Bitmain, Anchorage Digital eye equity stake in Core Scientific comeback from bankruptcy

Core Scientific, one of North America’s largest crypto mining companies, recently filed an updated restructuring plan in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The comprehensive plan involves major crypto-native companies Anchorage Digital and Bitmain taking equity stakes in Core Scientific. Core Scientific restructuring plan According to the restructuring plan, Core Scientific has reached an agreement in The post Bitmain, Anchorage Digital eye equity stake in Core Scientific comeback from bankruptcy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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VCs firms face class action amid allegations of abetting FTX fraud

A class action complaint, recently filed on Aug. 7, implicates several venture capital firms, painting a grim picture of alleged gross financial mismanagement and deceptive practices. The plaintiffs, representing a class of impacted investors, allege that the group assured customers that their assets belonged solely to them and would not be transferred to FTX. Multinational The post VCs firms face class action amid allegations of abetting FTX fraud appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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FTX lawfirm hit with class action over alleged role in FTX cover up

A new class action lawsuit makes severe allegations that high-profile Silicon Valley law firm Fenwick & West actively helped conceal and enable fraud by the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Filed in federal court on Aug. 7, the suit claims Fenwick had an “exceedingly close” relationship as legal counsel to FTX The post FTX lawfirm hit with class action over alleged role in FTX cover up appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Brazil to launch CBDC ‘DREX’ in 2024 said to improve financial accessibility amid centralization concerns

The Central Bank of Brazil has unveiled its upcoming digital currency, ‘DREX.’ As reported in a live video from the Central Bank, DREX will be a digital representation of the Brazilian real, with the capacity to interact with other digital assets. The video specified that “unlike cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin,” DREX aims to facilitate access The post Brazil to launch CBDC ‘DREX’ in 2024 said to improve financial accessibility amid centralization concerns appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Protect against new AI attack vector using keyboard sounds to guess passwords over Zoom

A recent research paper from Durham University in the UK revealed a powerful AI-driven attack that can decipher keyboard inputs solely based on subtle acoustic cues from keystrokes. Published on Arxiv on Aug. 3, the paper “A Practical Deep Learning-Based Acoustic Side Channel Attack on Keyboards” demonstrates how deep learning techniques can launch remarkably accurate The post Protect against new AI attack vector using keyboard sounds to guess passwords over Zoom appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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