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‘Infamous Chisel’ Malware Targets Crypto Wallets and Exchanges: A Joint Warning by FBI and GCHQ
1.9.2023
The “Infamous Chisel,” a new sophisticated malware, has been targeting crypto wallets and exchanges, as revealed in a joint report by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.K.’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Multi-Agency Alert Over...
Chainalysis Investigations Lead Is ‘Unaware’ of Scientific Evidence the Surveillance Software Works
25.7.2023
Bitcoin Makes Progress in Clearing Backlog, but Lightning Network Capacity and Channels Dropped Amid Congestion
14.5.2023
In the past week, the Bitcoin network has made progress in resolving its congestion issues. On May 7, 2023, the number of unconfirmed transactions reached an all-time high of over 500,000 transfers, causing a major backlog. However, as of today, that number has been reduced to 263,406. Currently...
500,000 DAI From DAO Maker Exploit Was Sent Through Tornado Cash, Security Analysts Report
9.9.2022
On September 8, the crypto security and smart contract auditing firm Certik revealed that 500,000 DAI was sent through the Tornado Cash mixing platform after the funds were stolen in August 2021. The digital assets originally stemmed from the DAO Maker breach that saw the loss of more than...
Russia’s Media Censor Roskomnadzor Unblocks Tor Project’s Website
23.7.2022
Russian telecom and mass media watchdog Roskomnadzor has restored access to the website of the Tor Project, implementing a court ruling with delay. The site was blacklisted last year but the measure was successfully challenged by lawyers. Roskomnadzor Removes Tor Project’s Site From...
Bastyon Crypto Social Network Integrates TOR Network and Releases Post Advertising for Pocketcoin (PKOIN)
17.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Bastyon as the Web 3.0 Social Platform Most crypto projects are nothing but cones of a few successful coins. Bastyon, on the other hand, is a fast-growing social platform that combines elements of Youtube, Twitter and Torrent; it recently passed four hundred thousand users...
Russian Appellate Court Cancels Decision to Block Tor Project’s Website
23.5.2022
A court of appeals in Russia has overturned a ruling by a regional court which allowed the blocking of the Tor Project’s website in the country. Due to violations during the initial proceedings, the case has been returned to the court of the first instance for another review. Roskomsvoboda...
Nym Technologies raises $300M to advance internet privacy, sending token price up
3.5.2022
The NYM Innovation Fund will support research on mixnets and privacy-enhancing technologies
Shredders Devs Dish On How They Made The Most Realistic Snowboarding Game Ever
31.3.2022
The first thing you’ll notice when playing Shredders is how real it feels. When riding down its slopes, you don’t turn. You carve. You don’t jump. You pop. In fact, the hot new snowboarding game feels so realistic that its creators say players who snowboard in real life have a way easier time...
Deep Web Confusion: Ostensible Alphabay Admin ‘Desnake’ Claims the Darknet Market Has Returned
14.10.2021
In mid-July 2017, the largest darknet marketplace (DNM) Alphabay went dark and patrons didn’t know if the administrators were busted by law enforcement or if it was an exit scam. Not too long after the site went dark, law enforcement disclosed that an organized police task force, from...
The Ascent Devs Dish On The Messy Launch For 2021’s Best Sci-Fi RPG
20.9.2021
The Ascent is a modern game dev bingo card. First, it debuted at a splashy publisher event. Then, it was announced with a coveted November release date (and as a next-gen launch title, no less); then it was delayed. It was of course hyped as a day-one Game Pass title; and eventually, launched...
XMR Developer Announces Bitcoin to Monero Atomic Swap Capabilities
25.8.2021
For quite some time, trustless, cross-chain trades called atomic swaps have been a holy grail of sorts and a number of blockchain developers have worked on making them a reality. According to the developers from the Monero project, atomic swaps between bitcoin and monero are now accessible via...
Bitcoin network node count sets new all-time high
15.7.2021
Bitcoin’s node count has achieved another all-time high milestone with almost half of the nodes running on Tor
Alleged Bitcoin Fog Operator Arrested for Money Laundering, Admin Accused of Mixing 1.2 Million BTC
28.4.2021
U.S. law enforcement arrested the alleged operator of Bitcoin Fog, Roman Sterlingov in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Documents show Sterlingov is accused of laundering over 1.2 million bitcoin via the Bitcoin Fog mixer, a tool that allows users to mix transactions together. According to federal...
Tor Project’s crypto donations increased 23% in 2020
26.1.2021
Bitcoin remained the most popular cryptocurrency for the Tor Project’s donors in 2020, followed by altcoins like Ether, Monero and Zcash
Tor-enabled Bitcoin nodes are back after bug on network
15.1.2021
Anonymous Tor-enabled Bitcoin nodes normally make up as much as 25% of totally reachable Bitcoin nodes
Bitcoin Core’s Latest Release Is Out: Here’s What’s in It
14.1.2021
Bitcoin Core, the original wallet and “full node” software for the Bitcoin network, received an update today
Darknet Giant White House Market Drops Bitcoin, Supports Monero Payments Only
1.1.2021
The prominent darknet marketplace, White House Market, has dropped bitcoin payments and now accepts monero only. The darknet marketplace administrators detailed that there was an issue with a payment processor blocking Tor exit nodes, but the full transition to monero was always planned. A number...
Snowden and human rights advocates talk internet surveillance in the era of BLM
11.12.2020
Challenges to internet freedom are threats to grassroots protests, panelists agreed
Tor Developers Pursuing ‘Anonymous Tokens’ to Stop Hacks and DoS Attacks
18.11.2020
Tokens could be included in a users traffic request, which would allow websites accessible through the Tor network to “intelligently prioritize which requests it answers.”