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New York Man Admits to Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Hack From 2016, Pleads Guilty With Wife to Money Laundering
4.8.2023
In an unexpected revelation, Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, confessed to being the original hacker behind the 2016 cyberattack on crypto exchange Bitfinex, a theft that was once worth $4.5 billion. Lichtenstein made the admission while pleading guilty to laundering the stolen bitcoin in a Washington, D.C....
USDT Issuer Tether Bought $45.4 Million Worth of Bitcoin in Q2 – Here’s What This Means for the BTC Market
3.8.2023
The issuer of the world’s most popular USD-pegged stablecoin USDT, Tether, bought 1,529 bitcoin (BTC) worth $45.4 million in Q2, as per comments by the company’s CTO cited by Bitcoin Magazine.
The purchase shows that Tether is following through on a plan announced back in May to allocate 15%...
Binance Users in China Traded $90 Billion of Crypto Assets in a Month, Report
3.8.2023
Traders in China have reportedly exchanged $90 billion worth of cryptocurrencies on Binance despite a ban on their trading in the country. According to a report quoting internal figures and sources, the volume made the People’s Republic Binance’s biggest market. Binance Processed Monthly Crypto...
MicroStrategy returns to profit and now owns $4.4B worth of Bitcoin
2.8.2023
Michael Saylor-founded MicroStrategy disclosed it now holds 12,800 Bitcoin as of July 30, and is back in the black
Today in Crypto: FTX Proposes Possible Restart of FTX.com for 'Dotcom Customers', US IRS Says Income From Staking Crypto Must be Reported, Justin Sun Announces Tron-Curve Partnership and Buys $3M Worth of CRV for $2M
1.8.2023
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The rise of Tether in gaming: Is it worth or not?
1.8.2023
Tether has become increasingly popular in the online gaming world as it provides a secure and dependable medium for transferring funds between different platforms. Its utilization eliminates the need for manual currency conversion and decreases the transaction fees associated with other payment...
Curve Finance Vulnerability Exposes $100M+ Worth of Crypto; CRV Token Plummets
31.7.2023
A vulnerability in the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance has caused funds to be drained from a number of the protocol’s liquidity pools, while roughly $100 million remains at risk.
In a tweet from Sunday, the Curve team said that “a number” of its pools that uses version...
Tether’s excess reserves up to $3.3B, holds $72.5B worth of US Treasury bills
31.7.2023
Tether has released its latest reserves attestation for USDT, with its excess reserves increasing to $3.3 billion
Curve Finance Exploit Puts $100M+ Worth of Crypto at Risk; CRV Token Tumbles
30.7.2023
Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the heart of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum, has been the victim of an exploit according to a tweet from the project. Upwards of $100 million worth of cryptocurrency are at risk due to a “re-entrancy” bug in Vyper, a programming language used to power parts...
Super Rare Arcade Machine Likely Worth Thousands Saved From Dump
25.7.2023
Imagine you are visiting family and your niece tells you that she saw some old “Tron thing” a few blocks away. You investigate and discover a near-perfect condition, still working, super rare Discs of Tron arcade machine from the 1980s just sitting on the side of the road, waiting to be smashed...
Optimism Tokens Worth $36M to Be Unlocked on Sunday; OP Slides 3.5%
25.7.2023
Layer-2 blockchain Optimism is set to unlock $36 million worth of tokens on Sunday, and the anticipated increase in supply spurred a 3.5% slump in the blockchain's native token (OP) on Tuesday
Crypto’s Newest Sector: Telegram Bot Coin Economy Swells to $138 Million
25.7.2023
A new player has emerged in the constantly evolving cryptocurrency market: Telegram bot coins. These crypto assets, used within Telegram’s ecosystem, are leveraged to facilitate automated trades for users on decentralized exchange (dex) platforms. These distinctive crypto assets have turned...
Hackers Steal $3.2 Million Worth of Ethereum From Conic Finance DeFi Protocol
24.7.2023
The decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Conic Finance has lost more than $3.2 million worth of Ether (ETH) in two separate hacking incidents in recent days
The first attack, which happened on Friday last week, was described by the Conic Finance team as a "re-entrancy attack” that exploited...
Ordinal Inscriptions Approach 19 Million Amid Stagnant Fees, Bitcoin NFT Sales Drop
23.7.2023
The number of Bitcoin Ordinal inscriptions on the blockchain is nearing 19 million, a trend that has continued for the past 218 days since December 16, 2022. Statistics indicate that miners have accrued roughly 1,847.66 BTC in fees, worth about $55.29 million, confirming the millions of Ordinal...
Canadian Police Warn of Surge in Home Invasion-Style Robberies Targeting Affluent Crypto Investors
22.7.2023
Canadian law enforcement reports that affluent cryptocurrency investors have become targets of home invasion-style robberies. Both Delta Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Richmond have issued warnings after having dealt with multiple robberies involving prominent cryptocurrency investors...
'Razzlekhan,' Husband Make Plea Deal in Bitfinex Hack Laundering Case Worth Billions
21.7.2023
The pair will forfeit the proceeds from nearly 120,000 bitcoins they allegedly laundered from the hacked crypto exchange
Tesla’s Bitcoin Portfolio Remains Unchanged at $184M for Third Straight Quarter: Q2 2023 Report
20.7.2023
Tesla’s Q2 2023 Update reveals that the American electric car and clean energy company refrained from selling any of its bitcoin (BTC) or cryptocurrency holdings in the previous quarter. For the past three quarters, Tesla has maintained a digital asset portfolio worth approximately $184...
SEC’s Classification of So-Called Crypto Securities Amounts to $98 Billion in Combined Value
19.7.2023
Throughout the last year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified numerous crypto assets as securities in cases involving Binance, Bittrex, Coinbase, Terra’s Do Kwon, Tron’s Justin Sun, and several more. The aggregate worth of these prominent digital assets...
BNB Chain Burns Nearly $500M Worth of BNB Tokens
19.7.2023
The burned tokens are now permanently destroyed, which makes circulating tokens more valuable if demand increases
Dormant pre-mined Ethereum worth $116M resurrects after 8 years
19.7.2023
During the pre-mine period, 61,216 Ether was worth roughly $20 million at the time. However, eight years later, the tokens are worth more than $116 million