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Brazilian CBDC pilot source code includes methods to freeze, drain wallets

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[ad_1] Banco Central do Brasil published the source code for its CBDC on GitHub last week and allowed the public to conduct an audit of the system’s code. Developers soon found concerning functionality in the source code of Brazil’s CBDC pilot, including mechanisms to control individual wallets and the funds they hold. Concerning functions Developers…

Vanguard’s investments in Bitcoin mining firms Marathon, Riot approach $620M

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[ad_1] Vanguard Group has increased its investment in the Bitcoin mining firms Marathon Digital Holdings and Riot Blockchain in two July 10 filings. Vanguard now owns 17.5 million shares in Marathon. That number is shown in the line detailing the aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person in a filing submitted to the U.S.…

Former FTX exec Ryan Salame under investigation for suspected campaign finance violations: WSJ

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[ad_1] U.S. prosecutors have launched an investigation into Ryan Salame, formerly an executive with the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, to ascertain if he potentially violated campaign-financing laws in favor of his girlfriend, Michelle Bond, the Wall Street Journal reported July 11, citing people familiar with the matter. Bond ran as a Republican congressional candidate for the…

Space and Time’s latest AI integration enables natural language prompts for data queries, pipelines, and more

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Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek exits crypto altogether amid regulatory crackdown

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[ad_1] Singapore sovereign fund Temasek said it is not planning to invest in crypto companies due to the current regulatory environment, its Chief investment officer, Rohit Sipahimalani, told CNBC in a July 11 report. “There’s a lot of regulatory uncertainty in this environment. And I do think that it will be very difficult for us…

Bitcoin mining difficulty sees 7% uptick in 11th such rise this year.

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[ad_1] Quick Take The difficulty level of Bitcoin mining has recently undergone an upward adjustment exceeding 7%. This noteworthy shift signifies the 11th such increase seen this year, clearly highlighting a pattern of escalating difficulty. Interestingly, the last adjustment trended in the contrary direction, making the present increase the second-largest adjustment observed this year. These…

Analyzing Bitcoin holdings among mining companies

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[ad_1] Quick Take The Bitcoin Micropig has recently put together an informative chart showcasing the Bitcoin holdings of different mining companies from January 2022 to June 2023. On average, these companies tend to hold around 75% of their Bitcoin, a commonly known metric referred to as the “HODL” rate. “HODL” stands for “Hold On for…

Algorand’s largest DeFi protocol Algofi to shut operations

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