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The European Union has added HTX exchange to its sanctions list, marking it as one of 18 entities allegedly providing crypto-asset or payment services in violation of EU measures against Russia. This move follows similar actions by the UK, highlighting ongoing international efforts to curb financial activities supporting Russia.
Poolin Technology, a major Bitcoin mining pool, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing $163.7 million in debts owed to 11,700 users. The company plans to sell assets from its Texas affiliates with opening offers of $52 million, covering only a portion of the outstanding IOUs.
The World Foundation has secured $52.5 million in a funding round led by Pantera Capital to enhance its biometric identity network. The organization aims to address the growing demand for human verification online, selling locked WLD tokens to strategic investors as part of its expansion efforts.
The European Union has extended its sanctions to bar Belarusian nationals and residents from owning, controlling, or managing crypto exchanges and other MiCA-regulated firms. This measure, effective from August 25, aims to tighten the regulatory environment surrounding Belarusian involvement in the crypto sector.
US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced their first net outflow since July 13, with $225 million leaving the market. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust was the primary contributor, accounting for nearly 90% of the total outflows, following a period of significant inflows.
A vulnerability in the Zilliqa Ledger app has been discovered, allowing attackers to reconstruct a private key from five affected signatures. This issue, confined to Schnorr signatures for native transactions, has led to the suspension of native transactions by Zilliqa to mitigate potential risks.
The FBI has used a combination of Bitcoin trails, Google cookies, and other data to identify Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins as the alleged financier of a Steam malware campaign. The investigation uncovered a Monero seed phrase linked to $382,000 in transactions, highlighting the complexity of modern cybercrime investigations.