"The US government has suspended its effort to survey cryptocurrency mining operations over their ballooning energy use following a lawsuit from an industry that has been accused by environmental groups of fueling the climate crisis."
"Once installed on either an iPhone or an Android phone, GoldPickaxe can collect facial recognition data, identity documents and intercepted text messages, all to make it easier to siphon off funds from banking and other financial apps. To make matters worse, this biometric data is then used to create AI deepfakes to impersonate victims and access their bank accounts."
Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust quickly climbed to the top five in terms of inflows for all ETFs in 2024, achieving this feat within just 17 days of launch. Blackrock CEO Larry Fink recently said that he is now a “big believer” in bitcoin, emphasizing that “it’s bigger than any government.”