Ether Giant Bitmine Bets on $400M Buybacks
@Bitmine bought 10,452 $ETH and repurchased 2.04 million shares last week. Its 6.05 million $ETH holdings now equal 4.95% of circulating supply. #Update #Crypto $ETH (+3) ↗
Crypto News
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JST buyback-burn injects GasFree revenue, $20.34M surplus
@JUST upgrades $JST buybacks with GasFree revenue, a $50M treasury reserve and $20.34M in surplus funds set for phased deployment starting Q4 2026. #Update #DeFi $JST
NBA Allows Kalshi, Polymarket Under Strict Rules
@NBA named @Kalshi and @Polymarket preferred prediction-market exchanges, granting access to official data while setting contract limits and requiring cooperation on suspicious trading. #Update #PredictionMarkets
Researcher Details Samsung Smart TV User Tracking
A researcher says @Samsung TV firmware lists microphone access, viewing recognition and targeted ads. Samsung publicly describes some listening features; it has not responded to the researcher’s findings. #Update #Privacy
PHP flaw signals AI vulnerability apocalypse: CEO
@immunefi CEO Mitchell Amador warns that smaller websites may take weeks to install emergency PHP security patches, leaving users exposed to exploits. #Update #Cybersecurity
Bernstein: HOOD prediction markets could surpass crypto
@Bernstein analysts expect prediction markets to overtake crypto as a revenue source for @RobinhoodApp by 2028, ahead of its third-quarter earnings report. #Update #PredictionMarkets
Aviva Investors launches tokenized Sterling fund shares
@AvivaInvestors launched a tokenized share class of its £22 billion Sterling Liquidity Fund on the $XRP Ledger, investing £50 million in the new class. #Update #Tokenization $XRP
Central bank rebukes Netanyahu’s crypto sanctions-evasion plan
The Bank of Israel says crypto cannot bypass sanctions, rejecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s blockchain proposal. More than 100 economists warn the plan could harm Israel’s economy. #Update #Policy
Bank of Israel Criticizes Netanyahu’s Crypto Sanctions Plan
The Bank of Israel rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to use cryptocurrencies to bypass potential sanctions, warning they cannot shield Israel’s economy from restrictions. #Update #Crypto
Hong Kong Approves 24/7 Tokenized Fund Trading
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission approved the first secondary trading of tokenized public funds on a licensed virtual asset platform. @PantherTrade offers two @ChinaAMC money market funds for 24/7 trading. #Update #Tokenization
Hackers Access GMO Internet Clients’ Trading Accounts
@GMOInternet confirmed unauthorized access to Onamae.com Desktop Cloud, with up to 26,739 servers at risk. Some clients reported unauthorized trades; GMO will reimburse confirmed losses. #Update #Cybersecurity
Study: Quantum Corrections Could Erase Black-Hole Singularities
A paper in Physics Letters B proposes quantum corrections to Einstein’s equations that remove black hole and Big Bang singularities; gravitational-wave data could help test the idea. #Update #Physics
10.8-Billion-Year-Old Radio Burst Points to Surprising Home
A record-distant radio burst traced to a young dwarf galaxy also revealed a hidden galaxy group, showing how bursts can map matter between galaxies. #Update #Astronomy #FRB20240304B
LND Tests Guardrail Against Extreme Fee Estimates
@LightningLabs’ LND pre-release caps extreme external fee estimates before they reach wallet operations, limiting the risk of excessive $BTC transaction fees. #Update #Bitcoin $BTC