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Bitcoin & Crypto DEVELOPING

Liquid Restores Full Bitcoin Reserve Backing, Per The Defiant Report

Full reserves meet a condition for restarting direct federation withdrawals, which were last reported under enhanced operational controls.

Source: The Defiant + 4 more ·03 Nov, 07:00 UTC

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Chips & Hardware

Smugglers pair banned Samsung and SK hynix HBM with cheap chips to get into China

They are then paired with expensive HBM (memory stacked next to a processor to feed it data faster) from Samsung and SK hynix, that, on their own, are banned for export to China.

Source: Tom's Hardware + 1 more ·03 Nov, 12:08 UTC

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Technology

Google's System Services notes confirm Android Family Hub in Settings

TL;DR Google’s latest System Services release notes confirm the new Android Family Hub, a dedicated space for family management tools in Android Settings.

Source: Android Authority + 1 more ·03 Nov, 07:00 UTC

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Bitcoin & Crypto

Tether Says It Froze Over $1.5B From Binance Hack Within 30 Minutes

Tether said it froze more than $1.5 billion in stolen USDT (Tether’s dollar-pegged token) within 30 minutes of the Binance hack, blocking access to those funds.

Source: Bitcoin.com News + 1 more ·03 Nov, 07:00 UTC