ZachXBT claims uptick in thieves targeting crypto traders offline
Online platform GitHub has a list of at least 15 recorded incidents of in person crypto theft in the last year, around 17 in 2023, and 32 in 2021.
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Brian Armstrong: Coinbase Custody Has $1 Billion of Crypto Under Management
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Blockchain will save financial institutions $10B by 2030: Ripple
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