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Here’s why Binance can’t erase the $40M hack from Bitcoin’s blockchain

The head of cryptocurrency exchange Binance responded to a 7,000 BTC ($40 million) hack with an outlandish idea: take over the entire Bitcoin blockchain and cancel the transactions. A major digital asset exchange openly colluding with cryptocurrency mining pools to reverse transactions would certainly be bad for PR. дальше »

2019-5-8 13:31


Your Crypto Winter = Criminals’ Summer: Q1 2019 Crypto Thefts, Fraud Hit Whopping $1.2 Billion

By CCN. com: Even as the bearish conditions in the crypto markets persisted in this year’s first quarter, bad actors in the sector continued to thrive. According to cybersecurity firm CipherTrace, during the first quarter of the year, the amount that bad actors generated from stealing from bitcoin exchanges and operating cryptocurrrency scams reached $1. дальше »

2019-5-1 15:13


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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means

The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million. дальше »

2019-4-27 01:30


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Indian Government Mulling Blanket Ban on Cryptocurrencies

The government of India has drafted a bill to completely ban cryptocurrencies and regulate official digital currencies, reports The Economic Times, April 26, 2019. Things Go from Bad to Worse Since its inception, the growth of the Indian cryptocurrency ecosystem has been continually stalled due to government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) diktats. дальше »

2019-4-26 19:00


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Behind the scenes: Electrum hackers steal $4M with Bitcoin phishing attacks

Electrum Bitcoin wallet users have lost 771 BTC (approximately $4 million) since late December 2018, in an ongoing series of targeted phishing attacks. According to research released by Malwarebytes Labs, fraudsters were able to trick unsuspecting users into downloading a malicious version of the wallet by exploiting a weakness in the software. дальше »

2019-4-16 18:02


Bithumb Restarts Bitcoin And Ethereum Exchange Withdrawals and Deposits Following Hack

Bithumb Resumes Bitcoin (BTC) And Ethereum (ETH) Withdrawals And Deposits Bithumb may be one o the largest exchanges in South Korea, but it is also one of the most controversial ones. Now, the company is currently in a very bad situation after it was hacked and the controversies are only piling up. Some weeks ago, […] дальше »

2019-4-16 23:34


Ethereum Classic (ETC) Continues To Grow Despite Recent 51% Attack, Ahead of Atlantis

No one can deny that cryptos are definitely seeing a great time. Even the ones who faced pretty bad situations recently are now growing in price together with Bitcoin (BTC). Ethereum Classic, a hard forked token from the original Ethereum blockchain, is a great example of how great are the times in which we are […] дальше »

2019-4-10 03:46


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Bitcoin wallet Electrum hit by DoS attack from 140,000-strong botnet

The servers of popular Bitcoin wallet Electrum are under heavy attack, and users are advised to be extra careful when using the platform until it’s resolved. A sophisticated botnet of more than 140,000 machines has launched Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks on Electrum‘s servers, with apparent intent to direct users to compromised versions of the software designed to steal their Bitcoin. дальше »

2019-4-8 18:06


Bitcoin ETF: Investors must decide whether crypto-based ETP is good or bad, says SEC’s Hester Pierce

Hester Peirce, a U. S. Securities and Exchange [SEC] commissioner, explained her stance on the Bitcoin ETF proposed by the Winklevoss brothers, in an interview with Laura Shin for Unchained. In July 2018, the SEC made headlines after rejecting a rule change proposal, which would have allowed trading of an exchange-traded fund. дальше »

2019-4-4 22:30