Crypto Oracle, Author at Cryptotimes Africa

Privacy Breach at Friend.tech: Wallet Addresses and Usernames of 101,000 Users Exposed

by Crypto Oracle August 23, 2023

Friend.tech has suffered from a major privacy breach that has led to the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information pertaining to more than 101,000 individuals. Banteg, a core contributor to popular DeFi project Yearn Finance, has published a repository of publicly available scraped data on GitHub,…

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Crypto Investors Pull Out $55 Million Amid Doubts Over Bitcoin ETF Approval

by Crypto Oracle August 23, 2023

Investors in crypto-backed investment funds have pulled out some $55 million from the market as worries have grown that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may not be ready to approve a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Looking at Bitcoin-backed funds only, the…

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Cryptocurrency Scammers Exploit ChatGPT-Powered Botnet on Social Platform X

by Crypto Oracle August 23, 2023

A recent investigation by researchers at Indiana University Bloomington has unveiled the use of a botnet powered by ChatGPT, a sophisticated AI language model developed by OpenAI, to promote cryptocurrency scams on X (formerly known as Twitter). The botnet – dubbed Fox8…

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Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Latest Indictment

by Crypto Oracle August 23, 2023

Bankman-Fried's attorney later deplored Bankman-Fried's lack of vegan options in prison, saying he was "subsisting on a diet of bread and water" during the hearing. NEW YORK — Sam Bankman-Fried again pleaded not guilty to fraud and money laundering charges tied to…

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Crypto Exchange Listing and Delisting Announcements: August 21, 2023

by Crypto Oracle August 21, 2023

Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today _________________________________________ AscendEX Listings: Hurricane NFT (NHCT) Binance Delistings: Sonm (SNM) Serum (SRM) DFI.Money (YFII) Bitfinex Listings: Sei (SEI)…

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Bitcoin Miners Pivot To Other Areas In Quest To Diversify Earnings: JP Morgan

by Crypto Oracle August 21, 2023

Digital asset miners are moving to other business ventures including offering high-powered technology services to artificial intelligence (AI) companies to improve earnings. A new report from JP Morgan shows that crypto-based mining firms are expanding their operations to include high-performance computing, reducing…

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Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Sends $1M ETH to Coinbase

by Crypto Oracle August 21, 2023

Vitalik Buterin transferred over $1 million worth of ether to crypto exchange Coinbase on Monday. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin deposited 600 ether (ETH), which is around $1 million worth of the cryptocurrency, to crypto exchange Coinbase on Monday, according to data from…

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Crypto Derivatives Exchange Bitget Makes KYC Necessary for New Users

by Crypto Oracle August 21, 2023

Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitget announced revised Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements to ensure compliance with global regulatory standards. The move comes as the crypto exchange aims to align its operations with recommendations from international regulatory bodies and to provide a secure environment for cryptocurrency…

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Coinbase’s Global Exchange Surges with $280 Million Daily Trading Activity – Can it Overtake Binance?

by Crypto Oracle August 20, 2023

Coinbase's offshore derivatives exchange has experienced a significant surge in trading activity, with volumes approaching $300 million per day. According to data from The Block's data dashboard, Coinbase International, which facilitates trading in perpetual futures contracts, has consistently surpassed $100 million in daily volumes…

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Biggest Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – METAL, XBULL, XDOGE

by Crypto Oracle August 17, 2023

Blue chip crypto markets are under broad selling pressure on Thursday amid a combination of macro and technical selling pressures. Bitcoin (BTC) was last down around 3%, having recently slipped below its 2023 uptrend to new multi-month lows under $28,000. Ether (ETH) fell around…