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Lost Crypto: Are There Ways to Recover Your Assets?
People can lose their cryptocurrencies in different scenarios. Common cases are losing private keys to their wallets, sending crypto to the wrong address, or being scammed. For different cases, there are recovery methods that may work. In this article, we’ll be discussing the possibilities of regaining control over missing crypto. Hacker's Generous Heist: $2 Million in SOL Stolen and Gifted
Pump.fun, a platform specializing in launching and promoting memes, lost nearly $2 million in SOL. The hacker turned out to be a modern-day Robin Hood: he didn’t just steal the funds; he randomly distributed them to meme coin holders on Solana. 
Data from security service provider Immunefi reveals that since the start of 2024, cryptocurrency projects have suffered $473 million in losses (108 incidents) from hacker attacks and rug pulls. Last month, the industry lost $52 million, a decrease of 20% from April 2024 and 12% from May of the previous year. Lost in Translation: The Challenge of Teaching AI Human Languages
There are around 4,000 languages written in the world according to Ethnologue. The maximum number of languages that AI-powered apps like Google Translate and ChatGPT support is below 150. These AI tools are not equally fluent in all languages. Since they are trained on vast amounts of data in English, they understand this language the best. 
In an effort spanning the last two years, Binance has managed to recompense $4 billion to its users, addressing losses from platform glitches or user errors. This includes mishaps like incorrect deposits or transactions amid blockchain upgrades, with the team rectifying upwards of 381,616 such instances. 
The bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX is set to sell Digital Custody Inc. (DCI), a subsidiary it acquired for $10 million, to CoinList for merely $500,000. The leadership deems this transaction favorable, given that DCI, a provider of custodial services, has lost its utility following the abandonment of plans to reboot the platform. 
The OTC trades of FTX creditor claims are now valued at over 50 cents per dollar lost. This signals a growing belief in recovering at least half of their assets. This surge follows the disclosure of FTX's substantial stake in the AI company, Anthropic. The potential sale of this stake holds promise for a more successful fund recovery for creditors. 
On October 6, 2014, the first-ever USDT transaction took place, marking the beginning of this stablecoin's journey. Since then, USDT has weathered its fair share of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt). However, it's worth noting that USDT has also had several instances where it temporarily lost its peg to the US dollar. 
