsmart hackers, as told by founder Dmitry Mishunin Hackers often manually try to find exploits in underlying smart contracts, and mass AI simulation of attacks in contr…

⁠'One currency change every generation,' how monetary skepticism spearheaded cryptocurrency adoption in Czechia "Since the end of the 19th century, there have been seven distinct currencies in the region that is now Czec…

⁠AXS, RON and SLP surge after Axie Infinity developers revamp the project’s tokenomics Axie Infinity developers recently announced changes to the platform’s play-to-earn gaming economy, triggering a strong rally in RON,…

​​Concordium AMA: What makes it the blockchain built for the future economy? Watch Cointelegraph's exclusive conversation with Concordium, where we will discuss why the project may be the blockchain built for the future…

⁠New Hampshire Governor issues executive order establishing commission to study crypto The commission will have until Aug. 8 to submit a report including a “review and investigation regarding the current status of the cr…

⁠Strong Bitcoin and stocks rally position bulls for victory in Friday’s $860M options expiry Recent strength in BTC and the recovery in equities markets are boosting investors’ confidence and giving bulls the upper hand…

⁠Top Latin American exchange Bitso officially expands to Colombia Founded in 2014 in Mexico, Bitso is now officially present in Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador and Colombia.

⁠Cointelegraph Consulting: Comeback clues from January’s crypto cold spell In the past three months, whale addresses with 100–10,000 BTC have dumped approximately 150,000 BTC.

⁠US Federal Reserve bank at the helm of CBDC research effort appoints new president Susan M. Collins is set to become the first Black woman to head a Federal Reserve Bank.

⁠Canadian MP introduces bill aimed at encouraging growth in crypto sector “To be a world leader, Canada needs to make sure cryptoasset experts and investors are telling us what policy they need or what policy they don’t…

⁠Bitcoin business in France: Regulation, education and cash buy frustration Cointelegraph sat down with the only Bitcoin business in France that allows Bitcoin cash buys, Bitcoin-lyon.

⁠Bitcoin rejects sell-off as 7.5% US inflation fails to keep BTC down for long Bitcoin outsmarts bears as $1,800 losses turn to even stronger gains on the start of Wall Street trading.

⁠Living on a volcano: The outlook of El Salvador’s crypto mining industry El Salvador’s crypto mining potential is there but it will take some time and effort to come to fruition