JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Largest US options exchange Cboe to launch margined Bitcoin and Ethereum futures.

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NOW - Large crack opens up in the center of the town of Grindavik in Iceland.

https://x.com/WxNB_/status/1724076210311791005

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JUST IN - Video shows massive crack emanating steam in the center of Grindavik town of Iceland as the Island nation braces for a potential volcanic eruption

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First Quantum Minerals Reduces Operations in Panama as Protesters Block Port.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/first-quantum-minerals-reduces-operations-in-panama-as-protesters-block-port-5a4330e1

Legal Cybersecurity advices (offensive/defensive)

The name of this field is extremely broad, the realm of cybersecurity is just as large as any other in tech but tends to be even more dynamic and fast paced. For those willing to study and learn cybersecurity, there are several paths you can choose from and several places to learn

Today, we're going through two of what are considered some of the biggest CyberSec platforms. Hack The Box and Try Hack Me. The reason being these two are the best entry-level to advanced platforms that provide several different modules and courses as well as virtual machines for you to practice while learning. The platforms are also very affordable compared to other options (NEITHER IS FREE, how to get discounts bellow)

Both platforms have modules covering basic to advanced techniques of both offense and defense, which you can choose freely from, some modules about specific things might not be available at a 'pro' level of knowledge but provide a reasonable understanding of most topics

Hack The Box - The platform has 3 main 'services' or sub-platforms if you will.
— Academy: which has courses that are rated by difficulty, proficiency and type. The modules are very well built with good explanations and most will not be too difficult, if they are, HTB also has a forum where users can seek help.
Students can apply for student subnoscriptions which are cheaper and will give you access to modules up to 'Tier 2' (there are 5 tiers, from 0 to 4) as well as unlimited uses of their virtual machine used for practice (called 'attack box')

— Labs: Labs is the competitive/practical side of the platform, more specifically CTFs and 'Boxes' which are virtual machines meant for you to attack and find the flags to prove your progress. Soma companies keep an eye on Labs and also create their own challenges in order to find people with the skills they seek and get them familiarized with their systems in some cases. You can form teams and create your own boxes if you have a rank that's high enough

— CTF: As the name suggests its a competition-oriented sub-platform, some of these CTFs will be restricted to college students only, others are open or private, you can form teams and do everything else as in Labs, the main difference being prizes in money for the CTFs among other perks

ATTENTION: None of these three above are free, but considering the alternatives which will sometimes charge you for 100 USD/mo, HTB is very cheap

Try Hack Me - A platform with just as much to offer but in a small package
— THM has a simpler User Interface and offers both courses and practice in the same place, just as Hack The Box, Try Hack Me has modules that approach different fields and techniques while also allowing for practical learning with their Virtual Machines

— The platform has two main learning methods, being those the modules and the practical ones which are VMs with varying difficulty that will test what you have learned in specific modules or several at once. The competitions are CTFs and King Of The Hill, the same as HTB, meaning you have to attack and defend against other people

— THM also offers student subnoscriptions which allow you to have full access to its content

Both platforms have its pros and cons, but nothing too expressive in regards to capabilities. Both platforms teach things ranging from OSINT and Social Engineering all the way to actual 'blue team' (defensive) and 'red team' (offensive) skills that can both range from specific tools all the way to techniques for specific systems or attacks

You can get student subnoscriptions in both platforms

Both platforms are also good ways to prepare for real Cybersecurity Certifications if you intend to get a job in this area since the difficulty of their VMs vary and some might be harder than the ones in certification tests
A platform worth noting is Virtual Hacking Labs, which costs 100 USD/mo as cited above, most other alternatives will not be as cheap as HTM or THM

NEW - New York Gov. Hochul is "collecting data" from "surveillance efforts" on social media to combat "hate speech" for your safety.

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/b-roll-video-audio-photos-rush-trannoscript-following-increase-hate-and-bias-incidents-governor

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BREAKING: 🇺🇸 US inflation falls to 3.2%, lower than expectations.

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🇪🇸Minera Panamá S.A. ("MPSA") ha comenzado a reducir las operaciones del procesamiento de minerales en la mina Cobre Panamá

Cobre Panamá ha reducido su capacidad de procesamiento al disminuir la actividad de una de sus líneas de procesamiento de minerales, mientras que dos siguen operativas.

🇬🇧Minera Panama S.A. ("MPSA") has begun to reduce mineral processing operations in Cobre Panama

Cobre Panama has reduced its processing capacity to reduce the activity of one of its mineral processing lines, during two subsequent operations.


https://cobrepanama.com/nota/comunicado-9352

Michael Burry has closed his $1.6 billion $NQ $SPX short position
https://fxtwitter.com/CryptOrca/status/1724478623996903709

JUST IN: $739 billion was added to the US stock market today.

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JUST IN: IMF Managing Director says central bank digital currency (CBDC) can replace cash.

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BlackRock taps Coinbase custodian for its Ethereum ETF

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has officially filed a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on Ethereum.

https://financefeeds.com/blackrock-taps-coinbase-custodian-for-its-ethereum-etf/

JUST IN: World’s third-largest pension fund, South Korea’s National Pension Service purchases $19.9 million worth of Coinbase shares.

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