Mobile Firm Employee Charged for Aiding Crypto SIM Swap Attacks Targeting 19
9.2.2021
Stephen Defiore was allegedly paid to transfer cellphone accounts to ones owned by a co-conspirator
Binance quietly drops ‘multi-million’ Forbes defamation lawsuit
9.2.2021
Binance Holdings has dropped its defamation lawsuit against Forbes regarding the publication of an article that alleged the exchange purposely sought to evade U.S. regulators
Stablecoin flows hint at $50K Bitcoin after Tesla pump liquidates $500M in BTC shorts
9.2.2021
Around $500 million worth of positions were liquidated within hours as the Tesla news caused Bitcoin to spike over $46,000
Indian Government Confirms Crypto Bill Is Being Finalized — Existing Laws Inadequate
9.2.2021
The Indian government has spoken about the cryptocurrency bill again. This time, the minister of state for finance has clarified the status of the crypto bill that is expected to be introduced in parliament during the current session. Indian Ministry of Finance Clarifies Crypto Bill Status...
Hackers post racist and offensive messages to Blockfolio users
9.2.2021
A breach of Blockfolio’s signal feed saw racist messages sent to some users of the crypto portfolio platform
MENA Future of Fintech 2021 will be Held Virtually on 9–10 February, 2021
9.2.2021
Middle East and North Africa has consistently seen a surge in the use of FinTech and related technologies during the COVID-19 global pandemic. There has been a rise in the use of contactless payments, and other forms of digital banking channels. The faster adoption of FinTech has exceeded...
OKEx integrates .crypto domain-based payments from Unstoppable Domains
9.2.2021
As more exchanges start to support the simplified address format, will error-prone text-string addresses become a thing of the past?
U.S. Woman Charged Over Attempted Dark Web Murder-for-Hire Paid With Bitcoin
9.2.2021
The woman allegedly presented a sum of over $5,000 in bitcoin to a dark web admin as proof she could afford the hit
Major Thai bank's venture arm sets up $50M fund to invest in blockchain, DeFi
9.2.2021
Siam Commercial Bank, over a century old, doesn't fail to keep up with the times
Blockfolio Apologizes After Racist Terms Posted in Portfolio App
9.2.2021
A "Signals" account has been blocked after making racist posts available to all users of the app
Attacked Blockfolio To Spend Up To USD 10m on Fixing Damage
9.2.2021
Popular crypto portfolio tracker and trading app Blockfolio claims they are nearly back to business as usual and are offering up to USD 10 million in credits following this morning's scandalous hack.
Blockfolio, which was acquired by crypto derivatives exchange FTX last year, has issued a couple...
KeepChange Foils Bitcoin Theft but Loses User Data in Sunday Breach
9.2.2021
The bitcoin marketplace has halted withdrawal requests temporarily