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Web3 part of a ‘new capitalism’ says Japan PM Kishida
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How rising interest costs impact government finances
[ad_1] Quick Take According to the Founder of Equity Management Associates, Lawrence Lepard, in his EMA Q2 report, the escalating interest expense, rapidly nearing a run rate of $1 trillion, is a major cause of the expanding government deficit. These factors imply that the government’s interest payments are surpassing its expenditure on national defense, according…
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Ransomware group known to use Monero and Bitcoin targets Italian asset manager
[ad_1] The Italian asset manager Azimut has been targeted by the international ransomware group BlackCat, Reuters reported on July 24. Reuters said that the company disclosed the cyberattack on the same day and added that the firm has rejected any demand for a ransom payment. The company suggested that the attack did not harm client…
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Arkham announces $5K bounty payout as Terra-related address are identified
[ad_1] Arkham Intelligence said in a tweet dated July 24 that the first of its crypto wallet identification bounties has now been paid out. The relevant bounty was awarded to an on-chain sleuth with the handle ErgoBTC and a second, anonymous individual. The two discovered evidence of addresses owned by Terraform Labs and its founder…
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First trades at Binance.US involved wash trading, WSJ alleges based on CZ memo
[ad_1] Some of Binance.US’ first cryptocurrency trades were conducted internally and constituted wash trading, the Wall Street Journal said on July 24. The Journal said that Binance.US saw $70,000 worth of Bitcoin trading over its first hour of operations in 2019. But according to an internal memo, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said regarding those trades:…
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Tokenized Deposits as Alternative to Stablecoins Favored by South Korean Banks in Preparation for CBDCs
[ad_1] South Korean banks are favoring Certificate of Deposit (CD) tokens as potential alternatives to “volatile” stablecoins, as reported by the South Korean news organization Pulse on July 24. According to Pulse, industry sources revealed that Hana Bank plans to research CD tokens as part of the bank’s preparations for a potential Central Bank Digital…
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SBF agrees to gag order after New York Times article raises tampering concerns
[ad_1] Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) will agree to a potential gag order and refrain from making any public statements related to FTX and the people involved in the lawsuit, Reuters reported. Presiding Judge Lewis Kaplan will make a ruling on whether the gag order is needed or not at an upcoming July 26…
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President Putin approves digital Ruble, as Russia prepares for crypto exchange trial run
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Federal Reserve’s CBDC efforts likened to ‘financial Death Star’ by U.S. lawmaker
[ad_1] U.S. lawmaker Warren Davidson urged Congress to criminalize attempts to build a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by the Federal Reserve, according to a July 23 tweet. Federal Reserve lists CBDC-related job positions. Davidson said this in light of a recent Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco job listing requesting a Senior Crypto Architect…
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Bitcoin sees first outflows in a month as Ethereum, XRP enjoy investors’ confidence
[ad_1] Digital assets investment products recorded $6.5 million in outflows this week after four consecutive weeks of inflows totaling $742 million, Coinshares reported on July 24. This week’s outflows break the longest streak of inflows since late 2021, coinciding with the recent market downturn that saw Bitcoin’s (BTC) price dump to its lowest value since…