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Another court applies the Howey investment contract analysis to crypto

16.1.2021
The ruling on the motion to dismiss in the SEC v. NAC case indicates that the SEC still has crypto sales in its crosshairs in 2021

Ledger owners report chilling threats after 20K more records leaked

15.1.2021
“Are you able to imagine all the possible consequences that can occur to you and your loved ones?” said the scammer

Programmer has two password guesses left before losing $266M in Bitcoin

14.1.2021
The perils of inaccessible digital wealth — potentially lost forever — are being all the more keenly felt during the 2021 bull market

Japan’s FSA Says XRP Not a Security: Report

13.1.2021
The regulator's stance contrasts with that of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Ledger Adds Bitcoin Bounty and New Data Security After Hack

13.1.2021
Ledger was also targeted by hackers in Shopify's data breach

Survey: 25% of crypto users not securing assets as well as they think

13.1.2021
Although 96% of exchange users utilize some form of 2FA, and 87% of hardware wallet users perform test transactions

Reddit User Finds 127 Old Bitcoins at Grandpa’s House – Pockets Over $4 Million After Selling

11.1.2021
A Reddit user says he (or she) recently regained access to the keys of 127 bitcoins eight years after last accessing the coins. Immediately after regaining access, the user sold all the bitcoins and pocketed over $4 million in the process. According to the user, they received the bitcoins...

MTI Bitcoins Sent to Privacy Mixers as New Data Breach Exposes the Ponzi Scheme’s Top Earners

10.1.2021
In another twist to the Mirror Trading International (MTI) bitcoin Ponzi scam, the blockchain intelligence firm Whitestream says bitcoins from wallets associated with the company are being sent to Wasabi privacy mixers. According to Whitestream’s update, this pivot to mixers suggests that...

This Bitcoin Ransomware Rakes in $150 Million in BTC

10.1.2021
A new report by two cybersecurity firms has revealed that one ransomware family is particularly successful, raking in over $150 million in bitcoin. The ransom payments “sometimes amount to millions of dollars and typically run in the hundreds of thousands range.” Ransomware Makes $150...

Crypto User Loses Over $100K in Bitcoin While Transferring His Wallet

9.1.2021
A bitcoin user has shared his story of how he lost more than $100,000 in BTC during a wallet transfer. The bitcoiner attempted to transfer a wallet to a new computer without making sure that he had access to the encryption passwords tied to his private key storage. Password Manager Didn’t...

Judge reverses own ‘mistaken’ dismissal of Overstock lawsuit

8.1.2021
A United States federal judge has reversed his decision to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Overstock manipulated its share market by distributing a security token in 2019

Hackers Are Using Three Fake Crypto-Related Apps to Drain Wallets

7.1.2021
While bitcoin (BTC) prices are increasing, crypto-related scams appear on the scene to take advantage of the situation. In this case, a security firm spotted three malicious crypto apps targeting users to steal their funds. Three Bogus Crypto Trading and Poker Apps Are Infected With Dangerous...

Israeli Regulator Designates Utility Tokens Issued by Companies as Securities

6.1.2021
The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) recently ruled that utility tokens issued by companies are securities and, therefore, cannot be classified as assets. The ISA’s decision comes after Israeli tech startup Kirobo sought to convince the regulator that its planned token issuance did...

The Future of Cryptographic Security in the Age of Quantum

6.1.2021
How blockchain technology can thrive in an age of quantum computing

The Reported Number of Stolen BTC Drops by 92% as ‘Bitcoin Security Appears to Be Improving’

6.1.2021
The number of stolen bitcoins that were publicly reported in 2020 dropped to 4,472 coins or 0.02% of the digital asset’s circulating supply. This new figure represents a 92% drop from the 56,870 reported in 2019. When using current bitcoin prices, the 2020 thefts caused losses that...