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Binance lost users Bitcoin because they converted the address provided by the user to a different address (which they thought was supportive of the Taproot fork of Bitcoin) and ended up burning all the funds by sending it to a wrong address. Now saying that it was users fault.

Taproot is a soft-fork which was introduced to the Bitcoin network on 14th Nov (last month). Binance made an announcement saying that they would support the Bitcoin Taproot upgrade for all withdrawals and deposits. "Binance will handle all technical requirements involved for all users holding BTC in their Binance accounts." (Source: https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/8578eea0104f439c85f50fbdc99bf7c2) Users tried to…
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What’re your thoughts on Polygon?

I’m an ETH maxi, does that automatically make me a Polygon Maxi? View Poll submitted by /u/ahillbilly97 [link] [comments]

First I was in it only for the money.. but the longer I’m here and the more I learn, the more I appreciate the technology.

If I'm being honest, I entered crypto with only 1 goal in my mind. To be able to one day, buy a house for my kids and maybe retire and live a peaceful life without financial stress. Nothing else. I saw the opportunity and I grabbed it. That's still my main goal with my investing…
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THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS when someone says TO DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH (DYOR): a guide on HOW TO BE SMARTER THAN THE SCAMMERS! An educational post

I intentionally did not want to mention just one blockchain (see source below) cause this article is universal and applies to all blockchains and it's extremely valuable to all of us involved in crypto. Your favorite blockchain is typically an open, permissionless blockchain. So there is no central company, or other body, exerting ownership and,…
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Advice on buying $100k in ETH

Basically, I have $100k I want to invest into ETH within the next 4 months and want to hold for it for at least 6+ months. How would you recommend I go about this? To move that much money without problems and keep it safe. ​ Background: I'm pretty new to crypto, and I've been…
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Crypto․com CEO Kris Marszalek Accuses Coinmarketcap․com of ‘Arbitrarily Reducing’ Exchange Rankings

Crypto․com CEO Kris Marszalek has an issue with coinmarketcap.com’s exchange volume rankings, according to a tweet he published on December 25. Marszalek claimed in his tweet that the popular crypto aggregation website “arbitrarily reduced” the exchange’s ranking. Crypto․com CEO Complains About Coinmarketcap․com’s Exchange Rankings A recent tweet stemming from the CEO of Crypto.com’s Kris Marszalek […]

GME Adds Support for Shib, Doge, AXS, SLP, MANA and SAND Through Flexa Partnership

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Need help with a hacked account

I have two pending transactions, both from almost 5 months ago. I was stupid and went on a bad site to give my personal phrase. Now a hacker has a bot and any transactions that go into that account are automatically transferred to their account. I was hoping things may have changed, and I'm able…
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Blockchain size in the future

As we increase mainstream adoption and more DApps are built to service large industries, the eth blockchain will grow large. I am thinking in a far future state where the blockchain would grow exponentially. A question I had is there a scenario where the blockchain becomes so large where it may become more difficult to…
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