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Justice Department to Announce Major International Crypto Enforcement Action

The press conference will be led by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and other speakers will include Assistant Attorney General Kennth Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department's criminal division, U.S. Attorney Breon Peace of the Eastern District of New York, the FBI's Associate Deputy Director Brian Turner and the Treasury

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Bank of England to Backtrack on Digital Pound as Digital Euro Receives Major Boost

Several nations trying to adopt CBDCs have maintained that digital currencies should only complement cash rather than outrightly replace them.Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England (BoE) governor, has shared his thoughts on the idea of the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) – the digital pound. Bailey believes that there

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Onchain Researchers Discover $63M in Ethereum From Harmony Bridge Attack Moved, Hackers Attempt to Launder Funds on Major Exchanges – Bitcoin News

On Jan. 15, 2023, onchain researchers discovered that funds stolen during the Harmony bridge attack had been moved. The suspected thieves, who are allegedly associated with the North Korean hacking syndicate Lazarus Group, moved 41,000 ethereum, worth $63.2 million at current exchange rates. Onchain Researchers Track Stolen Ethereum From Harmony Bridge

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Cornell Professor Warns of Disruption to US Bond Market From Potential Collapse of Major Stablecoin – Economics Bitcoin News

A professor from Cornell University has warned about the potential effects a collapse of a major stablecoin could have on the U.S. bond market. Eswar Prasad said that if large stablecoins face a collapse, the number of Treasury bonds they would need to sell could disrupt the U.S. Treasuries market,

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Major media outlets demand identities of SBF’s $250M bond guarantors

Eight major media companies including Bloomberg, The Financial Times and Reuters have demanded public disclosure of the two individuals responsible for guaranteeing FTX former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bond. In a Jan. 12 letter addressed to New York District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan, attorneys from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP — acting

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Litecoin to Undergo Block Reward Halving in Just Over 200 Days, First Among Major PoW Cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin News

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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