Vitalik Buterin: “I used Tornado Cash to make a donation to Ukraine”

Vitalik Buterin clarified that he used Tornado Cash to protect the recipients of the funds, not himself. Vitalik Buterin, creator of Ethereum and longtime advocate of privacy and decentralization, admitted to using Tornado Cash to donate to war efforts in …

FBI Searches Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Mansion

Aug. 9 () – The FBI has entered this Monday to search the mansion of former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida to investigate the possible mishandling of classified documents. “My beautiful Mar-a-Lago home in Palm …

Apple brings back battery percentage display in iOS 16 release, with disappointing results

Apple dropped the percentage battery level display a while ago, banking on simplifying the iOS interface. Only the decision was not well received by users, and the company was forced to return to the previous display format. It’s just that …

Kremlin reports that Putin will not attend or speak by videoconference at UN General Assembly

The Kremlin has informed that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to attend in person or speak by videoconference at the next session of the United Nations General Assembly, scheduled for September. “No. There are no plans to travel …

Microsoft has added a new Enhanced Security Mode feature to the Edge browser

Beginning with version 98, Microsoft Edge includes new security technology that provides additional protection for everyday users. The feature originally added for testing can now be enabled by all Edge users. Earlier this year, Microsoft Edge 98 added new security …

Reactions after the US Treasury sanctions against Tornado Cash and its ban from Github

Tornado Cash’s source code disappeared from Github just 24 hours after the U.S. Treasury Department added the privacy tool to its sanctions list. As of yesterday, the Treasury Department has banned U.S. citizens from using Tornado or transacting with several …

Arab-Israeli MPs accuse Lapid of going to war in Gaza to win election

MPs of the Joint Arab-Israeli List have denounced that Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has launched the recent military offensive against Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip to win votes for the upcoming elections, scheduled for November 1. This offensive …

Option for WhatsApp messages to “self-destruct” after being read ready for launch

WhatsApp has launched a feature that allows the deletion of any message already sent, useful for those who want to send confidential information on WhatsApp without the risk of someone else finding out the content of the discussion by searching …

Companies begin to block Tornado Cash activities

Circle and GitHub have both complied with recent U.S. sanctions against Ethereum coin mixer Tornado Cash. Earlier today, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned 38 Ethereum addresses and six USDC addresses related to Tornado Cash. It also sanctioned the project’s website at …

Israel’s prime minister offers “work” and “dignity” to Gazans if they opt for peace

The Israeli Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, has called on Monday on the people of Gaza to aspire to “another way” and has proposed “work” and “dignity” if they choose to live in peace with Israel. More than 40 Palestinians were …

The famous HIMARS, filmed in a Romanian town (VIDEO)

Multiple M142 HIMARS rocket launchers have been filmed in a town in Romania, 300 km from the Ukrainian border. The vehicles were captured in Focsani, Vrancea. A video of the column, featuring nine units, was posted on Reddit in the …

The US Treasury Department has banned Tornado Cash!

The government agency’s Office of Foreign Assets Control added the popular Ethereum blending tool to its sanctions list on Monday. An article on the Treasury website confirms that the protocol’s website and a list of smart contracts associated with the …