The country’s current progress appears to be on par with Elon Musk’s Neuralink. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-ramp-up-brain-chip-computer-interface-bci-program-monkeys-control-robots?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Month: July 2024
Bitcoin miner TeraWulf is open to merger but not for ‘empire building’
Expanding the number of Bitcoin machines or facilities “makes no sense” if profitability margins don’t increase, TeraWulf’s Kerri Langlais stressed. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-terawulf-open-to-merger-not-empire-building?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Karma served: Pink Drainer gets hit with address poisoning scam
“The scammers have been scammed” — notorious crypto-draining took kit just lost 10 ETH to a wallet poisoning attack. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/pink-drainer-hit-with-address-poisoning-scam?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
$1M bug bounty for Solana Firedancer client goes live this week
Firedancer is a highly anticipated new validator client for the Solana blockchain, and its creator is calling on developers to look high and low for any critical bugs. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/solana-firedancer-offer-one-million-dollars-in-bounties?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Weekend Wrap: Germany moves $80M more BTC, Vitalik donates 100 ETH and more
The German government has moved $80 million worth of BTC to an unknown wallet; Vitalik Buterin donates 100 ETH to make Ethereum “great again,” and more. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-happened-in-crypto-on-the-weekend?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitfarms announces new CEO, Riot launches campaign as corporate dispute escalates
The corporate battle for control of Bitfarms continues to evolve as the company appoints a new CEO while its board continues to be contested by Riot Platforms. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfarms-new-ceo-riot-launches-campaign-corporate-dispute-escalates?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Coinbase-posing scammers steal $1.7M from a user amid a string of attacks
A victim who claims to have lost $1.7 million said a scammer called them claiming to be from Coinbase and sent emails that looked like they came from the crypto exchange. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/scammers-steal-crypto-posing-as-coinbase-scam-call-attacks?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Canada to sanction LiquiTrade for Securities Act violation
The BCSC finds LiquiTrade guilty of running an illegal exchange, which could result in sanctions ranging from fines to a ban. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bcsc-liquitrade-illegal-exchange-ruling?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
BTC price risks ‘double top’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
BTC price disappoints with the weekly close, leading to accusations of a “dead cat bounce” from Bitcoin traders wary of new lows. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/btc-price-risks-double-top-5-things-bitcoin-this-week?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Japanese public firm Metaplanet buys another $2.5M of Bitcoin
After completing the latest purchase, Metaplanet holds 203,734 BTC bought at an average price of around $62,000 per coin. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-japan-buys-dip-bitcoin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound