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Nigeria's government has levied a $10 billion fine against Binance, citing illegal transactions and efforts to manipulate the local currency's value. This move was outlined in a BBC interview with Bayo Onanuga, the President's Information and Strategy advisor.

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has brought on board two former cryptocurrency company employees as consultants to aid in crafting the definitive tax regulations for digital assets. This move will impact all crypto businesses, including exchanges and brokers, requiring them to report all transactions per client.

Uniswap has rolled out "Swap Protection" to shield Ethereum mainnet transactions from sandwich attacks and front-running. When users enable this feature in the Uniswap Wallet, swaps are directed to a private transaction pool, enhancing security against potential threats. Due to this added layer, some swaps might have higher auto slippage to boost the likelihood of successful transactions.

The FBI has sounded the alarm bells: Lazarus Group and APT38, North Korean hacker collectives, could potentially sell off stolen cryptocurrency amassing $40 million, potentially affecting Bitcoin's valuation. Through their investigative work, the agency has identified nearly 1580 BTC across six distinct Bitcoin addresses. The stolen assets are reportedly from Alphapo, CoinsPaid, and Atomic Wallet. In aiding market monitoring, the FBI has disclosed the associated wallet addresses, urging vigilance on any transactions involving them.

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.

F2Pool, a prominent Asian Bitcoin mining pool, appears to be enforcing U.S. sanctions by selectively filtering transactions from wallets identified on the OFAC blacklist.

Coinbase's blockchain, Base, has set a new daily transaction record, reaching 1.88 million transactions. This achievement surpasses its previous high of 1.41 million transactions, established shortly after its launch in August. Notably, this number surpasses the combined daily transactions of both Optimism and Arbitrum, which totaled 878,000 transactions.

It involved two transactions of 150,000 ETH each, totaling approximately $480 million. The purpose behind this transfer remains a mystery, and it may not necessarily impact the price.