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Bitcoin Community Divided: Scaling Challenges Trigger Intense Debate as Mempool Overflows

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Schild, the Bitcoin community has been abuzz with discussions about the network’s scaling challenges. As the blockchain’s transfer fees continue to surge, the backlog of transactions stuck in the mempool has hit an unprecedented high. Crypto enthusiasts have been sharing…

Bitcoin Network Overwhelmed by 390,000 Unconfirmed Transactions and Surging Fees

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In just under two weeks, the number of unconfirmed transactions on the Bitcoin network has skyrocketed from 134,000 to over 390,000, causing a bottleneck in the mempool. This surge in unconfirmed transactions has resulted in a staggering 343% increase in transaction…

US-Gericht verurteilt russischen Krypto-Lösegeldwäscher zu Bewährung und Geldstrafe

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A Russian crypto entrepreneur, charged with laundering money from ransomware attacks, has been sentenced to probation and fined in the U.S. after pleading guilty. Founder of two coin trading platforms, Denis Dubnikov, was arrested in the Netherlands and extradited to the…

Police in Kosovo Seize Crypto Mining Rigs From Serbs

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Kosovo police have seized dozens of crypto mining devices from residents of a majority Serb region in the north of the country. Authorities in Pristina and Belgrade exchanged accusations over the move, which has the potential to raise tensions in the…

Crypto Exchange Bitrue Suffers $23 Million Hack

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Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitrue has lost millions of U.S. Dollar’ worth of ether and other coins in a hack. The trading platform suspended withdrawals until early next week to conduct additional security checks and promised to compensate the affected users. Bitwahr…

Bericht des US-Finanzministeriums warnt vor der Bedrohung der nationalen Sicherheit durch Defi, Die Autoren kommen zu dem Schluss, dass Fiat-Währungen in der illegalen Finanzierung häufiger eingesetzt werden als Kryptowährungen

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Die USA. Das Finanzministerium hat einen 42-seitigen Bericht veröffentlicht, in dem die Risiken der dezentralen Finanzierung bewertet werden (ein Gesetzesvorschlag, der darauf abzielt, die Generierung und Handhabung von Daten durch die Akteure, die sie nutzen, zu regeln). In dem Bericht heißt es, dass es sich dabei um konkrete nationalstaatliche Gegner handelt, Cyberkriminelle, Ransomware-Angreifer, Diebe, und Betrüger nutzen Defi dazu “ihre illegalen Erlöse transferieren und waschen.” Der Bericht des Finanzministeriums…

South African Professor Accuses US Regulators of Attempting to ‘Assassinate Crypto’

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The United States’ attempts to “assassinate crypto” are illegal and unlikely to succeed because “crypto is global,” Steven Boykey Sidley, a South African professor and author, has argued. According to Sidley, many formerly U.S.-based companies and innovators have fled the country…

Rogue Validator Exploits MEV Bots on Ethereum, Resulting in $25.3M in Crypto Losses

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Im April 3, 2023, at Ethereum block height 16,964,664, a group of MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) bots were exploited for $25.3 Million. An analysis of the exploit revealed that a renegade validator switched the MEV bots’ transactions and seized various crypto…

FBI Says Crypto Investment Fraud Rose 183% zu $2.57 Milliarden rein 2022

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says cryptocurrency investment fraud rose 183% von $907 million in 2021 zu $2.57 Milliarden ein 2022, based on data from its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The FBI also warned the public of “a spike…

Russian Court Sends 3 Crypto Robbers to Strict-Regime Prison

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Three Russians are going to spend time in high-security prison for stealing over a million U.S. dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency from another man. Zusätzlich, the court has also ordered them to fully compensate the victim for the damages, prosecutors announced….