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Binance coin's massive 1,300% gain in 2021 beat both bitcoin and ether, cementing its spot as the world's 3rd-biggest crypto

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, was hacked in an attack early Friday.</li><li>Hackers attacked a bridge between blockchains, but the situation is now "contained," the CEO of Binance said.</li></ul>In the latest round of cyberattacks, Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, was hacked, and around $100 million of Binance Coin was stolen.An exploit on a cross-chain bridge resulted in extra Binance Coin, the CEO of Binance, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, tweeted Friday morning Singapore local time. Zhao lives in Singapore. "The issue is contained now. Your funds are safe. We apologize for the inconvenience and will provide further updates accordingly," Zhao continued on Twitter.The current impact is estimated to be around $100 million, about "a quarter of the last BNB burn," Zhao wrote in a separate tweet. BNB is a Binance coin. A Binance spokesperson told <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-06/bnb-chain-says-bsc-temporarily-paused-on-irregular-activity">Bloomberg</a> that at least $7 million of stolen funds have already been frozen. Binance did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.Two hours before Zhao's tweet, the official Binance Twitter account wrote that BNB Chain was under maintenance and apologized for the inconvenience. "We will suspend all deposits and withdrawals via BNB chain temporarily until there are further updates," Binance <a href="https://twitter.com/binance/status/1578148574205878272">wrote</a>.About $2 billion has been stolen in cryptocurrency attacks this year, and many of the attacks were perpetrated by North Korea-linked groups, per Bloomberg. Cross-chain bridges used to transfer tokens across blockchains have been a popular target.Cryptocurrencies have been deeply impacted, both by hacks and a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-06/bnb-chain-says-bsc-temporarily-paused-on-irregular-activity">sell-off</a> that has wiped out around $2 trillion in value of the digital assets.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Lil Tay cryptocurrency was released on Thursday, a day after the influencer's Instagram reported she'd died.</li><li>That announcement has since been taken down amid speculation that the post was a hoax.</li></ul>A cryptocurrency coin named for Lil Tay, real name Claire Hope, was released less than a day after the 15-year-old influencer's verified <a href="https://www.insider.com/lil-tay-dead-child-rapper-influencer-claire-hope-instagram-2023-8">Instagram account announced that she had died.</a>The cryptocurrency, called Lil Tay, was <a href="https://bscscan.com/address/0xd80b7645667612e3df307e977aa5af3fd1adb72b">launched on the BNB Smart Chain</a> on Thursday morning with a total supply of 100 coins. So far, nobody has come forward to claim responsibility for the coin.Harry Tsang, Tay's ex-manager, told Insider he had been planning to launch a Lil Tay cryptocurrency coin, and had begun developing the token in April, but denied any connection to the one released. On Thursday, he took down a Lil Tay token site he'd launched earlier this year. "One hundred percent not me," he said. "I gave a warning to everyone already. That is not us. We just took down the website and everything."<div type="image" title="screenshot of lil tay token website by harry tsang" height="998" width="2584" msid="102626068" hostid="261" sizebytes="85848"></div>On Twitter, Tsang warned users of a potential scam involving the launched token. On Wednesday, Lil Tay's Instagram claimed controversial child star and her brother died."It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news of our beloved Claire's sudden and tragic passing," the <a href="https://www.insider.com/lil-tay-dead-child-rapper-influencer-claire-hope-instagram-2023-8">now-deleted post read in part.</a> "This outcome was entirely unexpected and has left us all in shock. Her brother's passing adds an even more unimaginable depth to our grief." That post has since been deleted.However, Insider was unable to confirm Lil Tay's death, and it is unclear who is in control of the Instagram account. "Given the complexities of the current circumstances, I am at a point where I cannot definitively confirm or dismiss the legitimacy of the statement issued by the family," Tsang told Insider on Wednesday in an email. "This situation calls for cautious consideration and respect for the sensitivities involved. My commitment remains focused on delivering updates that are both reliable and appropriately timed."Lil Tay's father, Christopher Hope, also told Insider he could not comment on the Instagram post and declined to answer whether his daughter was still alive.Local police and medical examiners in Los Angeles, where Lil Tay currently lives, and Vancouver, where Lil Tay spent part of her childhood, did not have any information on an investigation into the death of anyone named Claire Hope. Lil Tay rose to popularity at the age of 9 and was known for her profane and provocative videos in which she cultivated a presence as "the world's youngest flexer," often posing with luxury cars and stacks of cash. She collaborated with controversial YouTubers like Danielle Bregoli and Jake Paul and ignited a firestorm — and countless press cycles.During a May 2018 appearance on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnjLSLuEbbI">"Good Morning America,"</a> Tay insisted, "No one is forcing me to do this. This is my decision. I am happy with what I am doing."But a month later, a <a href="https://www.insider.com/lil-tay-instagram-posts-deleted-viral-video-2018-6">leaked video</a> revealed that her brother, Jason Tian, was feeding her lines and giving her cues on what to say. Her social media was then wiped but eventually restored.In 2021, Lil Tay and her brother <a href="https://www.insider.com/lil-tay-chris-hope-bad-news-go-fund-me-instagram-2021-4">reappeared on social media</a>, accusing their father of physical and emotional abuse, and launching a GoFundMe to raise legal funds with the goal of getting their mother full custody of the pair.Christopher Hope denied the allegations with a cease-and-desist order to Instagram at the time.

A Lil Tay crypto coin was released the day after her verified Instagram reported that the 15-year-old influencer had died

<ul><li>The total supply of <keyword id="6709758" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ether" source="Orion">Ether</keyword> on centralized exchange platforms is lower than it used to be in 2018.</li><li>Over 180,000 ETH left trading platforms on March 15 alone.</li><li>Centralized platforms have larger supply of a particular asset when there are more available sellers.</li></ul><keyword id="2810876" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ethereum" source="Orion">Ethereum</keyword> remains the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the world, but a change in the platform’s token value suggests that investors may be expecting a rally soon. According to a <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-balance-on-crypto-exchanges-falls-to-lowest-levels-since-2018">report</a> by Cointelegraph, citing data from blockchain tracking firm Glassnode, the amount of ETH available on crypto exchanges has fallen to its lowest levels since September 2018, which is a sign that traders are holding on to their tokens. According to the report, the data shows that about $1.61 billion worth of ETH tokens have left centralized trading platforms in the year-to-date, and 30% of the withdrawals made in 2022 came in the past week alone. Over 180,000 ETH tokens made their way out of centralised trading platforms on March 15, and the overall balance of Ether on these platforms has dropped to 21.72 million. Centralized exchanges hold a custodial wallet for their users, which is where all the crypto is held. They usually have enough supply of an asset that has more sellers than buyers. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="wazirx" comment="wazirx" text="wazirx">wazirx</cmsannotation> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Why is Ether expected to rally?" comment="subhead" text="Why is Ether expected to rally?">Why is Ether expected to rally?</cmsannotation> The change in Ether’s behaviour is likely in anticipation of the Ethereum 2.0 update that is expected later this year, which brings the proof-of-stake (POS) system to the platform. The POS system is a change in how cryptocurrencies are mined, and is said to reduce the energy consumption from crypto mining as well. According to the <a href="https://blog.ethereum.org/2021/05/18/country-power-no-more/">Ethereum Foundation</a>, which manages the platform, the move to POS will cut Ethereum’s energy consumption by 99.5%. To be clear, POS mining rewards miners based on the stake they provide in the system, instead of allowing anyone to put their computing resources behind a transaction. In comparison, the proof-of-work (POW) system allows miners to take on the task of validating a transaction, which increases the total computing power for each transaction. With Ethereum being the backend for some of the world’s largest crypto projects, using <keyword id="4668945" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="nft" source="Orion">NFT</keyword> platforms like <keyword id="11928103" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="opensea" source="Orion">OpenSea</keyword>, and NFT projects like Bored Apes etc, it’s important for its carbon footprint to be low. In addition, the Ethereum platform has been gaining stiff competition from newer blockchain platforms as well. This includes the likes of Cardano, Solana and the Binance Smart Chain (renamed to BNB Chain last month). SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/markets/news/ruchi-soya-stock-tanks-after-the-baba-ramdev-backed-company-announces-4300-crore-fpo-at-a-35-discount/articleshow/90351347.cms">Ruchi Soya stock tanks after the Baba Ramdev-backed company announces ₹4,300 crore FPO at a 35% discount</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/sensex-slightly-down-at-57793-while-nifty-is-trading-almost-flat-at-17000/articleshow/90350690.cms">Sensex slightly down at 57,793, while Nifty is trading almost flat at 17,000</a>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image">Air BnB</div></div>On Monday, the office of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman released a list of the top Airbnb users with at least one "illegal" listing on the site. Business Insider reached out to the top five alleged Airbnb lawbreakers Tuesday in an attempt to get their side of the story. 
Schneiderman has been investigating Airbnb last year in an attempt to stop users from violating a New York law that prohibits renters from subletting entire apartments for less than 30 days at a time in buildings with three apartments or more. As part of that investigation, Schneiderman <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/airbnb-purging-thousands-of-illegal-listings-2014-4">subpoenaed the company</a> for information about more than 16,000 users who rent rooms on the site. Airbnb has attempted to quash that subpoena. Schneiderman filed an affidavit in support of the subpoena Monday including research from his office alleging <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/airbnb-purging-thousands-of-illegal-listings-2014-4">two thirds of the site's users in New York appeared to be violating the law</a>. 
The top five users on Schneiderman's list come from a variety of backgrounds. Business Insider found a company with over 100 listings on the site, a real estate agent who said he had no idea he was being targeted by the Attorney General, an international entrepreneur, a boutique hotel, and a Brooklyn man who said he just wants to rent spare rooms in his apartment.
See all five below. Neither Schneiderman's office or Airbnb responded on record to this story.
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_left"><div><div class="image">Airbnb</div></div></div>1. Metro Inc. 
The user with the most Airbnb listings on Schneiderman's list is Metro Inc. According to the Attorney General's office, as of October, Metro Inc. offered 134 listings, 123 of which seemed to violate the law.
Airbnb released a statement Monday saying it <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/airbnb-purging-thousands-of-illegal-listings-2014-4">removed over 2,000 listings</a> posted on the site by "bad actors." In a separate statement to Business Insider Monday, Airbnb spokesman Nick Papas said the effort to purge those listings had been underway for "months." Because of this, Metro Inc.'s page on the site is no longer active, but Google cached pages show its <a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vS6a-a-r35kJ:https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/1936159+&amp;cd=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=us">profile was still there Monday</a> and some of its <a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:yHyYD7ALUDQJ:https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/920109+&amp;cd=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=us">listings were visible as recently as Sunday</a>. 
Metro Inc.'s profile and listings described it as a "registered company in NYS" that offered "ONLY LEGAL" listings. An advertisement for one of its listings on West 46th Street in Manhattan said Metro Inc. had multiple properties available in the same building. 
"NO WORRY ABOUT LEGAL ISSUE IN NYC HOUSING LAW. OUR property is in zoning C6 (commercial). So it is not illegal to do short term. IT IS LEGAL TO RENT YOU OUT THE APARTMENT," the advertisement said. "WE ARE DOING ONLY LEGAL."
Metro Inc. could not be reached for comment Monday. In spite of what its ads say, Metro Inc. does not appear to be listed in the New York Corporation and Business Entity Database and seems to be using <a href="http://www.metrohotels.com.au/">the logo of an Australian hotel chain</a>. 
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_left"><div><div class="image">essence-realty.com</div></div></div>2. Eran Haviv
According to Schneiderman's office, as of October, Eran Haviv had 42 listings on Airbnb, 12 of which seemed to violate the law. Haviv's profile is no longer on the site, but a cached version captured April 16 described him as a "top-producing broker in luxury rentals and sales" and the founder of the "boutique real estate firm, Essence-Realty." 
"To Eran, relationships are the key to any service business, especially real estate. Deals will happen if you're good at what you do, conduct yourself honorably and professionally, properly educate clients on the market, and know how to find the right people-property fit," the profile said.
A website for Essence Realty describes it as a four-person firm that offers both rentals and "guest suites." Business Insider spoke to Haviv Tuesday and he said the company "called" him last week and said it would be removing his listings. Haviv claimed he was unaware of Schneiderman's list, but he said none of his apartments on Airbnb were being rented for periods of less than 30 days. 
"I had Airbnb listings, but I didn't do any of the daily that they are talking about, so I don't have any problem with them putting me on the list," Haviv explained. 
Haviv also said most of his listings actually belonged to other people. 
"I had a lot of listings there, you know, most of them are not mine. I'm advertising other peoples' listings to help them rent apartments," said Haviv, adding, "But nothing for daily, nothing less than 30 days."
Haviv subsequently admitted he had "one" listing that was offered for a period of less than 30 days, but he said he never found anyone who wanted it. According to Haviv, he attempted to rent the property as a favor to a friend who went on a trip. 
"I had one but it was never rented," Haviv said. "It was just there because, you know, it was a temporary vacation, somebody went for vacation."
Haviv would not say how much he made on the site.
"I'm not able to answer any of those questions," Haviv said. "I'm sorry my friend."
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_left"><div><div class="image">Airbnb</div></div></div>3. Peter Chen 
Peter Chen describes himself as a "regular host" on Airbnb who also works as a bartender. He said Airbnb removed his listings on the site yesterday. According to Schneiderman's office, as of October, Chen had 38 listings, eight of which seemed to violate the law. 
Chen told Business Insider he rented rooms in his four-bedroom apartment on the site as well as rooms for friends, who gave him managing fees. He said he "predominantly" rents rooms within apartments, but has rented entire apartments "on occasion."
"I'm a regular host that basically has - I have my place that I rent out just like anyone else and I've been doing that for, I'd say two-and-a-half years now," Chen said. "Over time, I've had friends that basically have their places and they just wanted me to list their place, essentially piggybacking off of my reviews. ... I started doing a business on my own where I would manage properties and take a percentage for the booking."
In total, Chen said he made "probably like $45,000 or $50,000" using Airbnb last year, which he paid taxes on. Chen said he did not realize he was breaking the law and would like to keep his profile on the site offering only lawful listings. He also said he has "been calling" Airbnb in an attempt to keep the <a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:AHnIF9WAAP8J:https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/2110857+&amp;cd=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=us">more than 300 reviews</a> he accumulated on the site since 2012. 
"I've been working a couple of years to have these good reviews and, right now, I'm just trying to salvage my own profile and be able to at least host out of my own place," Chen said. 
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_left"><div><div class="image">Airbnb</div></div></div>4. "Jay"
According to Schneiderman's office, as of October, "Jay" had 33 Airbnb listings, 25 of which were illegal. "Jay's" profile is no longer on the site, but a cached version of his profile and listings show he offered properties in both Manhattan and the tony Gangnam District in Seoul, South Korea. "Jay's" profile described him as a travel professional. 
"I have more than 10 years of experience as a NYC tour guide and have been running a travel agency based in NYC for the past 5 years. I enjoy meeting people from all over the world. I hope to help you make your trip to NYC a pleasant one," he wrote. "Currently I have 18 properties in the Midtown, Manhattan area. You have a variety of properties to choose, from cozy studios to 3 bedroom apartments."
"Jay" could not be reached for comment. 
<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_left" style="width:250px"><div class="image">TheBoxHouseHotel.com</div></div>5. Box House Hotel
According to Schneiderman's office, "Dana" has 28 listings on Airbnb, 28 of which seem to be violating the law. However, Dana's profile, <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/417504">which is still on the site</a>, identifies him as the "Box House Hotel."
Business Insider tracked him down Tuesday, and he said his full name is Dana Schneider and he is director of the hotel. Schneider said all of his listings on Airbnb are rooms at the hotel, which advertises rooms using the site. In addition to private roomsharing, Airbnb does indeed allow some small hotels to book rooms on the site. 
According to its website, the Box House Hotel is a <a href="http://theboxhousehotel-px.trvlclick.com/about/">"loft-style" hotel</a> in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Records from New York City's Department of Buildings show it is <a href="http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&amp;houseno=77&amp;street=box+street&amp;go2=+GO+&amp;requestid=0">classified as a legal hotel</a> by the city's Department of Finance.

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