The past day, Bitcoin price has fluctuated slightly. However, in the past 24 hours, there has been a lot of notable news. Let's XEM the most outstanding news in the Crypto market!
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Binance CEO made a "shocking" statement about the decentralized project
Details: Binance CEO made a "shocking" statement about the decentralized project
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, commented on the recent Mixin hack on social media platform X.
In his statement, CZ expressed skepticism about the event, while also questioning the level of decentralization in projects like Mixin.
“Another hack happened yesterday with Mixin. I'm not familiar with it. It's confusing,” CZ wrote.
He went on to highlight the vulnerability of so-called “decentralized peer-to-peer networks” that have “databases” but lose half of their users' assets when attacked.
From there CZ concluded:
“Not everything that claims to be decentralized is.”
From this, it can be seen that the Binance CEO has doubts about the decentralization of many projects. He argues that not every project that claims to be decentralized is truly decentralized.
Fraudulent 17.5 billion to play virtual money, "female monster" received a bitter end
On September 21, the People's Court of Da Nang City conducted a first instance trial in a fraud case related to virtual currency investment.
Specifically, the Trial Panel sentenced Bui Doan Thi Anh Thu (33 years old, residing in Thanh Binh Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang City) to 17 years in prison for fraudulent appropriation of property. .
According to the indictment, from 2019 to 2021, Thu became acquainted with Ms. Truong Thi Quynh Anh (51 years old), Ms. Le Thi Hien (29 years old, residing in Cam Le district, Da Nang), Pham Thi Bao Quyen ( 36 years old), Ton Nu Thuy Tram (32 years old, residing in Hai Chau district) and Tran Thi Linh Giang (33 years old, residing in Binh Thanh district, Ho Chi Minh City).
Because she lost money investing in cryptocurrency, Thu told Hien, Quyen, Giang, Tram and Anh that she needed money to contribute to buying and selling real estate, as well as to use as a maturity service. bank to borrow, promising to pay high interest.
Details: Fraudulent 17.5 billion to play virtual money, "female monster" received a bitter end
“Enemies” of Bitcoin were prosecuted for corruption
Details: Bitcoin's "enemy" was prosecuted for corruption
Senator Bob Menendez, one of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency's longtime enemies, has just been charged with bribery and corruption.
The senator and his wife, Nadine Menendez, are facing charges of accepting “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in bribes in using their power to enrich three New Jersey businessmen and benefit for the Egyptian government.
Bob Menendez is famous in the Crypto community for his fierce criticism of Bitcoin. Most prominently, he suggested that Bitcoin could be used as a money laundering tool.
Specifically, this controversial senator wrote to FinCEN in 2017, arguing that “the anonymous nature of Bitcoin transactions” made this cryptocurrency “an ideal choice for criminal activities. violation”.”
Celsius is about to distribute $2 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum to creditors?
The majority of creditors affected by Celsius ' bankruptcy have voted to approve a plan to pay them billions in cryptocurrency.
According to bankruptcy firm Stretto , most groups voted in favor of the plan by a margin of more than 98%. The deadline to vote on the plan is September 22.
Next, the US Bankruptcy Court will appoint the Southern District of New York to XEM the case and issue a final decision at a hearing scheduled for October 2.
According to the plan, Celsius creditors will be distributed approximately US$2 billion in BTC and ETH, along with shares in a new company managed by Fahrenheit Group.
Details: Celsius is about to distribute $2 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum to creditors?
JPMorgan Chase Bank Bans Crypto Payments for UK Customers
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase (aka Chase) will ban cryptocurrency-related payments for customers in the United Kingdom as of October 16, according to an email sent to customers.
“If we believe you are making a payment related to Cryptoasset, we will decline it,” the email said, adding that customers can use a bank or other provider. another level to invest in cryptocurrency.
However, finding a crypto-friendly bank in the country may not be easy, as credit unions in the UK have taken steps to block or limit customers' access to electronic money.
The reason Chase banned cryptocurrency payments is because “fraudsters are increasingly using Cryptoasset to steal large amounts of money from people.” This is also an excuse used by other UK banks to impose similar restrictions.
Details: JPMorgan Chase Bank bans Crypto payments for UK customers
NASA will use blockchain for this mission
NASA and its partners, Lonestar, a computer startup based in Florida and the Isle of Man, will send a "data cube" to the Moon in February 2024. The data is The security in these blocks will be verified on Earth using blockchain technology.
If everything goes according to plan, when NASA launches its second crewed flight, Artemis 3, in 2025, blockchain technology will verify once and for all that humans landed on the Moon. .
The main purpose of this may be to confirm and refute conspiracy theories that humans going to the Moon is just a government staged drama.
Details: NASA will use blockchain for this mission
Binance received good news in Belgium
Specifically, according to the announcement on Twitter, Binance confirmed that it has opened the registration portal and granted access to its products to users in Belgium.
This announcement comes three months after the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) requested the temporary suspension of Binance's operations due to violations of regulations related to the custody of cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies, and custodial wallets for non-European Economic Area (EEA) individuals.
Details: Binance received good news in Belgium
Arbitrum recovers “unowned” ARB Airdrop Token
According to the latest announcement, after passing the AIP-7 proposal, Arbitrum DAO has successfully transferred 69,448,385 ARB Token (equivalent to 56.5 million USD) from the Token claim contract back to the project's treasury. This is the ARB number that no one has taken from the March Airdrop of this layer-2 project.
The implementation of AIP-7 marks a significant change in the way the project manages “unowned” Airdrop Token . Since the Airdrop in March, a total of 69,448,385 ARB Token have not yet been claimed from the Token claim contract.
Additionally, this means that users who have not yet claimed their Airdrop will no longer have the opportunity to receive ARB .
Details: Arbitrum recovers "derelict" ARB Airdrop Token
OP price declines before unlocking tens of millions of dollars in Token
The price of Optimism (OP ) has recently declined as the native OP Token prepares for an increase in circulating supply this week.
According toToken Unlocks , the Token will have an unlock this Saturday, with the issuance of 24.16 million OP, or 3% of circulating supply, worth approximately $30 million. Of this, $16 million will be distributed to the project's main contributors, while $14 million is reserved for investors.
Details: OP price declines before unlocking tens of millions of dollars in Token
The price of memecoin BEN "plunged" after the arrest of a Crypto KOL
A crypto KOL influencer named Ben Armstrong was reportedly arrested recently, leading to a 30% drop in the value of the BEN memecoin that Armstrong released earlier this year.
An online profile available on the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department website confirms an individual named “Benjamin Charles Armstrong” was arrested. Currently, the police have not specified any charges, but it is possible that he may have been arrested for fighting or using a weapon.
The arrest reportedly came after a confrontation with a former business partner, part of which was livestreamed on X, the former Twitter platform. A livestream video showed Armstrong was carrying a loaded weapon in the back seat of his car and was accompanied by another person at the time.
Details: The price of memecoin BEN "plunged" after the arrest of a Crypto KOL
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