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

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Cette semaine, 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…

Un tribunal américain condamne un blanchisseur russe de crypto-rançons à une peine de probation et à une amende

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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…

La police du Kosovo saisit des plates-formes minières cryptographiques aux Serbes

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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 souffre $23 Millions de piratage

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L'échange cryptographique basé à Singapour, Bitrue, a perdu des millions de dollars américains. dollars’ valeur d'éther et d'autres pièces dans un hack. La plateforme de trading a suspendu les retraits jusqu'au début de la semaine prochaine pour effectuer des contrôles de sécurité supplémentaires et a promis d'indemniser les utilisateurs concernés.. 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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Les Etats Unis. Treasury has released a 42-page report assessing the risks of decentralized finance (défi). 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 avril 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…

Le FBI déclare que la fraude aux investissements cryptographiques a augmenté 183% à $2.57 milliards en 2022

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Le Bureau fédéral d'enquête (FBI) affirme que la fraude aux investissements en crypto-monnaie a augmenté 183% depuis $907 millions en 2021 à $2.57 milliards en 2022, sur la base des données de son Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Le FBI a également averti le public “une pointe…

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. en outre, the court has also ordered them to fully compensate the victim for the damages, prosecutors announced….