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The first episode of 2023 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast kicks off with news around the \\u201crecent\\u201d Twitter hack \\u2013 emphasis on recent as the data was actually siphoned from Twitter back in 2021, but has only recently come to light \\u2013 timing is everything it seems.\\xa0

From there, the team look at news that the Web3 industry lost a whopping $4 billion to crypto-fraud last year \\u2013 apparently, this is good news as the previous year it was a colossal $8 billion. Staying with crypto, the next story dives into the recent news around the closure of CryptoZoo \\u2013 a game created by internet star, Logan Paul. The premise of the game allowed users to \\u2018breed and share\\u2019 unique NFT creatures, all whilst earning cryptocurrency.

To wrap up, the last story looks at more news around crypto, this time looking at news that U.S. bank Silvergate saw $8 billion in crypto withdrawals, most near the tail end of 2022.\\xa0

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• More than 200 million Twitter users\\u2019 email addresses leaked by hackers
• The Web3 industry lost billions to crypto fraud last year
• YouTube star Logan Paul apologizes for CryptoZoo project failure
• US bank Silvergate hit with $8bn in crypto withdrawals