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Coinbase faces renewed scrutiny after a coinbase data breach in which hackers bribed offshore support contractors, siphoned customer data and demanded a $20 million bitcoin ransom, an extortion the exchange refused to pay.
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https://yfarmx.com/coinbase-data-breach
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U.S. prosecutors have asked Judge Amy Berman Jackson to sentence 25-year-old Eric Council Jr. to two years in prison for the January 2024 SIM-swap attack that let him seize the SEC's X account and publish a bogus approval of spot-Bitcoin ETFs.
https://yfarmx.com/sim-swap-culprit-faces-24-months-over-fake-bitcoin-etf-x-post
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No confirmed user losses have been reported, but the scare drew inevitable comparisons with a 2022 DNS hijack that siphoned roughly $570,000 before being contained.
https://yfarmx.com/defis-centralised-gateways-under-fire-after-twin-incidents-at-curve-and-zksync/
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Alex Mashinsky sentenced to twelve years for the Celsius fraud, a ruling that signals Washington’s hard limit on retail deception in crypto.
https://yfarmx.com/mashinsky-sentenced
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As Ethereum prepares for its pivotal pectra upgrade on 7 May 2025, the network faces a dual test: delivering technical breakthroughs in staking and scalability, while weathering a volatile macroeconomic climate.
https://yfarmx.com/pectra-upgrade
eip7251 & eip7702
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From his prison cell, Sam Bankman-Fried dialed The New York Sun to defend his innocence in the FTX collapse, criticise his 25-year sentence, and claims an apparent political shift toward Trump.
https://yfarmx.com/sbf-speaks-from-behind-bars/
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Discover upcoming crypto events and conferences worldwide with the @YFarmX crypto event finder tool. Filter by month, location, or event name to stay updated on the latest blockchain and digital asset events. Updated weekly.
yfarmx.com/crypto-events
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The zkLend exploit reveals how privacy protocols with compliance mechanisms can unexpectedly reverse illicit gains, casting fresh light on the evolving interplay between DeFi, enforcement, and user anonymity.
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https://yfarmx.com/zklend-exploit/
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A government-endorsed launch or an elaborate hoax? The CAR memecoin’s roller-coaster debut lays bare crypto’s propensity for hype, scandal, and high-stakes speculation.
https://yfarmx.com/car-memecoin
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A guide to setting up and managing custom base tokens in ZKsync, underscoring the protocol’s evolving possibilities for chain sovereignty and reduced gas fees.
https://yfarmx.com/zksync-custom-base-tokens/
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Alexey Pertsev’s supervised release marks a pivotal moment in the Tornado Cash saga, igniting debates over crypto privacy, regulatory overreach, and the future of immutable digital technologies.
https://yfarmx.com/tornado-cash-developer-pertsevs-release-and-house-arrest/
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The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has partnered with Shiba Inu to implement Web3 solutions for energy, infrastructure, and beyond.
https://yfarmx.com/shiba-inu-in-uae/
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KyberSwap Treasury Grant has been fully distributed to 1,371 KyberSwap Elastic users affected by a £54M hack in 2023.
On February 1, 2024, KyberSwap launched the Treasury Grant Program to support Elastic’s affected users.
After one year of vesting, the grant has been fully distributed to 1,371 recipients based on their chosen options.
This milestone underscores KyberSwap’s commitment to user protection, transparency, and accountability in DeFi. The team extends its gratitude to the community and remains dedicated to driving innovation and fairness across the ecosystem.
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The Plomin Hard Fork transfers Cardano’s governance from founding pillars to the hands of ADA holders, establishing true on-chain voting under CIP-1694 and heralding a new era of community-driven evolution for the blockchain.
https://yfarmx.com/plomin-hard-fork/
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The SEC has initiated a public comment period for the Canary Litecoin ETF, marking a significant step towards potentially approving the first Litecoin-based exchange-traded fund in the U.S.
https://yfarmx.com/canary-litecoin-etf
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