Upbit, the biggest exchange in South Korea, announced they had frozen assets linked to the recent hack of its platform. This was as the team continued findings into the theft and recovery processes of stolen assets. Upbit Hack Update: $1.77M in Stolen Assets Now Frozen Dunamu, the parent company behind Upbit, says it has frozen

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Bitcoin is under renewed pressure as markets price in a near-certain Bank of Japan (BOJ) rate hike next week. Traders now expect Japan to raise rates to 0.75%, tightening global liquidity conditions and negatively impacting risk assets. Is Bitcoin Priced for BOJ Rate Hike? A Bloomberg chart shared by analyst Ted Pillows show more than

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