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The implementation of the Dash Core v19 hard fork has been delayed to June 14. The hard fork intended to improve the security of the Dash network with BLS signatures and ensure high-performance masternode implementation. On Monday, May 22, the Dash blockchain suspended processing new transactions as well as producing
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Amid financial scrutiny, UK fintech giant Revolut faces rejection for its long-running banking license application. Revolut is facing a possible rejection of its UK banking license application submitted to the Bank of England (BoE). The British neobank’s long-standing application for a UK banking license appears to be in jeopardy and could cause a
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Hardware wallet maker Ledger is facing significant backlash for its recent introduction of a tool enabling users to back up their seed phrases through the transmission of encrypted key fragments to third-party firms. The crypto community has not embraced this new feature, with numerous digital currency users venting their frustration
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Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms – formerly Riot Blockchain – is seeking to recover “more than $26 million” in alleged unpaid fees from Texas-based Bitcoin (BTC) miner, Rhodian Enterprises, according to its Q1 2023 report.Published on May 10, Riot's Q1 2023 financial report stated that Whinstone – a wholly owned subsidiary of
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has stressed that “there is a significant risk that the Treasury will run out of funds at some point in the first two weeks of June” if the debt ceiling is not raised or suspended. The CBO’s projection is in line with the estimate by
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A lawsuit filed in a district court in Illinois details Jump Trading's alleged involvement with Terra Labs in manipulating the price of algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST). According to court documents from May 9, the firm purchased millions of UST tokens in 2021 hoping to manipulate its value to reach $1. Plaintiff
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The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been accused of “wrongfully” profiting from its users’ facial and fingerprint scans. “Coinbase collects, stores, possesses, otherwise obtains, uses, and disseminates its users’ biometric data to, amongst other things, further enhance Coinbase and its online ‘app-based’ Platform,” a proposed class action lawsuit details. Coinbase ‘Wrongfully
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Coinbase violated biometric privacy laws in Illinois through its collection and storage of customer fingerprints and facial templates, a proposed class-action lawsuit alleges.A May 1 filing in a California District Court by a Coinbase user claimed the exchange's requirement that a customer uploads pictures of a valid ID and a
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According to multiple reports, First Republic Bank is facing significant financial difficulties and could be taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) if private sector banks do not intervene. The FDIC has reportedly approached several large commercial banks regarding purchasing First Republic after the bank’s stocks dropped more
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Lemon8 growth in the US could also get the attention of US regulators, especially due to its relationship with ByteDance. Chinese tech giant and TikTok developer ByteDance is pushing another social media app, Lemon8, into the US market as TikTok faces a possible ban. The popular short video app is under pressure
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