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A New York judge on Friday rejected an attempt by iFinex and related companies, which include include cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuer Tether, to block CryptoX's request for information about the financial reserves backing the USDT token. Source
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The names of two guarantors who signed off on part of Sam Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bail bond will continue to remain a secret for now.A judge has also rejected an agreement that would have permitted Bankman-Fried to use certain messaging apps.Bankman Fried’s lawyers filed an appeal to block the release
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The last two mining difficulty changes on the Bitcoin network have driven difficulty to an all-time high, causing a decrease in hashrate and block interval speed. Before the latest difficulty retarget increase of 4.68%, block intervals were faster than the 10-minute average, at approximately 8 minutes 54 seconds to 9
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A new organization has been established in Turkey with the aim to monitor and help develop the country’s crypto sector, local media reported. Its first task will be to address recent problems with some cryptocurrency exchanges and boost confidence in the industry as a whole. New Entity to Deal With Issues
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Place/Date: - January 24th, 2023 at 11:33 am UTC · 2 min read Contact: Next Block Expo, Source: Next Block Expo With a dedicated mobile app to link people, projects and investors, Next Block Expo’s ambition is to become the most promising networking opportunity for the European blockchain
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Bitcoin’s mining difficulty printed a record increase on Jan. 15, 2023, rising 10.26% to 37.73 trillion at block height 772,128. The network’s difficulty is now at an all-time high. This means, on average, it takes 37.73 trillion hashes, or attempts, to find a valid bitcoin block reward and add it
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In roughly 202 days, the cryptocurrency network Litecoin (LTC) will experience a block reward halving on or around Aug. 3, 2023. Litecoin will be the first major proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to see a reward reduction before Bitcoin’s upcoming halving, which is expected to occur 203 days from now. Litecoin Halving Set
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Nepal's authorities have once again taken steps to block cryptocurrency related activities. In a Jan. 8 notification, Nepal's Telecommunications Authority instructed all internet service providers (ISPs) to prevent operating and managing crypto-related “websites, apps or online networks.” Original Source
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As many as 117 parties have expressed interest in buying up one or more of FTX’s independently operated subsidiaries including FTX Japan, FTX Europe, LedgerX and Embed. In a Jan. 8 court filing made by Kevin Cofsky, a partner at Perella Weinberg, the investment bank representing FTX US and affiliated firms.
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In order to move funds with the wallet, the user must have their phone and be logged into the app with their hardware wallet in hand. Without the two, Guise said, “Block can’t move their money for them.” The third key, which is held by Block in its “cloud recovery
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