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There’s a New Documentary About Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto
It's a "surreal quest to uncover a potential plot by a group of Silicon Valley power brokers to undermine democracy," said its executive producer.Source link
Wazirx to Launch RT Tokens to Compensate Users After $230M Crypto Breach
Nischal Shetty, founder and CEO of Wazirx, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has announced plans to introduce RT tokens equivalent to the total value of assets stolen in the $230 million breach the platform endured. Wazirx Pledges Transparency With RT Tokens According to Shetty, Wazirx intends to distribute recovery tokens in response to the July 2024Source link
Unichain Launch Drives Up UNI Token’s Price and Social Activity, Data Shows
The launch of Unichain, Uniswap’s long-awaited layer-2 network, has seen the price of the decentralized exchange’s governance token UNI rise by around 4.5% to around $9.7 and led to a significant increase in social activity and sentiment.UNI’s price benefitted from the launch of Unichain but failed to break through the $10 mark. It still outperformed bitcoin (BTC) in the short period since the launch of the layer-2 network, as the cryptocurrency is down around 0.3% in the past 24 hours.Sentiment surrounding the token has remained positive since the launch, with the number of posts on X rising by roughly 30% to over 1,400 with roughly 41% of those being positive and 48% having a neutral tone, data from TheTie shows.The...
Bankrupt FTX Sets Initial Payout Date for 2025, Partners With Bitgo and Kraken
FTX will initiate repayments to Convenience Class creditors on Feb. 18, 2025, nearly three years after its November 2022 bankruptcy filing. FTX Creditors to Receive First Distributions Starting Feb. 18, 2025 Eligible creditors in FTX’s Convenience Classes can expect funds within 1-3 business days starting Feb. 18, according to a Feb. 7 announcement. Distributions areSource link
Man ‘Extremely Serious’ About Buying Landfill Where His $774 Million Bitcoin Is Lost
Twelve years after throwing away his hard drive that contained 8,000 Bitcoin, James Howells is looking to buy the dump he believes it's in.Source link