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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece plans to introduce 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency.

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โ˜ ๏ธ Another DeFi project 79th Vault was hacked for $12 500 000.

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ The European Union ordered all crypto companies with a MiCA license to cease operations with NON-compliant stablecoins, including USDT.

Deadline โ€” January 8, 2027.

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๐Ÿ‘ป According to Glassnode, wallets holding 6,260,000 BTC have their public keys visible on the blockchain.

If quantum computers learn to crack such protection, these coins will be at risk, which is why experts advise transitioning to new addresses in advance.

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โšช๏ธ A hacker, who stole $53,000,000 from Uranium Finance, spent part of the money not on yachts, but on the rarest Pokรฉmon and Magic cards, a Roman coin, and even a fragment of the Wright brothers' plane.

As a result, authorities seized part of the collection and about $31 million in cryptocurrency โ€” a very expensive way to build the perfect shelf for a geek.

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๐Ÿ”ซ Charles Hoskinson, who once stood at the origins of Ethereum together with Vitalik Buterin, criticized his predictions about the imminent collapse of modern cryptography due to AI.

According to him, Buterin over-dramatizes the threat without concrete evidence, and such statements could even slow down the internet's transition to post-quantum protection.

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ In China, the number of wallets that are used for direct peer-to-peer stablecoin settlements, since the beginning of 2024 has grown 43 times โ€” despite cryptocurrency restrictions.

And South Korea has already become the largest crypto market in East Asia with a volume of about $449 billion.

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๐ŸŽฆ Netflix released a trailer for the series ยซThe Altruistsยป about the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange. The premiere will take place on November 19.

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๐Ÿ˜‚ A woman complained on a live broadcast that her husband holds so much BTC that they could completely pay off the mortgage, but refuses to sell.

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๐Ÿ’ธ Head of Cryptography at Coinbase believes, that AI is almost certain to enhance cryptanalysis, but there are no signs yet of an imminent "break of all cryptography".

Instead of panicking, he suggests transitioning to hybrid defense in advance โ€” if one cryptographic method is ever broken, the system won't collapse entirely.

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๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ In Thailand, a crypto investor was held at gunpoint at night and forced to transfer $820,000 in crypto, while also having a Rolex, cash, and phones stolen.

Money loves silence

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โœˆ๏ธ New built-in wallet Gram Wallet has started appearing for all Telegram users โ€” access is granted only after an incoming transfer.

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โ˜ ๏ธ Users Ledger may have lost over $86,000,000 due to a series of thefts from hundreds of wallets across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and TRON networks.

The cause is not yet established, and there is no official confirmation of a hack of the Ledger devices themselves.

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท The US plans this week to confiscate Iran-linked crypto assets worth approximately $1 billion.

According to statements by Finance Minister Scott Bessent, authorities have already found the assets and are working on blocking them.

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๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ An investor lost 80 BTC worth $5,200,000 after buying a Ledger hardware wallet from the reseller CryptoBillis and transferring all coins to it.

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๐Ÿช™ Three wallets, presumably belonging to one whale, transferred to Coinbase 2,903 ETH worth $7,220,000 after more than 9 years of inactivity.

When they received these coins, ETH was worth about $9.9 โ€” now their profit is estimated at $7.19 million, approximately x250.

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โ˜ ๏ธ The story with Ledger is becoming even more alarming โ€” Tibane Labs researchers discovered modified Nano X devices with a hidden implant that, presumably, can intercept the seed phrase and send it to attackers.

Ledger is already investigating the possible compromise of devices sold through CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia and has demanded that the reseller suspend sales.

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Chinese authorities at the highest level ordered to build a national blockchain network.

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๐Ÿšฌ Ledger officially confirmed a hardware implant in one of the affected users' devices and stated that they are already working with law enforcement.

CryptoBilis has stopped sales, and buyers of its Ledger devices are advised not to turn on unconfigured devices and to urgently replace those already in use along with the seed phrase.

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๐Ÿ“Š Over 2 years, approximately 700,000 BTC have been withdrawn from crypto exchanges โ€” the platforms' balance decreased from approximately 3.15 million to 2.45 million coins, CoinGlass data shows.

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๐Ÿ” Mark Karpeles posted video, where he shows how to carefully disassemble a Ledger Nano X and check it for a spy implant.

Before such a check, first make sure that the seed phrase is saved and access to the wallet will not be lost.

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