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Arbitrum watchdog seeks permanent ban for three grant abuse cases

Arbitrum’s Watchdog Committee has proposed permanently excluding three DeFi projects from future DAO programs after flagging cases involving 457,553 ARB, valued at roughly $76,000. Summary Good Entry, Limitless, and APX Finance face separate permanent-ban votes. The committee identified alleged misuse involving a combined 457,553 ARB. Projects have until Sep. 10 to respond and return any…

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Zcash Is Only 1% of Bitcoin’s Market Cap, but Its Volatility Is More Than 3 Times Higher

ZEC’s smaller market cap and higher volatility than BTC make options compelling for risk management and potentially attractive for premium income. Zcash has been on an absolute tear. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency rose over 142% in the past month alone and reached $1,236. Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl believes that its smaller market capitalization…

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FBI traces Bitcoin to alleged darknet opioid ring

Federal authorities charged two Jacksonville brothers with allegedly operating a darknet narcotics vendor whose counterfeit pills were connected to at least 12 overdoses, including three deaths. Summary U.S. prosecutors charged two Florida brothers with allegedly distributing nitazene-laced counterfeit pills through darknet markets. Investigators traced Bitcoin withdrawals from three darknet marketplaces toward accounts associated with Stanislav…

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