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This week in crypto saw a record-breaking $1.5 billion hack, SEC turmoil, and Bitcoin plunging. From crime to market crashes, it's been intense. The post This Week in Crypto: Bybit Hack Breaks All Records, Bitcoin Goes Bearish, SEC Drops Coinbase Suit appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2025-3-1 15:30 | |
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Bitfinex will recover $9 billion in bitcoin from the 2016 hack. Restitution and recovery plans include repurchasing UNUS SED LEO tokens. The post Bitfinex is Getting Back its $9 Billion in Bitcoin Stolen in the 2016 Hack appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2025-1-16 21:43 | |
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The Japanese crypto exchange outlined plans on its website to raise $320 million to purchase bitcoin and repay their hack’s victims. According to DMM Bitcoin’s website, all clients who held Bitcoin (BTC) during the hack will be guaranteed a refund…
2024-6-6 16:40 | |
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As bitcoin surpassed its 2017 all-time high on Monday morning, a few hours later 5,045 BTC or $97 million worth of bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex hack was transferred. The hackers that stole the funds four years ago have moved the bitcoins numerous times this year.
2020-12-1 10:30 | |
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Almost 4 years ago to the date, hackers breached Bitfinex. It wasn’t the first Bitcoin hack or the biggest, but the thieves got away with a hefty sum of 119,756 BTC. At the time these coins were worth around $70 million bucks, but now the haul the hackers made off with is worth more than […]
2020-8-4 21:16 | |
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Though the CryptoForHealth Twitter hack spread the word about Bitcoin, it didn’t cast BTC in a flattering light. The post Was The CryptoForHealth Twitter Hack Good For Bitcoin? appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
2020-7-24 17:55 | |
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Euro Pacific Capital CEO, Peter Schiff’s comment suggesting Bitcoin might be the next target following a hack of multiple VIP Twitter accounts has been ridiculed by bitcoiners. Seemingly relishing the prospect of a bitcoin hack, Schiff a gold bug and a well-known bitcoin critic, signs off his Twitter post by urging his followers to stick […] The post Peter Schiff’s Bitcoin Hack Comment Invites Ridicule appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-7-17 23:45 | |
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The motivations and implications of a hack that had everyone from Coinbase to Kanye shilling a scam for bitcoin.
2020-7-17 22:12 | |
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Options traders do not expect Bitcoin price to make a significant move after Twitter hack news
2020-7-16 18:54 | |
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No one remembers the first Mt. Gox hack. It was a small sum, even by 2011’s standards, and the exchange reimbursed all users. The incident was to prove significant, however, for it set in motion a string of attacks on other bitcoin platforms that began the very next day.
2019-8-25 05:10 | |
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Hacks and heists have been a threat for as long as bitcoin has been worth stealing. By 2011, as Bitcoin was easing into its second year of life and its first bubble, early cryptocurrency exchanges were bringing liquidity and price discovery to the nascent ecosystem.
2019-1-1 02:05 | |
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Following a volatile day and as Bitcoin continues to flirt with support $6k, we look at what’s going on with Bitcoin Price action. Futures Expiration, Exchange Hack Bitcoin price opened the day trading at $6335 and fell 4% to $6100 within 15 minutes at 2 pm EST.
2018-9-20 18:00 | |
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Another hacking attack has hit a known crypto exchange in Japan, and this time, thieves managed to steal around $60 million in crypto. Another Crypto Exchange Hack The popularity of attacks on crypto exchanges seemingly continues to grow, with another such exchange being hit just recently, in Japan.
2018-9-21 15:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Zaif announced on Thursday that a recent hack has resulted in the loss of 5,966 bitcoins (BTC) and a total of $60 million USD worth of bitcoins, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and MonaCoin (MONA).
2018-9-20 14:00 | |
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Japan, the home of cryptocurrency, or is it now the home of the cryptocurrency hack? Although Japan now has some of the tightest regulations surrounding the operations of cryptocurrency exchanges, it seems these regulations haven’t been enough to stop yet another devastating hack take place, this time, seeing around $60 million stolen in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and MonaCoin from Tech Bureau owned Zaif.
2018-9-20 12:30 | |
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The theft took place several days ago but was not disclosed immediately, incurring losses in Bitcoin (BTC) and possibly also in Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and MonaCoin (MONA).
2018-9-20 10:50 | |
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Mt. Gox, a former leader in the crypto markets and now, the enemy of many. After a hack which saw around 800,000 BTC stolen, the Mt. Gox story has gone from bad to worse, with the exchange now liable for making compensation payments to some of the victims who lost assets during the hack.
2018-9-17 13:30 | |
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Huobi Japan Holding Ltd. has acquired a majority stake in Japanese cryptocurrency exchange BitTrade, marking the top-three exchange’s formal entry into the Japanese market.
2018-9-14 22:25 | |
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In what it deems a first for both enforcement actions, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is charging two entities with registration failures.
2018-9-12 23:36 | |
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Law enforcement authorities in New Delhi will file charges on Monday in the Coinsecure hack case. Coinsecure was a large cryptocurrency exchange allegedly wallet-hacked back in April of this year.
2018-9-10 01:55 | |
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Citing the importance of hackathon culture at Coinbase, the prominent US exchange recapped the recently held Vision Hack 2018 — its biggest hackathon event to date. Talking about experimentation and creative ideas, Senior Director of Engineering Namrata Ganatra focused on creative solutions to critical business issues.
2018-9-8 17:29 | |
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As cryptocurrencies are becoming mainstream, hackers are finding new ways to hack into user’s accounts and steal their digital coin holdings. From ransomware attacks to attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges, hackers have done it all.
2018-9-7 08:19 | |
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The Supreme Court in Greece has allowed the Bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik to be sent to Russia. There are also rumours that Vinnik has beneficial information for US special counsel Robert Mueller as he looks into the alleged meddling in the Russian election.
2018-9-6 13:30 | |
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Bitmain’s mining pool, AntPool, has supposedly activated one of their controversial methods of mining Bitcoin more efficiently, called AsicBoost. The controversial Bitcoin mining “hack” supposedly increases mining efficiency by up to 20% and is controversial because many developers claim that its use damages the Bitcoin network.
2018-9-6 13:30 | |
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Bitcoin Gold (BTG), a hard fork from the Bitcoin core (BTC) is set to be delisted from the Bittrex exchange on September 14. The decision comes after a $18 million USD hack happened on the BTG network in May.
2018-9-6 07:49 | |
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It looks like one of Bitcoin’s premier mining pools, AntPool, has activated AsicBoost on its mining operations. AsicBoost purportedly increases mining efficiency by up to 20 percent, making its usage very controversial.
2018-9-6 19:10 | |
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Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex have announced that they will be delisting Bitcoin Gold (BTG) and all BTG trading pairs after the team behind BTG refused to pay out compensation to Bittrex who suffered as a result of hacks that took place on the BTG network in May 2018.
2018-9-4 15:30 | |
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Bittrex Exchange Removes Bitcoin Gold From Their Exchange Among cryptocurrency startup companies, the risk of theft, extortion, or major attack is very significant. The cryptocurrency community has always been especially susceptible to crime, because of the prevalence of technology-minded hackers in the markets, as well as the anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies in general. For these […]
2018-9-4 13:37 | |
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The US-based exchange will drop the BTG trading pairs next week because the Bitcoin Gold team has declined to refund the May cyber-attack damages.
2018-9-4 13:13 | |
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The entirety of the cryptocurrency industry has indisputably had a dismal year, with prices collapsing by upwards of 70% across the board. But Bitcoin Gold (BTG) may take the cake when it comes to a cryptocurrency that has suffered the most in 2018.
2018-9-4 21:32 | |
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The threat of attack is very real for upstart cryptocurrency projects. Bitcoin Gold, a popular hard fork of Bitcoin, is set to be delisted from cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex. The reason for the removal is that the currency has suffered a series of debilitating heists that netted thieves over $20 million in stolen funds.
2018-9-4 17:21 | |
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John McAfee endorsed Bitfi wallet is in the news once again. The “unhackable” wallet has been hacked again by two security researchers. Both claim that they used a cold boot attack to hack into the wallet and expose vulnerabilities in the wallet’s security.
2018-9-2 15:59 | |
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The cryptocurrency industry is a favorite target of cybercriminals. This time, it was the Brazilian crypto investment platform Atlas that was targeted and eventually breached by hackers. The good news is that funds of clients are reported to be safe, but the bad news is that personal information of around 260,000 platform users has been […] Clients’ Funds Not Affected by Atlas Hack but Personal Data of More Than 260,000 Users Stolen was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-9-1 15:59 | |
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Bithumb has resumed registering new users, more than two months after suffering a hack. The South Korea based platform experienced a massive spike in trading volume following the announcement. Some experts believe the user registration resumption by the platform contributed to the recent Bitcoin price increase.
2018-8-30 17:50 | |
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It seems that China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies doesn’t extend to the infamous dark web. A hacker is selling the personal data of over 130 million individuals for 8 BTC ($56,776 at press time) on a Chinese dark web forum, technology publication Bleeping Computer reports.
2018-8-29 15:05 | |
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Nicehash, the cloud mining service that got hacked in December, has returned 60 percent of the stolen bitcoins, according to local media. After the cyberattack last year, the Slovenian company promised to fully reimburse its customers and has been doing it on a monthly basis.
2018-8-28 06:15 | |
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According to Forbes, cryptocurrency enthusiasts can now validate the legitimacy of their initial coin offerings (ICOs), cryptocurrency wallets and even certain websites with the Sentinel Protocol.
2018-8-28 23:29 | |
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At last, victims of the Mt. Gox exchange saga can now breathe as the exchange prepares to fully refund a billion dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency. Mt. Gox suffered a hack in 2014, which affected many users across the globe, losing about $1B worth of bitcoin.
2018-8-27 19:24 | |
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Defunct Bitcoin exchange platform, Mt. Gox, has announced the commencement of civil rehabilitation proceedings for victims of the Mt. Gox hack. This announcement has given hope to creditors that they might soon recover their stolen funds.
2018-8-26 20:05 | |
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Victims of the Mt. Gox hack can now file rehabilitation claims under a new procedure announced by the trustee of the exchange, Nobuaki Kobayashi. Currently, the system is available only to individual claimants.
2018-8-25 02:15 | |
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An end has not come to the controversy that surrounded the first cryptocurrency exchange and the world’s largest holder of bitcoin trades as at 2014. Mt. Gox saga made way for the likes of Tim Draper and the Winklevoss twins Tyler and Cameron the cofounders of Gemini exchange to make good fortune through the stolen […] The post Good News! Over $1 billion worth of Crypto to be Returned to victims of Mt.Gox Hack appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2018-8-25 21:56 | |
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Three Chinese Hackers Steal $87 Million Worth Of Crypto, Got Caught Since! It has been reported that three Chinese hackers were successful in manipulating and stealing USD$87 million worth of cryptocurrencies, namely that of Bitcoin [BTC], Bitcoin Core [BTC] and Ethereum [ETH].
2018-8-20 20:12 | |
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The cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin is suing the large telecom firm AT&T because his mobile phone was compromised by hackers who stole $24M USD worth of digital assets. Terpin says he was hacked twice in less than a year and employees at AT&T participated in a SIM swap fraud.
2018-8-16 07:25 | |
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BitAngels founder Michael Terpin has filed a $224 million lawsuit against telecoms provider AT&T, alleging that its negligence led him to lose about $24 million worth of cryptocurrency to fraudsters, according to a CNBC report.
2018-8-16 23:14 | |
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The fact that great responsibility accompanies great power has become crystal clear in the blockchain world. While blockchains are most commonly connected with commerce, the potential impact of distributed ledgers is being discovered in fresh sectors daily.
2018-8-10 20:51 | |
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Cyber-criminals engaging in cryptocurrency ransomware have found another victim: the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA). Suspected hackers have hijacked the computer servers of the American PGA and demanded a ransom in Bitcoin.
2018-8-10 19:16 | |
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Bitcoin hacks are seemingly more and more sophisticated by the day. I see it like this, for every ‘level up’ the technology industry reaches, the criminal underworld seem to get a multiplier and level up twice as fast.
2018-8-7 17:30 | |
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This past week, we talked to three security experts about how to design smarter and more secure smart contracts. Google is dipping its toe in the blockchain waters by introducing integrations for applications built with Ethereum and Hyperledger.
2018-8-5 16:08 | |
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South Korean exchange Bithumb has resumed deposit and withdrawal services for a number of cryptocurrencies after the recent hack. Another major Korean exchange, Upbit, has released an audit report showing more crypto and cash reserves than needed to pay customers.
2018-8-5 22:50 | |
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