Scammer returns $9.3M DAI to victim 10 months after phishing them
    16 Jul 2024
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    A phishing scammer has suddenly returned nearly $9.3 million to a victim after stealing $24 million from them in a phishing attack last September. First noticed by Scam Sniffer on July 13, the scammer used Dai stablecoin to return the funds across two transactions last week. The first transfer saw $5.23 million returned on July 8,…

    South Korea’s ruling party proposes delaying crypto tax to 2028
    16 Jul 2024
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    South Korea’s ruling party, the People’s Power Party, officially proposed delaying the implementation of the country’s tax on crypto trading profits. On July 12, the party submitted the proposal and noted that current sentiment toward crypto assets was deteriorating. The description stated that rapidly imposing taxes on virtual assets is “not advisable at this time.” Furthermore, the…

    BlackRock’s Larry Fink says he was wrong, calls Bitcoin digital gold
    16 Jul 2024
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    During a recent CNBC interview, the CEO of BlackRock, Larry Fink, said he was “wrong” about Bitcoin before calling the decentralized asset “digital gold” and a “legitimate” financial instrument. The head of the $10.6-trillion asset management firm told CNBC’s Jim Cramer, “I was a skeptic, a proud skeptic,” before studying the nascent asset and changing…