Today in crypto, MicroStrategy made a significant Bitcoin purchase, adding 2,138 BTC at a cost of $209 million, marking its eighth consecutive weekly acquisition. Co-founder Michael Saylor announced that MicroStrategy's Bitcoin yield reached 74.1% for 2024, bringing its total holdings to 446,400 BTC, making it the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin. In another development, a Hong Kong legislator has suggested the city explore adding Bitcoin to its national reserves, indicating a desire to leverage its unique political status for financial security. He pointed to examples from smaller countries and urged authorities to consider Bitcoin ETFs. Meanwhile, Taylor Monahan, a blockchain researcher, has alerted the public to a new fake job scam deploying disturbing malware that can compromise victims' computers. The attackers use a guise of a familiar recruitment process to trick individuals into unwittingly enabling malware that can result in significant financial losses.

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