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NY Couple to Forfeit Billions in Crypto and Cash in Plea Deal Over Bitfinex Hack Laundering Case
21.7.2023
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, the New York-based couple implicated in the alleged laundering of $4.5 billion in bitcoin pilfered from the 2016 Bitfinex cyber-attack, have reached a plea bargain, as revealed by recent court records. The pair is scheduled to appear before U.S. judge Colleen...
The Creator Of Cowboy Bebop Is Coming Back With A New Anime
20.7.2023
According to a new report from Variety, Adult Swim has ordered a new anime series for Toonami by Shinichirō Watanabe, legendary director of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, and studio Mappa, the popular animation studio behind Chainsaw Man and the final seasons of the mega-popular anime series...
DeFi protocol Arcadia Finance hacked on Ethereum and Optimism for $455k
10.7.2023
A loophole in the code allowed the hacker to drain funds worth roughly $455,000 from Arcadia's Ethereum (darcWETH) and Optimism (darcUSDC) vaults collectively
Over $765K worth of NFTs stolen after SIM swap attack on GutterCatGang
8.7.2023
The bad actors utilized a fake GutterCatGang airdrop scam to drain people’s wallets, with at least $700,000 worth of NFTs being stolen from a single address
DeFi ‘circuit breaker’ could slash hack losses by 70%: Finance Redefined
7.7.2023
The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed week. Most tokens traded in the same range as the previous week, with a minor bearish correction
All The Recent Big, Surprising Anime News You Should Know About
7.7.2023
This week, Anime Expo had a bunch of announcements and trailers for visitors and folks at home to get excited about. In fact, the “largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America” almost had too much to reveal for attendees to take time and parse, especially if they were stuck in...
Spy x Family’s Unique Studio Collab Helps Prevent Anime Worker Crunch, Says Wit Studio Prez
2.7.2023
It’s no secret among anime fans that Wit Studio’s herculean efforts on earlier seasons of the mega-popular Attack on Titan and sleeper hit Vinland Saga helped make each series a household name in the anime industry. While both shows have since been passed on to Mappa, and fans have growing concerns...
Every Panel Worth Checking Out At Anime Expo 2023
28.6.2023
As the self-proclaimed largest anime convention in the world, Anime Expo 2023 has a bunch of world premieres and panels taking place across the four-day event at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 1 to July 4. Sprinkled in between its big main stage events, featuring big-name anime studios...
Ran Neuner Believes Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETF Could Double Price Next Year, Dismisses ‘Malicious Intent’ Speculations
27.6.2023
Following Blackrock, the largest asset manager globally, filing for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ran Neuner, host of Crypto Banter, stated during an interview with Michelle Makori, lead anchor for Kitco News, that he believes...
Diablo IV Suffers Extended DDOS Attack
25.6.2023
Diablo IV was dealing with a DDoS attack, a message on the game’s main menu screen confirms. As a result, players kept getting disconnected from the alway-online action-RPG during one of the highest traffic periods of the week. Read more
Institutional crypto broker FPG halts withdrawals after $20M cyberattack
15.6.2023
Floating Point Group informed customers that withdrawals had been halted after experiencing a security breach on Sunday evening
Sturdy Finance Falls Victim to Exploit, Losing 442 ETH in Latest Defi Hack
12.6.2023
Decentralized finance (defi) platform Sturdy Finance was exploited on Sunday evening, losing 442 ether to an attacker. The team behind the project stated that it is aware of the reported exploit and paused markets at 10:19 p.m. ET. 442 Ethereum Worth Over $766K Siphoned From Sturdy Protocol...
Atomic Wallet Hack: Decentralized Finance Wallet Breached, Millions Lost in Attack
4.6.2023
On June 3, 2023, numerous sources revealed details about an attack on Atomic Wallet that resulted in significant financial losses for many victims. The Atomic Wallet team announced they are looking into the issue, while onchain investigators like Zachxbt have also been digging deeper, searching...
Peter Schiff Twitter Apparently Hacked, Shills Gold Crypto, Son Spencer Warns
3.6.2023
The Twitter account of Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff was found advertising a gold-branded token as a result of an apparent hacking. His son, crypto enthusiast Spencer Schiff, warned users in a tweet not to follow the link posted by the unknown attackers trying to lure victims using...
Losses from crypto rug pulls outpaced DeFi exploits in May: Beosin
2.6.2023
Over $45 million was lost to exit scams in May while exploits on DeFi protocols racked up less than half that amount over the same period
Tornado Cash attacker to potentially giveback governance control, proposal reveals
22.5.2023
A few hours into the hack, to everyone’s surprise, the attacker surprisingly reached out to the Tornado Cash community with a new proposal, hinting at their intent to give back the governance control
US Justice Department on the hunt for DeFi hackers and thieves: Report
15.5.2023
The US Justice Department’s top crypto cop said that it was a “pretty significant issue” given the rise of North Korean “state-sponsored hackers.”
Bitcoin Network Overwhelmed by 390,000 Unconfirmed Transactions and Surging Fees
7.5.2023
In just under two weeks, the number of unconfirmed transactions on the Bitcoin network has skyrocketed from 134,000 to over 390,000, causing a bottleneck in the mempool. This surge in unconfirmed transactions has resulted in a staggering 343% increase in transaction fees, which have risen from...
DeFi Protocol 0VIX Loses Nearly $2M in Flash-Loan Exploit
28.4.2023
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol 0VIX has lost $2 million in a flash loan exploit, according to on-chain data
Subway-themed trading bot makes millions using ‘sandwich’ attacks
20.4.2023
The anonymous MEV bot operator’s best day was April 18, where he profited about $950,000