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10 Arrested Over SIM-Swap Hacks That Stole $100M in Crypto From Celebrities: Europol

The alleged international criminal network targeted online influencers, sports stars, musicians and their families in the U.S.

Europol

Finance

Mystery Entity Just Set up 20K Bitcoin Miners in Siberia: Report

A shipment of devices said to be worth up to $60 million was set up in the city of Bratsk and set to mining bitcoin.

Bitcoin mining equipment

Finance

Argo Blockchain Plans New Bitcoin Mining Facility in Texas

Argo said the new Texas facility will have access to up to 800 megawatts of cheap, renewable energy.

Austin, Texas

Markets

Japan’s Finance Minister Calls on G7 to Discuss CBDCs at Talks Friday

The G7 meeting on Friday is a virtual meeting and will be the first since U.S. President Joe Biden was sworn into office on Jan. 20.

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Finance

Blockfolio Apologizes After Racist Terms Posted in Portfolio App

A "Signals" account has been blocked after making racist posts available to all users of the app.

Images of the Blockfolio app from early 2021.

Finance

Top Crypto Exchanges Experience Difficulties as Tesla News Prompts Trading Frenzy

Binance, Gemini and Kraken are all having technical difficulties under heavy trading load.

tesla

Finance

Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Adding DeFi Support to Mobile App

The updated app will let users connect to decentralized apps via an integration with open-source protocol WalletConnect.

Ledger

Policy

India May Side-Step Parliament to Push Through Crypto Bill: Report

The bill would potentially kick off the development of a digital rupee while banning “private cryptocurrencies.”

India's Parliament House, New Delhi

Markets

Square-Led Consortium Challenges Craig Wright's Bitcoin White Paper Claim

The response asks general questions regarding Craig Wright's claims.

Jack Dorsey, chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc.

Markets

Arcane Crypto Lists on Nasdaq First North After Reverse Takeover

The Norway-based investment company is now known as Arcane Crypto AB and trades as "ARCANE."

Nasdaq Swedish Stock Exchange in Stockholm, Sweden.