Illinois postpones 0.2% tax on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency
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Illinois has postponed plans to impose a 0.2% tax on the buying, selling, and transferring of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, and is still awaiting a judge's ruling. （Bitcoin Archive）
The NEAR Intents security incident saw attackers transfer approximately $3.865 million in stolen funds into KuCoin and exchange them for BTC. The attacker's address was marked as suspected to be related to the North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group.
The Latvian central bank has issued MiCA encryption licenses to a UK backed company, and has currently issued a total of 13 payment licenses, which are valid within the EU. The main licensed institutions include Paybis and Backpack. （Bitcoin Archive）
The NEAR Intents attacker transfers stolen funds to Kucoin and bridges them to BTC, and the attacker's address interacts with addresses 0x098B7... E2f96 marked as Lazarus Group.
Near Intents was attacked due to abnormal outflow of BSC hot wallet, resulting in a loss of approximately $3.865 million. The funds were transferred to Kucoin and exchanged for BTC, and the attacker's address interacted with Lazarus Group related addresses. （PeckShieldAlert）
