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MoneyGram announces non-custodial digital wallet launch
27.9.2023
MoneyGram recently shared its plans to launch a new non-custodial digital wallet. The announcement was made at the annual Stellar Meridian Conference. The platform also shared an official tweet to share the information with users. The tweet read that the official launch of the wallet will be in...
NAKA Launching the First Self-Custodial Payment Card/Scheme Working on POS Terminals Worldwide
27.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. SLOVENIA – Sep 27th, 2023 – NAKA introduces a new decentralized approach to finances, built upon a pioneering blockchain-based payment scheme and a payment card that links to the wallet managed by MetaMask and can be read by any POS terminal worldwide. NAKA has developed...
Worldcoin Blows up in Chile; Sign-Ups Exceed 1% of the Population
27.9.2023
Worldcoin, the biometric wallet and ID project, has reported that it has signed up more than 1% of the population of Chile. According to the organization, more than 200,000 Chileans are already using Worldcoin, a popularity uptick shared with other South American countries, including Argentina...
OFAC Blacklists ETH Wallet Operated By Cartel for Illicit Drug Trafficking
26.9.2023
In a new round of sanctions, the US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added ten more individuals to its blackbook.
According to a September 26 press release, the US government agency disclosed that many of these individuals were affiliated with an international...
Moneygram Introduces Non-Custodial Crypto Wallet for Cross-Border Payments
26.9.2023
Moneygram, a leading money transfer company, announced plans to launch its own non-custodial digital wallet in partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation. The wallet will enable users to convert between fiat and digital currencies when sending cross-border payments. Moneygram Partners With...
Treasury Sanctions Ethereum Wallet Used by Sinaloa Cartel to Launder Fentanyl Financing
26.9.2023
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned an Ethereum wallet used by the Sinaloa Cartel to launder money from fentanyl sales in the U.S. Mario Alberto Jimenez Castro, an accused money launderer for the cartel’s Los Chapitos faction, allegedly...
Is Pepe Going on Another Bull Run? PEPE Surges 5% While Crypto Trader Platform Presale Finds Strong Support
26.9.2023
PEPE has flashed signs of life after its drawn-out decline to three lol-month low on September 17. Its 16% dead cat bounce since the bottom has now run into stiff overhead resistance, however.
With PEPE still languishing below its key 20-day EMA, traders are left on edge wondering if this bounce...
US Treasury sanctions Ethereum wallet tied to cartel over 'illicit fentanyl trafficking'
26.9.2023
An ETH wallet tied to Mexican national Mario Alberto Jimenez Castro was allegedly used for illicit fentanyl sales in the United States
Ethereum Wallet Tied to Sinaloa Cartel Sanctioned by US Government
26.9.2023
The United States' Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned an Ethereum wallet tied to a Mexican man from Sinaloa named Jimenez Castro
MoneyGram to launch non-custodial crypto wallets by Q1 2024
26.9.2023
The non-custodial wallet will continue MoneyGram’s remittance focus allowing users to easily convert their digital assets to fiat
The utility of Bitcoin: where your wallet can be used for payments
26.9.2023
In recent years, Bitcoin has established itself as a revolutionary financial technology that has drastically altered people’s understanding of currency and commerce. First designed as a decentralized digital form of money, Bitcoin has advanced considerably beyond its initial purpose....
Huobi's Hot Wallet Reportedly Drained of $7.9 Million – What Happened?
25.9.2023
Global cryptocurrency exchange Huobi was the victim of a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of 5,000 ETH worth approximately $7.9 million.
CyversAlerts, a reliable crypto security company, was the first to report the attack.
The blockchain firm stated that the attack was successful due to...
Decade-Old ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Awaken: $8 Million Moved From 2012 Addresses
25.9.2023
In 2023, there’s been a marked uptick in activity from so-called ‘sleeping bitcoins’ that date back to 2012. After eight transactions totaling 520 BTC from 2012 spent four days ago, an address from 2012 moved 149.99 BTC at block height 809,204 on Sunday afternoon. The wallet...
Coinbase Registers as Crypto Exchange and Wallet Provider in Spain
25.9.2023
U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase has obtained a registration in Spain that will allow it to offer a range of services for digital assets. The authorization fits into the company’s current strategy for global expansion through acquiring local licenses and tailoring products for specific markets....
Vitalik wallet sends 400 ETH worth $600K to Coinbase
25.9.2023
A wallet associated with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was flagged sending 400 ETH, worth around $600,000, to Coinbase
North Korean Lazarus Group amasses over $40M in Bitcoin, data reveals
25.9.2023
The North Korean hacking collective has at least $47 million in cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, Ether, Binance Coin and various stablecoins, including Binance USD
Mark Cuban Hacked for $870K in Crypto, Economist Warns of ‘Tragic Ending’ for USD — Week in Review
24.9.2023
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban sees his Metamask crypto wallet hacked, Peter Schiff says “day of reckoning is at hand” for dollar and U.S. economy, and the crypto community shows skepticism about rumors of Blackrock pivoting to XRP. This and more in the latest Bitcoin.com News Week...
Hungarian Authorities Seize Crypto Worth $1M in Tax Fraud Case
23.9.2023
Hungarian authorities have seized cryptocurrency worth over $1 million from a criminal organization in a value-added tax (VAT) fraud case. The authorities raided 28 locations, arrested three suspects, and seized various assets tied to the group. The seized cryptocurrencies were transferred to...
High Gas Fees Alert: Binance Wallet Records $840,000 in Abnormal Ethereum Charges
22.9.2023
The Ethereum (ETH) network experienced a surge of abnormally high gas fees on Thursday, with over 140,000 transactions directed to a wallet address labeled by Etherscan as “Binance 14.”
While the Ethereum network's average gas fee hovered around 10 gwei, Binance’s transactions consistently paid...
Binance wallet spends almost $1M in ETH gas fees in one day
21.9.2023
Binance reportedly said that they were doing a wallet aggregation process to ensure the safety of user funds