Crypto ATMs surge 17X in Australia amid concerns over use by bad actors
The number of new crypto ATMs in Australia has surged 17 times over the past two years, but TRM Labs has warned about their use in scams, fraud, and crime.
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Leaked mobile phone numbers have given scammers an easy way to drain Friend.tech user accounts. 190 Total views 17 Total shares A single scammer has reportedly managed to steal around $385,000 worth of Ether (ETH) in less than 24 hours amid a scourge of SIM-swap hacks seemingly targeting Friend.tech users.On Oct. 5, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT

MakerDAO proposal seeks to hike DAI savings rate to 3.33%
The DAI savings rate was previously increased to 1% in December 2022, and led to 35 million DAI being deposited in the span of a month, according to MakerDAO. 228 Total views 2 Total shares The community of Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol MakerDAO will soon vote on a proposal seeking to increase the Dai…

US Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to accept Bitcoin for campaign donations
Ramaswamy stated, “Let’s make the 2024 election a referendum on fiat currency.” 218 Total views 8 Total shares Vivek Ramaswamy becomes the second Presidential candidate in the United States to officially accept Bitcoin (BTC) donations for the upcoming 2024 elections. “Give $1,” said Ramaswamy while announcing that he was accepting Bitcoin donations. The revelation came just…

Bitcoin ‘significantly de-risked here’ as nearly 80% of cyclical price correction is done — Analyst
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ETH developer programs AI-generated memecoin AstroPepeX using ChatGPT
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Polygon’s Discord channel hacked, team works to regain control
As the value and popularity of digital assets continue to rise, cybercriminals are incentivized to exploit any vulnerabilities they can find.