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Trump denies personal link to CZ after Binance founder’s pardon
President Donald Trump told “60 Minutes” he did not know Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, days after granting the convicted Binance founder a full and unconditional pardon on October 23, forcing the White House to square a high-profile clemency case with the president’s claim of no personal connection. 
Monero suffers 18-block reorg, wiping 36 minutes of transactions
Monero’s chain reorganized by 18 blocks, voiding roughly 36 minutes of activity and about 117 transactions. Community devs flagged a likely move to temporarily rolling DNS checkpoints as pools review practices after a hidden chain overtook the main network. What Is Prompt Engineering? Don't Fall for Scam Courses
Prompt engineering is not what many people think it is. You might have seen ads for prompt engineering courses that promise to teach you how to get surprising answers from AI, complete any task in minutes, and make a lot of money. All this is promised at a “once in a lifetime” cost. 
In an episode of the Lex Fridman podcast on September 28th, Mark Zuckerberg and the renowned computer scientist engaged in a one-hour conversation in the metaverse. The entire exchange took place using photorealistic avatars, made possible by Meta’s Quest 3 headsets and noise-canceling headphones. “9 minutes into Lex/Mark metaverse podcast, I forgot I was watching avatars,” fans say. Fridman himself shared his impressions of the challenge of distinguishing Zuckerberg’s avatar from his actual physical presence. 
The immense wave of transactions and heightened user activity took Shibarium by surprise, causing some tech glitches, says Shytoshi Kusama, the co-founder of the Shiba Inu ecosystem.
He's also quick to debunk the rumors about funds getting stuck in the bridging contracts, terming it as pure FUD.
"Although we expected a very busy moment, we never expected THIS much traffic, instantly," reflects Shytoshi Kusama.
At its launch, the Shibarium team tackled a load of 160 million computational tasks in a span of about 30 minutes, while anticipating only 400 million within a month. 
A user fell victim to a 'Zero Transfer Phishing' scam, losing $20 million USDT. These malicious parties imitated a few characters in the wallet address to deceive the unsuspecting victim. Fortunately, Tether reacted swiftly and froze the assets in just 50 minutes.Always stay vigilant when copying wallet addresses from transaction records.Scammers create custom smart contracts to generate look-alike addresses and dupe potential victims.
Correct Address: 0xa7B4BAC8f0f9692e56750aEFB5f6cB5516E90570
Phishing Address: 0xa7Bf48749D2E4aA29e3209879956b9bAa9E90570 
Crypto market flash crash: what Trump actually said
On October 10, the crypto market suffered its largest crash since 2022. In just 25 minutes, total capitalization fell by $560 billion, while futures liquidations exceeded $18.7 billion. Many are asking: why did Donald Trump's words trigger such a severe reaction? 
How AI and Blockchain Can Help Save Endangered Animals
News about people hunting or selling endangered animals pops up every day, despite warnings. Business Insider researched what species are available to buy online. Shockingly, they found squirrel monkeys, exotic birds, several species of turtles, and many other animals listed on Facebook. These animals were available for purchase within just 20 minutes. 
Three moderators of the r/CryptoCurrency subreddit sold MOON tokens for $150,000 30 minutes before Reddit officially announced the closure of the blockchain-based Community Points rewards program. Lookonchain believes that insider information was shared with the moderators by Reddit administrators. 
The likelihood is high, at 99%, that the interest rate will stay the same. This is because the Federal Reserve is still gauging the effect of the current rate on the economy.
Following the decision, there will be a press conference by Jerome Powell 30 minutes later. Given the potential for market shifts from his remarks, traders are advised to hold off on transactions. 
Shibarium, the Layer 2 blockchain by Shiba Inu's creators, is back in action. After a temporary shutdown due to scalability issues, the team has reopened withdrawals on its bridge to Ethereum. The pause initially locked millions in user funds and caused community unrest.
Now, the mainnet and bridge are fully functional, allowing withdrawals of various assets like SHIB, LEASH, and WETH within 45 minutes to 3 hours. BONE token withdrawals are also back but may take up to 7 days. 
