South Korean ministries look to upgrade status of crypto crime unit
The temporary unit is reportedly being transformed into a permanent department as enforcement actions rise dramatically in South Korea.
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The lawyer for Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator of defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, said his defendant will go on a hunger strike this Monday, Russian state-owned news outlet TASS reported Nov. 23.According to Timofey Musatov, the head of the lawyers representing Vinnik, the reason given for the hunger strike is that “he [Vinnik] was…

Japan’s LINE Pay and Visa Partner on New Blockchain, Digital Payments Solutions
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Ether price stalls at $1,630 after gaining 50% in under a week
Price action across the cryptocurrency market was largely subdued on July 21, as traders took a day to digest gains over the past week and book profits following the biggest relief rally since early June.Amid speculation about what drove the recent rally, the Ethereum Merge has consistently ranked at the top of the list. The market…

‘Elon Musk at Bitcoin 2024’ scam, Lazarus Group hacks, MOG phishing: Crypto-Sec
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DeFi literacy: Universities embrace decentralized finance education
Decentralized finance, or DeFi, has become one of the fastest-growing sectors within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Data shows that the total value locked (TVL) in all DeFi protocols is now around $130 billion. This is an important metric, as some analysts view TVL as one of the best ways to measure sentiment within the DeFi sector. While growth…

SubQuery raises $9M for Polkadot data protocol
Blockchain venture capitalists continue to fund Polkadot projects with growing conviction. SubQuery aims to bring data indexing infrastructure to the network. 211 Total views 13 Total shares Decentralized data aggregator SubQuery has concluded a $9 million funding round to build Polkadot’s first data aggregation layer, a move that could strengthen data indexing for the emerging…

The pandemic year ends with a tokenized carbon cap-and-trade solution
It has been a blazing start to a new decade, with 13% more large, uncontrolled wildfires around the world this year compared with 2019. This has spelled dire consequences for CO2 levels, which have made worse a terrible COVID-19 pandemic that has led to unprecedented worldwide lockdowns that have rapidly pushed the economy toward digitization.Related:…

Bibox beats lawsuit alleging unregistered securities issuance
A U.S. district has rejected a lawsuit alleging that Bibox sold unregistered securities because the lead plaintiff last traded the tokens in question more than 12 months ago. 1405 Total views 16 Total shares A lawsuit accusing crypto exchange Bibox of selling six unregistered securities was thrown out of a U.S. District Court after Judge…