Deutsche Telekom subsidiary becomes a validator for Injective blockchain

A subsidiary of one of Europe’s largest telecommunications companies, Deutsche Telekom, has become a validator for layer-1 blockchain Injective.  Deutsche Telekom MMS, a subsidiary that provides consulting and software development services, will validate transactions and participate in onchain governance, according to the Feb. 27 blog post from Injective.  Eric Chen, CEO of Injective, said the…

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Inside the Lazarus Group money laundering strategy

In the post-mortem of the $1.5 billion Bybit hack, two blockchain research organizations — Nansen and Chainalysis — have revealed the Lazarus Group’s money laundering strategy, which includes swapping illiquid assets for liquid assets, creating a complex money trail, and letting certain wallets sit dormant to let scrutiny die down. According to Nansen, the typical…

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Saga CEO discusses crypto industry’s shift toward GOP — ETH Denver

Rebecca Liao, co-founder and CEO of layer-1 blockchain Saga, believes that digital assets began as a bipartisan issue but gravitated toward the Republican Party in the last election cycle due to the previous administration’s anti-crypto policies. In an interview with Cointelegraph’s Turner Wright during the ETHDenver Conference, Liao pointed to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s…

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SEC Affirms They Typically Do Not Qualify As Securities

In a recent statement, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided insights into the classification of memecoins within the context of federal securities laws.  This move, a part of the SEC’s attempt to make clear how these regulations apply to different assets, could prove to be a significant victory for these altcoins and the…

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Dubai-based Disrupt.com to invest $100M in AI startups

Dubai-based venture capital firm Disrupt.com has announced plans to invest $100 million in artificial intelligence startups at the intersection of Web3 and other industries, in a move that could further commercialize emerging AI technology.  According to a Feb. 27 announcement, the funds will back AI startups building solutions for cybersecurity, Web3, automotive technology, and the…

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Analyst Reveals When To Start Buying

Este artículo también está disponible en español. The Dogecoin price may be in for more pain, as a crypto analyst has projected another significant breakdown to new lows. On the bright side, the analyst suggests that this retracement will offer a discount for traders who aim to capitalize on the buy-dip opportunities and accumulate ahead…

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Pump.fun launches down more than 80% from peak

Successful new token listings on memecoin platform Pump.fun are down more than 80% from January highs, according to data from Dune Analytics.  The daily number of tokens completing Pump.fun’s “bonding curve,” a prerequisite to listing on a decentralized exchange (DEX), is down to about 200 on Feb. 26 from as high as nearly 1,200 on…

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Bybit hack a setback for institutional staking adoption: Everstake exec

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit’s billion-dollar cybersecurity exploit was a setback for institutional adoption of crypto staking, Bohdan Opryshko, staking services provider Everstake’s chief operating officer, told Cointelegraph.  On Feb. 21, the Lazarus Group, a hacking operation based in North Korea, gained access to Bybit’s wallet credentials and stole some $1.4 billion worth of liquid staked Ether (STETH)….

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