2๏ธโฃ According to James Roberts, a Commonwealth Bank executive, the bank is concerned about the "HUGE scale of investment scams" involving #crypto exchanges.
3๏ธโฃ Just a few weeks ago, another major Australian bank, Westpac, banned customers from transacting with the popular #crypto exchange #Binance.
4๏ธโฃ Commonwealth Bank is not disclosing publicly or to its customers which payment types they will block or hold.
5๏ธโฃ CBA plans to impose a $10,000 monthly limit on customers sending funds to #crypto exchanges to purchase cryptocurrencies.
6๏ธโฃ James Roberts claims that "scammers globally are capitalizing" on #crypto's popularity.
7๏ธโฃ Just a year and a half ago, Commonwealth Bank was all set to launch #crypto trading services for its millions of users.
8๏ธโฃ Why is the CEO of Commonwealth Bank, Matt Comyn, flip-flopping on his stance?
๐ He once saw the risks but believed in the future of #crypto.
๐ What made him change his mind?
9๏ธโฃ The bank claims these measures are for customer protection, but is that the real reason?
๐ Or are they trying to suppress the rising power of #crypto?
๐ We must stand together!
๐ The big banks are feeling threatened, and they're trying to control our financial destiny.
๐ Let's not allow them to manipulate us!
๐ It's time to fight for our right to financial freedom ๐ช
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1๏ธโฃ SEC Chair Gensler allegedly offered to serve as an ADVISOR to #Binance, the #crypto giant, in 2019.
2๏ธโฃ According to #Binance's lawyers, Gensler had multiple conversations with Binance executives and even met their founder, Changpeng Zhao, for lunch in Japan.
๐บ๐ธ SEC's Gensler hints at "parallels" between #Binance and FTX, but one exchange mysteriously escapes the lawsuit ๐ฑ
1๏ธโฃ The SEC's Chair Gary Gensler just revealed mind-blowing connections between two major #crypto exchanges: #Binance and FTX.
๐ But there's a shocking twist ๐ฑ
2๏ธโฃ According to Gensler, both #Binance and FTX have allegedly used sister firms to move funds, raising serious concerns about fraud and manipulation.
๐ But while Binance faces a barrage of lawsuits, FTX remains untouched ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ
North Korean Hackers Strike Again, Stealing $35 Million ๐ฑ
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1๏ธโฃ North Korean hackers have allegedly pulled off yet another mind-boggling heist, stealing a jaw-dropping $35 MILLION from a prominent #crypto service ๐ฑ
2๏ธโฃ The target of this audacious cyberattack was none other than Atomic Wallet, an Estonia-based company boasting a whopping 5 million users of its software ๐ฎ
๐ The hackers reportedly drained the #crypto accounts of certain customers ๐ฑ
๐จ The 8 Events That Shook the #Crypto World ๐ฅ
Brace yourself for the jaw-dropping moments that shook the industry to its core ๐ฑ
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1๏ธโฃ Mt. Gox Hack (February 2014):
๐ The closure of Mt. Gox, once the largest #Bitcoin exchange, following a massive hack that resulted in the loss of 744,408 #BTC, leading to bankruptcy and investigations.
2๏ธโฃ Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork (August 2017):
๐ A disagreement among #Bitcoin developers led to a hard fork, resulting in the creation of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), which aimed to address scalability concerns by increasing the block size.