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Published: 7:19am, 20 Jul 2025 A speedboat in Hong Kongs Causeway Bay typhoon shelter caught fire on Sunday morning, with the blaze spreading to two nearby vessels. Marine police and firefighters rescued three men and two women, aged 25 to 42, from a nearby unaffected vessel as Typhoon Wipha lashed Hong Kong with wind and rain. All five were uninjured and did not require hospital treatment. Police said a call was received from a passer-by who spotted flames at 3.41am, about three hours after the Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 8 typhoon signal at 12.20am. Bright orange flames could...

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Ohio Man Arrested for Threatening ICE Agents and Official: Facing Federal Charges

An Ohio man was arrested for allegedly making terroristic threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and a federal official, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official announced Saturday. Anthony Kelly of Cincinnati will face federal charges for allegedly threatening to kidnap, assault and murder a U.S. official, according to Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at DHS. "Thank you to our law enforcement," McLaughlin said in a post on X. "These threats will not be tolerated. You will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law." ASSAULTS ON ICE OFFICERS SURGE 830% AS...

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Man Dies After Being Pulled Into MRI Machine with Metal Chain

Police are investigating a man's death after he was pulled into a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine earlier this week. The 61-year-old man was wearing a "large metallic chain" when he entered an MRI room on Wednesday at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, N.Y., while a scan was in progress, the Nassau County Police Department said. The chain caused the man to be "drawn into the machine which resulted in a medical episode" and he died from his injuries the next day, police also said. NPR reached out to Nassau Open MRI in Westbury for comment on Saturday but has...

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$56 Million CryptoPunk Sale Raises Red Flags

By Philip Maina 2 months agoSat Oct 05 2024 11:50:50 Reading Time: 2 minutes A CryptoPunk was sold for $56 million but the community doesn’t trust the sale The sale raised some red flags because the NFT market is currently in a bearish mood Some think the sale is a publicity stunt for an upcoming meme coin A CryptoPunk fetching $56 million in a bearish market has raised red flags on the authenticity of the sale despite OpenSea recording the transaction. Details indicate that Punk #1563 was purchased for 24,000 ETH valued at slightly above $56 million, a price that...

Moongate Launches New Rewards Program and NFT Collection

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, October 4th, 2024, Chainwire Moongate Protocol, an attention asset protocol disrupting the $1 trillion-plus attention economy, announces significant milestones in its expansion, the launch of its Moon Odyssey community points program, and the upcoming release of its first NFT collection, the Moongate Voyager Pass. “Moongate Protocol is an attention asset protocol revolutionizing brand-consumer engagement,” says Jonathan Mui, Founder and CEO of Moongate. Since securing a $2.7 million seed funding round earlier this year, Moongate has rapidly expanded its reach, growing the number of platform creators to over 3,500, who together have issued more than 4,500 smart...

Streaming with NFTs changes ownership: Tony Mugavero

Homepage > News > Interviews > Streaming with NFTs changes ownership: Tony Mugavero Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are dead! However, only the NFTs that relied on hype, speculation, and quick gains have been phased out, and with Rad TV, Tony Mugavero is utilizing NFTs to change the idea of ownership of digital content. title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen> Today, most people subscribe to at least half a dozen streaming sites to enjoy their favorite shows, movies, and music. However, this subscription is ultimately at the mercy of the streaming sites as they can...

Ripple and Mercado Bitcoin initiate cross-border payment service in Brazil

Ripple expands into Brazil with Mercado Bitcoin partnership, enabling seamless crypto-enabled international payments. Key Takeaways Ripple and Mercado Bitcoin's new system targets initial transactions between Brazil and Portugal. The partnership marks Ripple's continued expansion in Latin America. Ripple has partnered with Mercado Bitcoin, one of Latin America’s largest crypto exchanges, to launch a new crypto-enabled cross-border payments solution in Brazil. This partnership will enable businesses to make faster, cheaper, and more efficient cross-border payments using Ripple’s managed end-to-end solution. Mercado Bitcoin, which has 4 million users and is a major player in the region, will initially use Ripple’s solution to...

NFT Project Cryptokitties Returns as a Telegram Game

By Philip Maina 2 months agoWed Oct 02 2024 12:18:46 Reading Time: 2 minutes NFT project CryptoKitties will now be available as a Telegram game The game is part of the project’s plan to relaunch on the Flow blockchain The game will reward players with free NFTs from an existing collection NFT project CryptoKitties is joining the Telegram gaming craze and is launching a Telegram game dubbed “CryptoKitties: All The Zen.” The game employs the same screen-tapping mechanism used by popular Telegram games like Harmster Kombat, which recently announced NFT plans. The game is part of the project’s mission to...

NFT Sales Volume Records Worst Month Since 2021

By Philip Maina 2 months agoTue Oct 01 2024 10:53:25 Reading Time: 2 minutes The NFT sales volume in September hit a low last seen in 2021 According to CryptoSlam, the volume was slightly above $300 million and almost $100 million less than what was recorded in August 2024 The drop comes a month after a report by nftevening.com noted that 96% of NFTs are dead A month after 96% of NFTs were declared dead due to near-zero trading activities, the NFT sales volume has dropped to levels last seen in 2021. According to NFT data aggregator, CryptoSlam , the...

Gemini to Close all Canadian Accounts

By Mark Hunter 2 months agoTue Oct 01 2024 08:58:28 Reading Time: 2 minutes Gemini has announced it will close all Canadian accounts by the end of 2024 Canadian customers have been given 90 days to withdraw their assets, starting September 30, 2024 This decision follows tightening regulatory requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges in Canada Gemini has informed its users that all customer accounts in Canada will be shut down by December 31, 2024, in response to new Canadian regulations. The exchange , founded by the Winklevoss twins, has provided customers with a 90-day window to withdraw their assets before their...

Eigen Foundation Unlocks EIGEN Token with $6.7 Billion Valuation

EIGEN token unlocking soon, ready for trading on major exchanges like Bitfinex and Binance. EigenLayer’s TVL exceeds U$20 billion after raising US$170 million in venture funding. Initial EIGEN supply is 1.67 billion tokens, with future increases, trading at US$4.00 on Aevo. The EIGEN token unlocking is mere hours away. By the time you read this, the Ethereum restaking protocol EigenLayer will be ready (or close) to trade on major exchanges. Both Bitfinex and Binance announced they would be among the first to list EIGEN – with the latter offering trading pairs such as Bitcoin and Tether. EigenLayer TVL Pushes Past...

Christie’s Post-war Art Auction to Include Bitcoin NFT

By Philip Maina 2 months agoMon Sep 30 2024 10:51:48 Reading Time: 2 minutes Christie’s will feature a Bitcoin NFT in its post-war live art auction The NFT, dubbed “Ascend,” will be the only collectible in the auction The Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale is scheduled for October 10 Popular art auction house Christie’s will feature a Bitcoin NFT during its live Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on October 10. The NFT, “Ascend,” will be the only collectible in the sale and the first Bitcoin NFT to make it to the auction house’s live art sale. Christie’s...

London Capital Group, Tickmill, Sucden Financial, and More: Executive Moves of the Week

2024-09-29T08:00:00.000+02:00 S u n d a y , 2 9 / 0 9 / 2 0 2 4 | 0 6 : 0 0 G M T by Jared Kirui Sucden Financial, BME Exchanges, and Global Market Index UK posted significant executive appointments this week, while Tickmill and Trading Pit's Former executive founded a new marketing agency. Although the week featured a relatively modest number of executive appointments and promotions, Sucden Financial, The Trading Pit, BME Exchanges, and Global Market Index UK saw significant changes to their top leadership teams. Bloomberg's veteran Rob Noyce assumed the role of Head of...

Crypto Hackers Pocket Over $400 Million in Q3

By Philip Maina 2 months agoSat Sep 28 2024 07:15:34 Reading Time: 2 minutes Crypto hackers have stolen more than $400 million in Q3 according to Immunefi Scammers have also pocketed roughly $3 million Most of the funds were siphoned from centralized crypto exchanges Crypto hackers and scammers have pocketed more than $ 413 million in Q3, 2024, according to a report by Immunefi. The report noted that only around $3 million went to scammers with the rest going to hackers. Immunefi disclosed that most of the hacked amount came from centralized exchanges like WazirX which lost $235 million to...

IPO Calendar: 3 new issues, 12 listings to keep primary market busy next week

Synopsis The next few months are going to be exciting for investors with some big companies likely to hit the public markets. These include, Hyundai Motor, Swiggy, Waaree Energies, NTPC Green, NSE among others. Agencies After a hectic few weeks, the primary market will take a breather next week with no new mainboard issues scheduled next week. However, in the SME segment, there are three companies launching their IPOs. Apart from these, the Street will see listings of 12 IPOs including that of KRN Heat Exchanges, which received a massive subscription of over 200 times. The next few months are...

SEC settles with Mango Markets over MNGO token sales

The SEC announced it settled with Mango Markets over the sale of unregistered tokens in a $70 million coin offering Mango DAO and Blockworks Foundation have agreed to pay $700,000 in civil penalties The settlement will also see Mango Markets destroy the MNGO tokens and request exchanges to delist them The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Mango DAO and Blockworks Foundation for offering and selling unregistered crypto assets. The SEC announced the charges on September 27. They relate to the sale of MNGO, the governance token of Mango Markets. The platforms also acted as unregistered brokers for...

Hamster Kombat Announces NFT Plans

By Philip Maina 2 months agoFri Sep 27 2024 11:09:45 Reading Time: 2 minutes Hamster Kombat has announced that it plans to create NFTs The NFTs will be part of in-game assets The game’s roadmap also includes a web3 game Hamster Kombat recently revealed that it plans to explore the NFT space by creating a web3 game and offering collectibles as in-game assets. The Telegram clicker game’s creators revealed that the game’s 2025 roadmap revolves around venturing deeper into the web3 world and keeping players engaged after the just concluded season 1 phase. Its recent airdrop and listing, however, were...

$2.5 Billion Russian Crypto Laundering Ring Smashed

By Mark Hunter 2 months agoFri Sep 27 2024 10:21:06 Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. government has seized several crypto domains linked to over $2.55 billion in illicit transactions Two Russian nationals have been charged with operating illegal exchanges that facilitated large-scale money laundering The exchanges, including Cryptex and PM2BTC, processed a significant portion of their transactions tied to criminal activities The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two Russian nationals , Sergey Medvedev and Timur Shakhmametov, in connection with a large-scale cryptocurrency money laundering operation. According to the DOJ, the platforms, Cryptex and PM2BTC, processed more than...

Cryptocurrency: Top 2 Coins to Buy Today if You Missed Out on Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE)

Those who missed out on Shiba Inu and Dogecoin coins when there was a quick surge may have felt as though the likelihood of such riches in the market has come and gone. However, do not fret because the market never disappoints and it is always open for business. Two projects (Rexas Finance (RXS), and Toncoin (TON)) in the crypto market are emerging as the ones to watch and make the most of the next big surge. Let’s see how these two coins might be the ones to keep your eyes on and purchase today. Rexas Finance (RXS): An Innovative...

Cryptocurrency exchange network accused of helping Russia hit with sanctions

Author of the article: The Associated Press Fatima Hussein Published Sep 26, 2024 • 2 minute read FILE- This photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. Photo by Patrick Semansky /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — A network of people and virtual currency exchanges associated with harboring Russian cybercrime were hit with sanctions on Thursday, in a government-wide crackdown on cybercrime that could assist Russia ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Article content Article content U.S. Treasury sanctioned alleged Russian hacker Sergey Ivanov and Cryptex — a St....

New Flappy Bird Game Won’t Have NFTs

By Philip Maina 2 months agoWed Sep 25 2024 10:37:12 Reading Time: 2 minutes Creators of the game Flappy Bird have disclosed that the next iteration will not include NFTs The creators however said that the game will have a crypto and web3 option They also disclosed that the game will always be free to play The creators of the new Flappy Bird game, Flappy Bird Foundation, have revealed that the game won’t include NFTs despite having crypto and web3 options. The foundation said the game will maintain the same gameplay as it was over 10 years ago. It also...

What is NEM Cryptocurrency? | Beginner’s Guide

The Smart Asset System Proof-of-Importance and Harvesting Other Blockchain Features Public vs. Private Final Thoughts New Economy Movement (NEM) is an enterprise-grade solution to power the impending blockchain economy. Originally intended to be a fork of NXT, the community decided to go with a completely new codebase with an alpha version released June 25, 2014, and the first stable release March 31, 2015. The platform is currently being rewritten in C++ and will be released as the “Catapult” update sometime in early 2018. The Smart Asset System The NEM blockchain powers what they call the Smart Asset System. This system...

Solana Confirms Upside Breakout With Bullish Pennant – Here’s The Target

Solana continues to showcase a positive price movement as it outperforms the rest of the market. This recent surge in value allowed Solana to surpass Binance Coin (BNB) in market capitalization rankings last week, marking a significant milestone for the digital asset. Delving deeper into its performance, technical analysis suggests that Solana’s bullish trend is likely to persist into the coming week. Indicators point to sustained momentum, which could see its price continue to climb. Captain Faibik stands out with a particularly bold prediction. The crypto analyst forecasted a substantial rally for Solana, projecting its price could soar to as...

Amber Group Deposits $1.35M Worth Of $ID Tokens On Binance: Profit-Taking Or Loss-Cutting?

Amber Group recently deposited 2.6 million $ID tokens, equivalent to $1.35 million, onto Binance. This move has raised questions about whether the fund is taking profits or cutting losses. The timing of this deposit is intriguing, as it comes after a 20% increase in the price of $ID over the past two days. This uptick in value might suggest a strategic profit-taking maneuver by Amber Group. However, a deeper analysis of their recent trading history indicates that the situation might be more complex. Four months ago, Amber Group withdrew 4 million $ID tokens, worth approximately $4.76 million at the time....

BlockDAG’s Presale Surges Past $61.3M with Team Unveiling Amid BNB Token Burn and Toncoin Price Updates

contributor The recent BNB token burn has caught the crypto market’s attention, showcasing Binance’s commitment to reducing token supply and potentially boosting its value. Similarly, Toncoin’s price has shown resilience, inching closer to the $8 mark, driven by positive market sentiment. Meanwhile, crypto whales are all over the BlockDAG network following the announcement of the CEO and team reveal date set for July 29th. The presale is highly successful, selling 12.3 billion coins valued at over $61.3 million. BlockDAG’s innovative payment card positions it as one of the top L1 coins, combining clear vision with cutting-edge technology. BNB Token Burn...