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A court in Finland has jailed the Hack er responsible for blackmailing 30,000 psychotherapy patient s for more than $500,000 in bitcoin , sentencing him to six years and nine months in prison.  Julius Kivimäki threatened to extort the Vastaamo psychotherapy center out of 40 bitcoins in 2018 after hacking into its database and stealing patient notes. He then blackmailed individual patients by threatening to release their notes unless a smaller bitcoin ransom was paid. Kivimäki denies the charges.   One suicide has reportedly been linked to Kivimäki’s extortion attempts while one victim told the BBC, “The main thing is that this absolutely empathy-lacking, ruthless criminal gets a prison sentence.” Did law enforcement in Finland crack Monero’s privacy technologies? Read more: Finnish police can’t find suspected bitcoin blackmailer they just released “After this, there rise thoughts about how short the conviction is when reflected against the number of victims. But, that’s t

The crypto market trends signal the return of altcoin and meme coin season. Many of the assets in this category might become the next cryptocurrencies to explode . Meme coins, like PEPE, are printing dramatic gains. Surprisingly, many of these assets have made significant price gains in the last seven days. Despite a 6.86% decline in the last seven days, Bitcoin sets the pace of the market. Owning a significant amount of BTC could offset the downside of mistimed investment. The overall market trajectory remains unclear as it has yet to settle for a specific direction. Next Cryptocurrency To Explode The team behind Bitcoin Minetrix has hatched a strategy that will likely revolutionize Bitcoin Mining forever. The project leverages cloud computing as a means of democratizing mining activities. The updates below include the details of these projects and the performance of its ongoing presale. 1. Pepe (PEPE) In the last year, PEPE’s price shot up by 859%. This big jump shows that more

With a price correction in the backdrop, Shiba Inu [SHIB] seems to be garnering focus yet again as investors await its trajectory. SHIB is currently trading at $0.0000234 following a 5% daily drop. However, discussions abound within the community about the possibility of a potential rebound. However, amidst this, one bold prediction stands out. Lucie, a prominent member of the SHIB ecosystem previously voiced her confidence in SHIB’s future. She particularly envisions a scenario where SHIB reaches the coveted $0.01 mark. Despite the current scenario and the skepticism around SHIB’s rise, Lucie seemed resolute. Despite a period of stagnation in Q4 2023, the community has shed light on the impressive performance of SHIB which started in late February. Pushing past skepticism, Lucie highlighted the gradual nature of such a significant price increase. Also Read: Shiba Inu: What Lies Ahead for SHIB in 2024-2025? When Can Shiba Inu Realistically Achieve $0.01? While Lucie

Peter Brandt, a veteran analyst who predicted Bitcoin’s 2018 collapse, said that one metric shows the market leader’s bull run is over. “The fact is that the bull market cycles in Bitcoin have lost a tremendous amount of thrust over the years,” Brandt said in an Apr. 26 blog post . Referring to a statistical concept called Exponential Decay, the analyst said that each bull cycle has been 80% less than its predecessor in terms of the growth gained. Bitcoin Might Have Already Reached This Cycle’s Top When it comes to the current cycle, Brandt believes BTC will soar around 80% of the 22X growth the leading crypto posted during the previous cycle between 2018 and 2021. With the low for the current cycle at $15,473, Brandt projects a peak of $72,723. This is just under the $73,750.07 all-time high (ATH) BTC achieved on Mar. 14, which has prompted Brandt to speculate that the market leader’s bull run might be over. Brandt personally gives the probability of such an outcome a 25% likeli

Cardano (ADA) is moving lower below the $0.500 resistance zone. ADA could gain bearish momentum and decline if it stays below the 100 SMA (H4). ADA price is slowly moving lower from the $0.520 zone. The price is trading below $0.500 and the 100 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.4740 on the 4-hour chart of the ADA/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could attempt a fresh increase if the bulls remain active above the $0.4280 support. Cardano Price Faces Key Hurdles In the past few days, Cardano saw a steady decline from the $0.520 resistance zone, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. ADA price declined below the $0.500 and $0.4950 levels to enter a bearish zone. There was a move below the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $0.4000 swing low to the $0.5201 high. It even declined below $0.4650 and tested $0.450. The price is now trading below $0.500 and the 100 simple movi

The Chainlink price prediction shows that LINK is recovering from the daily opening price at $14.9 level as the price heads to the upside. Chainlink Down More Than 3% Within 24 hours In the last 24 hours, Chainlink has seen a 3.72% decline, with its price now resting at $14.44. This shift contrasts with its positive trajectory over the past week, during which it enjoyed a 7.0% increase, climbing from $13.56 to its present value. Despite the recent dip, Chainlink continues to exhibit resilience, demonstrating its ability to navigate fluctuations in the market. Chainlink Prediction Statistics Data: Chainlink price now – $14.81 Chainlink market cap – $8.6 billion Chainlink circulating supply – 587 million Chainlink total supply – 1 billion Chainlink Coinmarketcap ranking – #16 LINK/USD Market Key Levels: Resistance levels: $19, $21, $23 Support levels: $10, $8, $6 LINKUSD – Daily Chart LINK/USD trades within the 9-day and 21-day moving averages as the coin touches the dail

The crypto market may experience a fresh round of rallies as prices of crypto assets posted a significant increase today. Bitcoin dropped 1.46% in the past week, while Ethereum made gains of 0.84%. The overall market sentiment looks bearish, as indicated by the Fear/Greed index of 60.  Today’s article explores the performance of cryptocurrencies that have dominated the top gainers list in the last 24 hours. The objective is to identify the next cryptocurrencies to explode and inform investors and traders about each token. Also included in the post is an overview of the market trend of crypto assets, which have the potential to post significant gains in the future.  Next Cryptocurrency To Explode Crypto enthusiasts and analysts often prioritize assets that are most likely to return the best value on invested capital. Thus, this article includes an overview of the Slothana presale, which is about to go on exchanges, providing all investors with information about the project.  1. Wor

Unless Joe Lubin’s massive Ethereum conglomerate has lied in a court document filed yesterday, “the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now claims that ETH is a security subject to SEC regulation.” That’s a quote from ConsenSys’ new lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas. It’s the first time a major crypto company has credibly claimed that the SEC itself has designated ETH a security. For years, the SEC has designated certain crypto transactions as SEC urities transactions and occasionally, commissioners have referred to current coins or tokens as unregistered SEC urities. Now, according to ConsenSys, the SEC currently classifies ETH as a security. The news comes seven years after Ethereum’s initial coin offering (ICO). It has also been 19 months since the Merge switched Ethereum from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) validation. Why is this news coming from a complaint by ConsenSys? Maddeningly, the public still doesn’t have de

Ex-Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal says the altcoin market cap is on the verge of soaring to new all-time highs (ATHs). In a new video update, the Real Vision CEO says that the digital assets market could enter “crypto summer” within a month, when Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and other alts could have massive rallies. A “crypto summer” generally means increased prices, higher trading volume, bullish market sentiment, more network development and wider adoption. “It’s very normal for crypto spring for Bitcoin to outperform and then as we come into crypto summer that we’re transitioning into now ETH starts to outperform Bitcoin… Will it outperform Solana? I very much doubt it. Solana is earlier in the adoption curve so it means the percentage changes are larger. You can see the start of crypto spring, which was the breakout of this pattern and the slight acceleration. That says we’re getting to warmer days of spring as it were. But really, summer happens when

Bybit, a leading cryptocurrency trading platform, is set to host the Initial Decentralized Exchange Offering (IDO) for Slash Vision Labs (SVL), a decentralized payment protocol aimed at both merchants and consumers. The IDO will conclude with the SVL token being listed on the Bybit spot exchange on April 29, 2024, at 10am UTC. How to take part in the Bybit DEX offering? To take part in the IDO, users need to have a Bybit Wallet with at least 300 USD Coin (USDC) on the MANTLE Chain and register between April 22, 10am UTC, and April 26, 10am UTC.  Picks for you SEC to deny Ethereum ETFs next month; Here’s why 1 hour ago What’s happening with Pakistani Rupee vs. Dollar (USD/PKR)? 1 hour ago XRP set for $4 by July if it emulates 2021 action 1 hour ago Why is gold valuable? Insights into its unshakeable market status 2 hours ago Bybit will conduct up to three daily snapshots during this period to determine users eligibility. The IDO will offer

After the highly awaited Bitcoin halving event concluded, this event is pivotal in determining crypto holdings for the upcoming bull run. Bitcoin has completed its fourth halving event, reducing the block reward for miners from 6.25 BTC per mined block to 3.125 BTC. As the rate of new Bitcoin issuance is halved, the inherent scarcity mechanism of the cryptocurrency begins to exert its influence over time. This change in supply and demand dynamics has the potential to influence the long-term direction of Bitcoin and the wider crypto market. In this article, we’ll explore the five best meme coins to consider purchasing following the Bitcoin halving. Bonk (BONK) The activity of $BONK holders has picked up again, potentially driving the meme coin’s price even higher. On April 19, Bonk DAO revealed a proposal to burn about 280 billion $BONK tokens from its treasury, which equals the total amount of Bonk sent to the DAO from BonkBot since its inception. $BONK has experienced a significa