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Glitch on Elon Musk’s X allowed CIA spy recruitment channel to be hijacked, hacker says. ‘It was a perfect storm for something pretty bad to happen’

A hacker has detailed how a common glitch on Elon Musk’s X platform allowed him to “hijack” a CIA channel used to gather intelligence. The CIA’s official page on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, describes the organization as America’s “first line of defense.” The U.S. government organization is known for gathering and analyzing intelligence, sometimes via online channels, from a wide network of sources all over the world. Included in its brief bio on X is a link that directs users to an account on the messaging app Telegram. The Telegram account, titled “Securely Contacting CIA,” allows people...

Uniswap Labs to Charge 0.15% Fee on Crypto Swaps Involving ETH, USDC, Other Tokens

Uniswap Labs, the key company building atop decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap, will impose a 0.15% fee starting Tuesday on trades involving ETH, USDC and other tokens. Only swaps that execute through Uniswap Labs’ front end will be taxed. The fee is different from Uniswap’s existing “protocol fee” that’s managed by governance voters. It’s being levied by Uniswap Labs in an effort to “sustainably fund our operations,” a blog post said. “This interface fee is one of the lowest in the industry, and it will allow us to continue to research, develop, build, ship, improve, and expand crypto and DeFi,” Uniswap’s...

French Restaurant Seeks to Drive Bitcoin Adoption, Accepting Only BTC for High End Menu Item

Bitcoin: Why a fall in BTC prices seem more likely now than a rise

Since the daily closing price became lower, BTC looks ready to fall again. Miners could help prevent a massive plunge as long as the exchange flow remains stable. According to Into The Cryptovers founder Benjamin Cowen, Bitcoin [BTC] could be on its way to hitting a death cross. Cowen, who posted his opinion on X (formerly Twitter) noted that the death cross would lead the coin into lower highs which had already begun to appear. Read Bitcoin’s [BTC] Price Prediction 2023-2024 BTC could fall at the end For context, a death cross refers to the drop of the short-term Moving...

Is it the end of the road or start of a new chapter for Yuga Labs

Yuga Labs embarked on job cuts as part of its restructuring efforts. Interestingly, BAYC NFTs have managed to hold on to value longer than cryptocurrencies. If you are into NFTs, chances are that you are familiar with the Bored Apes Yacht Club (BAYC). It is one of the most successful NFT projects in the world. Well, Yuga Labs, the NFT project that created BAYC is now experiencing a tumultuous phase. The NFT market was quite hot not so long ago. However, crypto winter marked the end of the hype and as such, interest in NFTs has dwindled. Yuga Labs’ latest...

Nigeria Leads Sub-Saharan Africa in Cryptocurrency Trading with $60 billion!

Home / Crypto Live News / Nigeria Leads Sub-Saharan Africa in Cryptocurrency Trading with $60 billion! According to a recent report by Chainalysis, sub-Saharan Africa accounts for only 2.3% of the global cryptocurrency trading volume. However, Nigeria is the largest market in the region, with almost $60 billion in trading volume between July 2022 and June 2023. South Africa closely follows, with $20 billion in trading volume. Kenya, Mauritius, and Ghana ranked third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. The report also noted that, due to a lack of reliable financial infrastructure, many people in the region turn to cryptocurrency as an...

Ethereum Accelerates Toward $2,000 But Can The Bulls Make It?

Ethereum price started a decent increase after Bitcoin rallied 15% against the US dollar. ETH is rising, but it might struggle to clear the $1,850 resistance. Ethereum started a steady increase above the $1,750 resistance. The price is trading above $1,780 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $1,750 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could struggle to clear the $1,850 and $1,880 resistance levels. Ethereum Price Jumps 10% Ethereum remained in a positive zone above the $1,650 support zone. The recent pump in...

RockX broadens suite with launch of new ether (ETH) native staking solution

RockX, an Asia-based institutional-grade staking services provider, announced today the broadening of its staking product suite with the addition of a new ether (ETH) native staking solution. This latest offering strengthens RockX’s position as a comprehensive provider of diverse staking needs, maneuvering quickly to the evolving crypto market landscape. Navigating the Ethereum ecosystem presents institutions with unique challenges, including liquidity issues, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, counterparty failures, and a complex technological mastery hurdle, which have become more pronounced in the wake of the Shapella upgrade. RockX is committed to overcoming these hurdles by providing robust and secure solutions that simplify the staking...

ProShares prepares to launch unique Short Ether Strategy ETF

ProShares’ Short Ether Strategy ETF will start trading soon following the approval of the first Ethereum futures ETFs. 11008 Total views 35 Total shares ProShares introduced a trio of Ether (ETH) futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in recent weeks, and the fund’s latest offering — the Proshares Short Ether Strategy ETF (SETH) — is set to start trading in November. The ETF is scheduled for listing on the NYSE Arca exchange and aims to achieve daily investment outcomes that mirror the inverse of the daily S&P CME Ether Futures Index performance, according to a filing made on Friday, Oct. 13. The...

Binance and the Blockchain Center Expand Uni-Blockchain Education!

Binance Academy and Blockchain Center have collaborated to expand their joint blockchain education program to more than 200 universities across over 50 countries globally. The joint Global University Outreach Program focuses on educating university educators with specialized training to create a knowledge bank with blockchain engineering and compliance courses for over one million students by 2026. The Blockchain Center is responsible for the education and training aspects of the program, while Binance Academy will provide a network of educational institutions and educators to expand the program globally. The initiative was initially tested