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Strike Launches Callback Phone Support
Bitcoin payments firm Strike now offers callback phone support to its verified U.S. customers. “We know that sometimes a phone conversation is the most effective way to get the help you need,” the company said when it officially announced the service on Thursday, also calling it “the best support experience in bitcoin.” Phone support isSource link
Arthur Hayes Proposes Rolling Back Ethereum Network to Negate $1.4B Bybit Hack
Arthur Hayes, BitMEX co-founder and major ether (ETH) holder, asked Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin to rollback the network in order to assist hacked exchange Bybit, which lost nearly $1.4 billion in ether (ETH) on Friday."@VitalikButerin will you advocate to roll back the chain to help @Bybit_Official. My own view as a mega $ETH bag holder is $ETH stopped being money in 2016 after the DAO hack hardfork. If the community wanted to do it again, I would support it because we already voted no on immutability in 2016 y not do it again?" Hayes said on X.Buterin was yet to reply as of time of publication. The Bybit hack came into light on Friday when on-chain analyst ZachXBT noted...
Bybit Payroll Heist: Nearly 10 Years in Prison for $5.7M Crypto Theft
A Bybit payroll fraud scheme funneled $5.7 million into a worker’s personal wallets, funding luxury splurges before authorities uncovered the deception and issued a prison sentence. Bybit Crypto Payroll Fraud Leads to Prison Sentence A former payroll employee has been sentenced to nine years and 11 months in jail for orchestrating a $5.7 million fraudSource link
ECB Expands Digital Asset Settlement—A Major Shift in European Finance
The European Central Bank is advancing its digital asset settlement strategy, aiming to streamline transactions, enhance security, and strengthen financial stability across European markets. Digital Asset Settlement Transformed as ECB Embraces DLT Solutions The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Feb. 20 an expansion of its initiative to facilitate the settlement of distributed ledger technologySource link
Russia’s Supreme Court Moves to Classify Crypto as Property
Russia’s Supreme Court is pushing to classify cryptocurrency as property in penal cases, aiming to strengthen law enforcement’s ability to track, freeze, and confiscate illicit digital assets. Russia’s Supreme Court Advances Crypto Legalization Efforts Russia’s Supreme Court has taken an increasingly active role in defining the legal status of cryptocurrency, with its latest efforts focusingSource link