July 6, 2023 US Homeland Security returns $314K from 2016 Bitfinex hack The funds were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Recovery efforts for the remaining funds are ongoing. Via a July 6 announcement, cryptocurrency…
July 6, 2023 The US is destroying the world’s last known chemical weapons stockpile All of the the world’s governments will, at least officially, be out of the chemical weapons business. The US Army tellsThe New York Times…
July 6, 2023 What We Do in the Shadows Season 5 Promises Even More Vampiric Hijinks The first thing you notice on the What We Do in the Shadows set is that they really built a whole ass haunted house….
July 6, 2023 OceanGate Suspends All Operations in the Aftermath of Titan Implosion OceanGate, the owner of the Titan submersible, is suspending “all exploration and commercial operations” following the fatal implosion of its vessel, which killed all…
July 6, 2023 DeSo offers $1M bounty for building decentralized Reddit Developers pointed out the “monopolization of content and data” in centralized social media platforms as a need to create a decentralized alternative. Via a…
July 6, 2023 Crypto exchange Bitfinex receives stolen crypto from US authorities Bitfinex recovers cash and BCH of its stolen funds from US authorities The exchange said that this recovered amount still does not meet the…
July 6, 2023 Turner Classic Movies Airs Subtitles From Famed Pirate Film Archive It’s been a little less than a week since Turner Classic Movies was saved from being ground up in Warner Bros. Discovery’s relentless content…
July 6, 2023 New ERC-20 token VMPX triggers Ethereum burn spike, consumes $3M in gas fees in 24 hours VMPX, a newly launched ERC-20 token, is responsible for over 30% of all Ethereum (ETH) burns in the last 24 hours, according to data…
July 6, 2023 ***** Appeals Judge’s Ban on Government Asking for Social Media Takedowns The ***** administration is appealing a bombshell ruling from a federal judge barring government agencies from contacting social media companies to make takedown requests…
July 6, 2023 Dormant Bitcoin Supply Peaks As Institutional Investors Show Increased Involvement According to recent hedge fund Ark Invest data, a historical amount of the Bitcoin supply has remained dormant for at least a year, with…