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Six Arrested in Connection with Austrian Crypto Fraud Scheme, €2M Worth of Assets Frozen
8.5.2024
A joint operation involving national authorities from Austria, Cyprus, and the Czech Republic has led to the arrest of six individuals connected to an online scam related to the sale of rights or tokens for a supposed new cryptocurrency.
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Poloniex Hacker Reportedly Funnels $3.4 Million through Tornado Cash Mixer
8.5.2024
The famous hacker from Poloniex who caused the Bitcoin exchange's security breach the previous year is again on the loose. In an attempt to launder the stolen money, the burglar transferred 1,100 Ethereum (ETH), worth $3.4 million, to the authorised cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash on May 7.
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Poloniex Hacker Sends $3.3M Worth of Ether to Tornado Cash
7.5.2024
A hacker that stole $125 million from Poloniex's hot wallets has sent 1,100 ether {{ETH}} to sanctioned coin mixer Tornado Cash, according to blockchain data
Trader Loses $68M of Wrapped Bitcoin in Address Poisoning Scam
4.5.2024
An unknown trader lost $68 million worth of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) in a single transaction in an address-poisoning scam.
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Dog, Frog, Seal Or Sloth Coins – Which Low Cap Meme Coin Can Hit $1 In 2024?
3.5.2024
Meme coins are set for a renaissance in the coming months. While their novelty premise has detractors dismissing them as flash-in-the-pan phenomena, several meme coin projects have proven their worth over the years and become the closest thing the notoriously volatile crypto industry has...
Exploiter Steals $68M Worth of Crypto Through Address Poisoning
3.5.2024
A cryptocurrency user has lost $68 million worth of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) after falling victim to an "address poisoning" exploit, according to blockchain security firm CertiK
Vested crypto tokens worth over $3B to be unlocked in May
3.5.2024
Sui, Pyth Network, Avalanche, Arbitrum and Aptos are set to release vested crypto tokens in May, according to data tracker Token Unlocks
Bitcoin and Ether options worth $2.4B set to expire today, max BTC pain at $61K
3.5.2024
Data from the Debit exchange reveal that the put-to-call ratio for Bitcoin options contracts is currently at 0.50 with a maximum pain point at $61,000
Ukrainian Cybercriminal “Rabotnik” Sentenced to 13 Years for Orchestrating $700M Worth of Ransomware Attacks
2.5.2024
Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a Ukrainian national known as "Rabotnik," has been handed a prison sentence of 13 years and seven months for his role in ransomware attacks.
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Tether Holdings Reports Record $4.52 Billion Net Profit in Q1 2024 for USDT Stablecoin
2.5.2024
Tether's net equity stood at an impressive $11.37 billion as of March 31, a substantial increase from the previous record of $7.01 billion worth of equity at the end of the quarter in December 2023.
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Coal Giant Alliance Resource Has Been Mining Bitcoin Using Excess Electricity Since 2020
30.4.2024
Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), a prominent coal mining company listed on the NASDAQ, has mined $30 million worth of Bitcoin by utilizing excess power at its facilities.
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MicroStrategy Now Holds $13.6B Worth of Bitcoin, 1% of Total Circulating Supply: Canaccord
30.4.2024
Thailand Authorities Seize Over $5M Worth of Crypto Mining Devices in Electricity Theft Investigation
29.4.2024
Thai authorities recently cracked down on a crypto mining operation suspected of stealing electricity. The raid in Samut Sakhon and Ratchaburi netted over 650 mining devices valued at more than $5m.
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Binance takes to burning more than $1.17 billion worth of BNB tokens
25.4.2024
Binance, a prime cryptocurrency exchange, has taken $1.17 billion worth of coins from circulation, amounting to 1.3% of the contained asset. For Binance, this is part of getting over its 27th quarterly BNB token burn exercise. This was not the burning of tokens related to the Pioneer Bum program. ...
Pepe Price Prediction as Unknown Whale Starts Accumulating $1.5 Million Worth of PEPE – Big News Coming?
25.4.2024
The Pepe price has dropped by 5% in the past 24 hours, declining to $0.000007554 as the wider crypto market suffers a 4% loss today.
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Nintendo Forcing Garry's Mod To Delete 20 Years' Worth Of Content
24.4.2024
Garry’s Mod, a popular 2006 sandbox game that emerged from the modding scene around Valve’s Source software, has recently been issued takedown notices by Nintendo. As a result, Facepunch Studios, the developers of Garry’s Mod, are in the process of removing about 20 years’ worth of Nintendo-related...
Anticipated Return of $9B Mt. Gox-era Bitcoin May Spur Market Anxiety, Warns K33 Analyst
24.4.2024
The potential return of over $9 billion worth of Mt. Gox-era Bitcoin in the coming weeks could unsettle the market and exert negative price pressure on Bitcoin, according to analysts at K33 Research.
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Canaan Executives Plan to Buy $2 Million in Company Shares, Citing Deep Undervaluation
23.4.2024
Two executives of the bitcoin mining rig maker Canaan intend to jointly purchase at least $2 million worth of company shares, claiming the company is "deeply undervalued," despite revenue decline.
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Crypto Whales Bet 300K USDT On A Crazy Hand Of Poker At CoinPoker
23.4.2024
Celebrity poker player Antanas ‘Tony G’ Guoga won a pot worth just over $300,000 this weekend on the CoinPoker website, beating an anonymous whale in a high-stakes 1000/2000 game.
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Arkham Finds Unclaimed Funds Worth Millions in Addresses Linked to Large Bridge Contracts
23.4.2024
Blockchain intelligence firm Arkham has discovered several crypto addresses containing millions of dollars that are either "stuck" or "forgotten" in two major bridge contracts.
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