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Two More Sleeping Bitcoin Addresses Wake From Slumber, Moving 1,045 BTC
7.7.2024
Two days ago, a dormant bitcoin wallet moved over 1,000 bitcoins on July 5, and since then, two more notable awakenings have occurred in the past 48 hours. On Saturday, an address created in December 2013 spent approximately 149.99 BTC for the first time in over a decade. On Sunday, another...
9 Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Reactivate, Moving $7.5M Amid BTC Price Drop
5.7.2024
While bitcoin’s price was at $60,382 on July 3, it dropped significantly to $53,550 two days later before rebounding back to $56,642 by 12:50 p.m. EDT on July 5. Notably, nine dormant bitcoin wallets created in 2013, 2016, and 2017 became active on Friday, moving 133.41 BTC valued at $7.5...
Opentensor Foundation Addresses Bittensor Security Breach
4.7.2024
The Opentensor Foundation, the development team behind the Bittensor chain, has tackled a recent security breach affecting the network, impacting several community members. The foundation insisted that prompt actions were implemented to mitigate the attack and prevent future incidents. Malicious...
Metamask Updates Privacy Policy, Explains When It May Process Users’ IP Addresses
19.6.2024
Metamask, the popular Ethereum wallet, has updated its privacy policy. The update provides users with greater transparency and control over their personal data, specifically concerning IP address processing. According to the new policy, Metamask may temporarily process a user’s IP address...
TON flips ETH in daily active users, but that’s not the full picture
13.6.2024
TON has seen more daily active addresses than Ethereum in 10 of the last 11 days — however, that figure doesn’t include Ethereum layer 2s
Mastercard Launches “Crypto Credential” To Replace Wallet Addresses With Usernames
30.5.2024
The Mastercard Crypto Credential service makes peer-to-peer transactions more intuitive, and safer from mistakes / clever wallet attackers.
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Dormant Bitcoin Address Awakens After a Decade, Moves $9.8 Million in BTC
29.5.2024
May has emerged as a notable month for ‘sleeping bitcoin’ transactions, with a long-dormant address, inactive for ten years and six months, awakening on May 28 to move 145.89 BTC, valued at $9.8 million. Over $109 Million in Bitcoin From 2013 Moved in May After a much quieter April...
Mt Gox Moves 141,686 BTC to Three Addresses, Consolidates 142,846 BCH
28.5.2024
Based on onchain metrics, the Mt Gox funds, once consolidated into a single address holding over $9.6 billion in bitcoin, have now been distributed to three separate addresses as of Tuesday morning. Mt Gox Funds Redistribution An examination of the onchain transfers from the Mt Gox bitcoin cache...
Elusive 2010 Bitcoin Mega Whale Moves 2,000 BTC Worth $138M in Fourth Transfer of 2024
23.5.2024
Blockchain data indicates the reappearance of the elusive mega whale from 2010, who expended 2,000 BTC valued at $138 million on May 22, 2024. The large transfer marks the fourth occurrence of this whale this year, with a cumulative expenditure of 7,000 BTC worth over $486 million. Blockchain...
ZachXBT Uncovers 7 More Addresses Linked to Lazarus Worth $61 Million—Here’s the latest
21.5.2024
ZachXBT has identified seven wallet addresses containing 891.13 Bitcoin, worth approximately $61 million, linked to the infamous North Korean hacking group Lazarus.
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US lawmaker addresses House before FIT21 vote: Bill ‘will stop another FTX’
21.5.2024
Representative Wiley Nickel called on Democrats and Republicans to support the bill to stop the SEC from “turning cryptocurrency regulation into a political football.”
ZachXBT flags Lazarus-linked addresses worth $61M
21.5.2024
ZachXBT flagged seven wallet addresses with $61 million in Bitcoin connected to the Lazarus hacking group
LayerZero Flags 800,000 Potential Sybil Addresses, Down from 2 Million Identified Initially
20.5.2024
LayerZero Labs has identified a total of 800,000 addresses as potential sybil addresses, rendering them ineligible for the full token allocation.
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LayerZero identifies over 800k addresses in sybil self-reporting phase
18.5.2024
Initially, the team identified over 2 million addresses as potential Sybils but later refined their criteria to minimize false identifications, resulting in a more precise classification
Juno Addresses Banking Service Disruption — ‘This Is Outside Our Control’
17.5.2024
Juno Finance acknowledges the disruption in banking services and is collaborating with its brokerage and banking service providers, Synapse and Evolve Bank & Trust, to restore full service as soon as possible. Juno is a financial platform that integrates checking and savings accounts with...
32 Vintage ‘Sleeping Bitcoin’ Wallets Spring to Life in May, Surpassing April’s Activity
14.5.2024
Following the awakening of numerous dormant bitcoins in March, April was rather uneventful, with just 72 transfers from idle wallets dating between 2010 and 2017. To date, May has seen 32 transfers from vintage wallets, moving about 1,181 more bitcoin in the past two weeks than during the whole...
Bitcoin Wallet Comes Alive After Over a Decade of Inactivity
6.5.2024
After ten years of inactivity, a Bitcoin wallet has returned to operation, moved 687.33 BTC to private wallet addresses on May 6, sparking speculation about a selloff among bitcoin enthusiasts.
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FTX addresses transferred $8.3M one day before amended proposal deadline
6.5.2024
The transfer occurred a day before FTX debtors are set to release a new restructuring plan for the exchange
Edward Snowden Warns “The Clock Is Ticking” for Bitcoin Privacy
3.5.2024
Edward Snowden, renowned for his stance on digital privacy, has once again highlighted the vulnerability of Bitcoin's privacy features....
EigenLayer to Airdrop 28M More EIGEN After First Airdrop Hits Backlash
3.5.2024
Restaking protocol EigenLayer is handing out an extra 100 EIGEN to 280,000 qualifying wallet addresses after criticism over its first airdrop.
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