Author: MAK Gojar

Bitget Wallet will prioritize its native BGB token for multi-chain gas payments via its innovative GetGas feature starting January 2025, according to a Dec. 27 statement shared with CryptoSlate. This initiative is set to streamline operations across multiple blockchains, including Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Polygon, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, TON, and Tron. According to the firm, its users will be able to pay gas fees using BGB, USDT, or USDC, eliminating the need for unique gas tokens on individual chains. This approach simplifies transactions and enhances cost efficiency. Further, the wallet’s Reward Center will offer opportunities to earn free gas vouchers…

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We’ve all been here before. All of us have, at one point or another, accidentally deleted an important text. Gloria, from Chepachet, Rhode Island, reached out to us with this question:”I accidentally deleted a text message; how can I get it back on my Android phone?”We’re sorry to hear that you’ve accidentally deleted a text message. The ability to recover it depends on several factors, including your phone model, whether a backup was made and the specific messaging app you’re using. Here are some general methods you can try. (iPhone users, follow these tips.)GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS – SIGN UP…

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Pig butchering scams led to $3.6 billion in crypto losses in 2024, emerging as the most significant fraud scheme of the year, according to a report by web3 security firm Cyvers. The long-term fraud method, where victims are groomed over time to make substantial investments, outpaced other forms of crypto scams in 2024. The report highlighted that $3.6 billion in stolen funds were traced to the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain alone. Pig butchering on the rise Cyvers tracked over 150,000 addresses and 800,000 transactions linked to pig butchering scams, illustrating the scale of the problem. The report follows an FBI announcement…

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A fiery South Korean plane crash widely credited to failed landing gear has invited a flurry of speculation, including whether something more came into play leading up to the disaster.”There are a million backups on this airplane. It’s extremely safe, and that’s what a lot of people are saying. They can’t understand why this airplane was landed on that runway at that speed with no flaps, with no gear. There might have been something else involved,” aviation consultant Mike Boyd told Fox News Sunday.”A bird strike on an engine might shut an engine down, but there’s so many redundant systems…

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Montenegro’s Minister of Justice, Bojan Božović, has signed an order to extradite Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the US. Montenegro’s Supreme Court recently determined that all legal conditions for Kwon’s extradition had been met. Following this ruling, the Ministry of Justice evaluated the competing requests and concluded that the US request favored the most legal criteria. Minister Božović subsequently signed the decree approving Kwon’s extradition to the US, denying South Korea’s request. In a statement, the Justice Ministry outlined its reasoning, noting factors such as the severity of the alleged crimes, the location of their commission, the timing of…

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Stephen Akridge, co-founder of Solana, is embroiled in a legal dispute with his ex-wife, Elisa Rossi, over alleged misappropriation of substantial gains from Solana (SOL) tokens, Bloomberg News reported on Dec. 27. Rossi claims that Akridge used his advanced expertise in crypto and blockchain to siphon off staking rewards from her digital wallet. According to the complaint, Akridge’s actions resulted in Rossi losing “millions of dollars” in income. She further alleged that Akridge controlled her accounts from early March to mid-May and reaped 100% of the staking commissions allocated to her SOL holdings. While the exact value of the disputed tokens…

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CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn shared data indicating that the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) velocity has risen in the past few weeks amid heightened activity, suggesting growing utility within the network. Velocity is calculated by dividing a crypto market cap by its transaction volume. The analyst pointed out that an increasing velocity represents frequent network usage. He added that this could be an early indication of an impending price surge for XRP. XRPL’s velocity is approaching a resistance in a descending trendline, suggesting a growth in usage and potential price increase. Notably, XRPL velocity growth follows XRP’s price leap since the outcome…

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