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Crypto Theft Surge: Hackers Steal $1.38 Billion in First Half of 2024, Doubling 2023 Figures
6.7.2024
A new report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM reveals that crypto thefts in the first half of 2024 have doubled compared to 2023, with $1.38 billion stolen by June 24. Major hacks constitute 70% of losses, with private key compromises and smart contract exploits as top attack vectors. Crypto...
Sacked Northern Data Execs File Suit Against Tether-Backed Company, Alleging Fraud
5.7.2024
Two former executives of Tether-backed German tech company Northern Data have filed suit against the firm, alleging that they were wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about the company’s financial health and alleging tax evasion
Protocol Village: Valora Introduces 'Mobile Stack' to Simplify Web3 Apps on iOS, Android
5.7.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 5-10
Private Equity Giants Are Circling Bitcoin Miners on AI Allure
5.7.2024
Private equity firms are now looking at bitcoin miners in a much more different way after Core Scientific signed 200MW deal with CoreWeave in June, the company’s CEO said in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk
Crypto Crash Pushes Fear & Greed Index to Lowest Since Bitcoin Traded at $17K in Early 2023
5.7.2024
The widely-followed sentiment metric hit extreme greed levels earlier in March near the local top of the crypto market, but now is pushing its limits in the opposite direction
Multicoin Pledges up to $1M for Pro-Crypto Senate Candidates
5.7.2024
Summer Games Done Quick Gives Us The Best Video Game Moment Of 2024
5.7.2024
Summer Games Done Quick is typically a beacon for good things. Every year, players break good games and perform wild acts of digital acrobatics as they do speedruns for a good cause. And the best good thing was the goodest of good boys Peanut Butter, a four-year-old Shiba Inu, hitting a home run...
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Plunged, With All 20 Assets Declining
5.7.2024
The CoinDesk 20 Index dropped by 5.7% today, with every asset posting losses and LTC and ATOM leading the declines
U.S. Added 206K Jobs in June as Unemployment Rate Rose to Highest Since November 2021
5.7.2024
Before this morning's jobs report, market participants put nearly 70% probability of lower rates in September, according to the CME FedWatch Tool
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slumps Below $54K as Mt. Gox Flags Repayments
5.7.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 5, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin Traders Target $50K as Billions in BTC Selling Pressure Looms
5.7.2024
“The German government still has over $2.3 billion worth of bitcoin, Mt. Gox has more than $8 billion, and the US government has over $12 billion,” one trader pointed out
Inspirational Websites Roundup #62
5.7.2024
A brand new collection of the most inspiring website designs from the past couple of weeks
U.S. Crypto Stocks Sink in Pre-Market Trading as BTC Slumps
5.7.2024
Software company MicroStrategy, which holds over 210,000 BTC, and bitcoin miner Hut 8 led declines as bitcoin dropped to the lowest level since late February
Crypto exchanges subject to EU Travel Rule in 6 months
5.7.2024
New EU regulations mandate crypto exchanges to comply with Travel Rule Guidelines, enhancing AML/CFT measures starting Dec. 30
U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Eyed as Bitcoin Heads for Largest Weekly Loss Since FTX's Collapse
5.7.2024
The jobs data, due later Friday, is forecast to show that the pace of job additions in the world's largest economy slowed sharply in June
Mt. Gox Begins Repayments in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
5.7.2024
The news of the repayments added selling pressure on bitcoin and the larger crypto market after Mt. Gox announced last month its intention to start repayments in July
As Bitcoin Bellyflops to $54K Only Five Mining Rigs Remain Profitable, Says F2Pool
5.7.2024
Miners need to continually sell bitcoin rewards to keep operations afloat, and they are stressed during a market downturn
Labour Landslide Sets Up Starmer as UK Prime Minister With Unstated Crypto Plans
5.7.2024
While the industry was not mentioned in the party's manifesto or on the campaign trail, Labour has said it will support tokenization and a central bank digital currency
Crypto Bulls Rack up $580M Liquidations as Bitcoin Drops 8%, Ether, Solana, Dogecoin Plunge
5.7.2024
Traders previously warned of the bearish market reaction to Mt. Gox’s bitcoin repayments
Bitcoin Dips Below $54K as Mt. Gox Moves $2.6B in BTC
5.7.2024
BTC slides to lowest since late February, breaching key price support