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Swift to Pilot Digital Asset and Currency Transactions in 2025
7.10.2024
Swift will begin live trials for digital asset and currency transactions in 2025, engaging banks across North America, Europe, and Asia in a major step toward real-world applications. By leveraging its existing network, Swift aims to merge digital and traditional assets, addressing the challenges...
US gov files complaints to seize assets from North Korean hackers
6.10.2024
According to PeckShieldAlert, losses from crypto hacks and exploits accounted for over $120 million in losses during September 2024
US Targets Lazarus Group and APT38 in $879M Crypto Forfeiture Complaint
6.10.2024
Offshore Alert reporter David Marchant disclosed the United States has initiated two forfeiture complaints related to previously confiscated bitcoin (BTC) and tether (USDT), alleging that these funds were snatched by the notorious North Korean hacking groups Lazarus Group and Advanced Persistent...
GTA Online Is Getting A Zombies Mode Set In GTA V's Snowy Opening Location
3.10.2024
11 years after it was released, Grand Theft Auto V’s starting location (snowy North Yankton) is finally being added to GTA Online as part of an upcoming, limited-time zombie survival mode that is arriving in the game next week.Read more
8 Awesomely Absurd Games To Play When You’re Done With Lollipop Chainsaw
3.10.2024
After 11 years away, everyone’s favorite zombie-slaying cheerleader, Juliet, finally made her big comeback with Lollipop Chainsaw: RePOP. Unfortunately, our girl’s had some work done, and it’s not necessarily for the better, but, look, we’re just glad she’s back. There’s just not a whole hell of...
North Carolina Bitcoiners set up Hurricane search and rescue operation
3.10.2024
The Bitcoiners will focus on the “overlooked” communities in western North Carolina that have received little to no state or federal support and remain cut off from life-saving supplies
The Protocol: Inside North Korea's Campaign to Put Crypto Developers on Payroll
2.10.2024
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's weekly blockchain tech newsletter, we've got names, details and anecdotes on crypto companies' unwitting hires of North Korean developers. PLUS month-end rankings for bitcoin, ether and other digital assets in the CoinDesk 20 index during a strangely bullish...
How North Korea Infiltrated the Crypto Industry
2.10.2024
More than a dozen blockchain firms inadvertently hired IT workers from the rogue state, incurring cybersecurity and legal risks, a CoinDesk investigation found
CleanSpark still to restore 165MW in aftermath of Hurricane Helene
1.10.2024
The massive category 4 hurricane has killed at least 137 people, and many more are still missing — while millions of homes and businesses remain without power.
Middle East accounts for 7.5% of global crypto volume — Chainalysis
26.9.2024
According to the World Bank, less than 50% of adults in the Middle East and North Africa region had access to adequate banking services
North Korea Signals Closer BRICS Relations Amid Growing Russia Ties
25.9.2024
North Korea may be ramping up efforts to align itself with the BRICS economic bloc, as its top diplomat skipped the United Nations General Assembly in favor of a BRICS-related event. Analysts suggest that while Kim Jong-un seeks to break diplomatic isolation through such alliances, North...
North Korean Crypto Devs Behind DeltaPrime Attack & $5.93 M Theft
16.9.2024
The DeFi project DeltaPrime on the ARB chain has been attacked leading to a loss of $5.93 Million.…
North Carolina resists the CBDC tide with new payments ban
13.9.2024
A new law in North Carolina seeks to ban CBDCs in the state, but there are questions about whether the new legislation is even legal.
Bitcoin ETF security concerns mount after FBI warns of North Korean hackers
11.9.2024
North Korean hackers are reportedly targeting the billions of dollars in BTC and ETH held by crypto ETF custodians.
Bitcoin ETFs are the next major target for North Korean hackers: Cyvers
11.9.2024
North Korean hackers could be eying the infrastructure around the Bitcoin ETFs, lured by the $52 billion worth of cumulative holdings
North Carolina Rejects Federal Digital Currency, Overrides Governor’s Veto
11.9.2024
The North Carolina General Assembly has overridden Governor Roy Cooper’s veto to enact a bill prohibiting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the state. The Senate voted 27-17, securing the required supermajority. The bill bars payments using CBDC and state participation in Federal Reserve...
Despite Governor’s Veto, North Carolina to Ban Central Digital Currency
10.9.2024
The North Carolina General Assembly has made a move that can only be defined as bold in the…
North Carolina Senate overrides governor veto to pass Fed CBDC ban bill
10.9.2024
A Senate veto-busting vote saw 12 Democrats who initially voted for North Carolina’s CBDC banning bill switch to backing Governor Roy Cooper’s veto
North Carolina Senate overrides governor veto to pass Fed CBDC ban bill
10.9.2024
A Senate veto-busting vote saw 12 Democrats who initially voted for North Carolina’s CBDC banning bill switch to backing Governor Roy Cooper’s veto
WazirX Hacker Moves $11M Stolen Ether to Tornado Cash
9.9.2024
The hacker, widely suspected to be an entity from North Korea, moved $6 million in stolen funds for the first time last week