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Riot seeks three Bitfarms board members, says it holds 14.9% stake

The mining firm said it intended to replace Bitfarms board members — including its interim CEO — with three people “completely independent” of both companies.

Nvidia launches in Middle East amid US AI export clampdown: Report

Nvidia partners with Qatari telecom provider Ooredoo to bring advanced AI technology to the Middle East, marking a significant expansion amid U.S. export restrictions.

Bitcoin miner Hut 8 lands $150M investment amid AI boom

Coatue Management invested $150 million in the Bitcoin miner Hut 8 Corp. due to its capability to power generative AI applications with its high-performance computing.

Why are traders shorting Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy?

Short sellers are targeting MicroStrategy stock, but what is the reasoning behind it?

Tether halts USDT minting on EOS and Algorand

Tether discontinues support for the EOS and Algorand implementations of its flagship stablecoin USDT.

Coinbase is the most impersonated crypto brand by scammers: Report

Although Coinbase continues to be the most impersonated brand in the crypto industry, Meta was targeted by over 25 times as many scammers as the exchange.

Web3 gaming is ‘rocket ship’ ready to blast off, say industry execs

The Decentralize with Cointelegraph podcast interviews gaming executives from five Web3 projects to learn everything there is to know about blockchain games.

Ether restaking’s biggest risk is lack of understanding around asset looping — Haven1

Ether restaking is a “robust financial tool,” but investors need to understand the number of loops they are adding.

CoinShares secures 116% return from FTX claim sale

CoinShares will reinvest $39.78 million from the sale of its FTX claim into growth opportunities and enhanced client services.

TON ecosystem flooded with phishing attacks, SlowMist warns

The founder of SlowMist has warned that the Telegram messenger ecosystem is “too free” for exploiters of the TON ecosystem.

Mt. Gox trustee to start Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash repayments in July

After a decade of anticipation, July might finally bring restitution to the users of the now-defunct Mt. Gox exchange.

Bitcoin and Ethereum transaction fees plummet to lowest level in 7 months

In 2024, Bitcoin transaction fees have stayed relatively low, particularly since the April Bitcoin halving, which reduced the BTC mining reward by half.

Can $60K BTC price support hold? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin sentiment is taking a serious beating after BTC price weakness sees six-week lows return.

South Korean think tank cautions against crypto ETFs

South Korean researcher Bo-mi Lee highlights crypto volatility and risks, calling for more research and regulatory measures.

Japan’s Metaplanet plans 1B yen bond sale to buy more Bitcoin

If it could buy the Bitcoin today, Metaplanet’s total Bitcoin holdings would be 241 Bitcoin, worth around $15 million.

Bitcoin falls below $63K after BTC whale transactions drop 42%

Bitcoin transactions worth $100,000 or above have significantly fallen over the past two days. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has retraced below $63,000.

Ethereum could fall 30% after spot ETH ETFs launch — Crypto VC

Mechanism Capital’s Andrew Kang believes an Ether ETF would provide limited upside for the asset unless Ethereum “develops a compelling pathway to improve its economics.”

Bitcoin Lightning hacker Burak introduces new layer 2 ‘Brollups’

The Bitcoin developer says Brollups can support more than 90% of decentralized finance use cases, from NFT sales to token orders on DEXs.

Asset tokenization to reach $2T by 2030 despite ‘cold start’ — McKinsey

Tokenized financial assets have seen a slow start, and broad adoption is “far away,” but McKinsey analysts predict some will take off faster than others.

Dogwifhat falls out of top 50, tumbles 38% over past 7 days

Dogwifhat saw the steepest seven-day price decline among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap but remains in fourth place among memecoins.

Bitcoin offers ‘economic immortality,’ will reach $10M per coin— Michael Saylor

Saylor’s comments came during a wide-reaching discussion with Bitcoin podcast host Robin Seyr.

Bitcoin price loses ground as TON, PEPE, KAS and JASMY catch traders’ attention

TON, PEPE, KAS, and JASMY could attract buying if bears fail to pin Bitcoin below $64,602.

DARPA release highlights difficulty in developing quantum finance solutions

Quantum computing for finance is proving to be one of the harder problems for scientists in the field.

Layer-2 rollups must decentralize sequencers or face the consequences

Centralized sequencers achieve higher throughputs and performance, but they also create severe security risks — illustrated by a $2.6 million exploit on Linea.

How do you put the right valuation on digital assets?

What's the best way to place a value on a cryptocurrency? Take your pick, because there are dozens of options.

Bitcoin prepping breakout with '$90K+' BTC price target — New analysis

Bitcoin faces a key weekly close as BTC price indicators keep bulls' hopes alive when it comes to new all-time highs.

MakerDAO delegate’s $11M in tokens stolen in phishing scam

The user fell victim to the phishing scam after signing multiple phishing signatures, which led to losing their digital assets.

EigenLayer enhances EigenDA security to combat Sybil attacks

With the additional security feature, EigenLayer aims to protect the service it offers while guaranteeing its availability to all clients.

Mark Cuban claims his Gmail was hacked after receiving hoax call

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban claims that any email sent from his account “after 3.30pm” Pacific Standard Time on June 22 was not from him.

Binance assists BtcTurk attack probe, freezes $5.3M in 'stolen funds'

Binance is assisting in investigating the malicious attack on Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk, according to Binance CEO Richard Teng.

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