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Comunidad Bitcoin dividida: Los desafíos de escalamiento desencadenan un intenso debate a medida que Mempool se desborda

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Esta semana, la comunidad de Bitcoin ha estado llena de discusiones sobre los desafíos de escalamiento de la red. A medida que las tarifas de transferencia de blockchain continúan aumentando, la acumulación de transacciones atascadas en el mempool ha alcanzado un máximo sin precedentes. Crypto enthusiasts have been sharing…

Red Bitcoin abrumada por 390,000 Transacciones no confirmadas y tarifas crecientes

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En poco menos de dos semanas, el número de transacciones no confirmadas en la red Bitcoin se ha disparado de 134,000 para acabar 390,000, causando un cuello de botella en el mempool. Este aumento en las transacciones no confirmadas ha resultado en un asombroso 343% increase in transaction…

US Court Sentences Russian Crypto Ransom Launderer to Probation and Fine

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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. dolares’ 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. Bitrue…

US Treasury Report Warns of Defi’s Threat to National Security, Authors Conclude Fiat Is Used in Illicit Finance More Than Crypto

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Los Estados Unidos. Treasury has released a 42-page report assessing the risks of decentralized finance (definitivamente). The report states that specific nation-state adversaries, cybercriminals, ransomware attackers, thieves, and scammers are using defi to “transfer and launder their illicit proceeds.” The Treasury’s report…

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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En abril 3, 2023, at Ethereum block height 16,964,664, a group of MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) bots were exploited for $25.3 millón. 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% a $2.57 Billion in 2022

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says cryptocurrency investment fraud rose 183% de $907 million in 2021 a $2.57 mil millones en 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. Además, the court has also ordered them to fully compensate the victim for the damages, prosecutors announced….