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Bitcoins lost in exchange hacks: Legit or a claim to profit?
Ever wondered what happens to hacked cryptocurrencies? From securing expensive diamonds and valuables in vaults to preventing user data from being leaked, security has come a long way. No matter hoThe post Bitcoins lost in exchange hacks: Legit or a claim to profit? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2020-3-13 17:30 | |
Market Update: Plustoken BTC Moves, Crypto Prices Dive, Coronavirus Cripples Global Markets
Cryptocurrency markets lost more than $30 billion in the last 24 hours as digital asset prices have been slashed alongside traditional stock and commodity markets. Further, crypto proponents have spied Plustoken bitcoins on the move again and speculators assume that 13,000 BTC ($102M) might have invoked the weekend’s massive sell-off. дальше »
2020-3-10 20:12 | |
Stupid[est] ways people have lost their Bitcoins
"The only thing people hate more than losing money is the person who lost it for them." "Not your keys, not your coins" is a mantra many in the crypto-sphere follow; two rules that anyone should liThe post Stupid[est] ways people have lost their Bitcoins appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2020-3-2 22:00 | |
US Government Prematurely Sells Seized Bitcoin, Missing Out on $1.65 Billion
The United States government, which has held a total of 185,230 bitcoins following multiple seizures, has lost out on almost $1. 7 billion by selling them too early. Meanwhile, other governments have their own holdings of Bitcoin and have been reaping the benefits. дальше »
2020-2-11 11:25 | |
Satoshi won't need his Bitcoins! Should we try to retrieve lost Bitcoins?
Can lost Bitcoins be recovered? What happens to the dormant Bitcoins in 100 or 150 years? What happens to Satoshi's Bitcoins? Will he ever move them? These are some of the most frequently asked queThe post Satoshi won't need his Bitcoins! Should we try to retrieve lost Bitcoins? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2020-1-18 19:00 | |
Coin Metrics report: More than 1.6 million Bitcoins are lost forever
According to the latest Coin Metrics report, more than 1. 6 million bitcoins have been lost forever, either through duplicate transactions, unclaimed rewards, or thefts. Despite the report offering one of the most conservative estimates as to how many coins are lost, it still showed that Bitcoin is getting scarcer with each passing day. дальше »
2019-11-20 22:02 | |
Angel Investor in Seattle Files Lawsuit Against Bittrex After Losing 100 Bitcoins
Cryptocurrency Exchange, Bittrex, is battling a lawsuit filed against them by a client whose 100 Bitcoins were hacked and stolen while held under their custodial services. Gregg Bennett, the client in question, lost close to $1 million of his investment given the prevailing BTC price. дальше »
2019-11-4 20:46 | |
Lost Bitcoins retrievable through additional authentication, claims Adam Back
As Lightning Network gains further prominence, and given its wide-scale adoption and use cases, crypto-proponent Adam Back featured in an interview with The Total Connector to discuss the urgency of the technology, in relation to Bitcoin’s growth. дальше »
2019-10-23 09:35 | |
$77 Million Worth of Bitcoin Locked in Sidechains, Unavailable for Use
Out of the total circulation supply of around 18 million Bitcoin, around 9661 Bitcoins are stuck in different sidechains, which are not lost but cannot be used either. These bitcoins are stuck in primarily 3 major side chains that include Liquid, Binance Chain and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) sidechains. Side Chains are just like sister chains […] дальше »
2019-10-18 21:31 | |
$2 Bln (200,000 BTC) Lost In Mt. Gox Bitcoin Hack Can Be Recovered For A 75% Fee Claims Russian Law Firm
Prominent law firm from Russia Zheleznikov and Partners claims that a proposed legal action in the country can recover the funds lost in the Mt. Gox hack. They claim that they can recover an estimated 170,000 to 200,000 Bitcoins from the Russian parties who received the stolen tokens. The value of these tokens will touch […] дальше »
2019-9-13 19:56 | |
Court Orders Craig Wright to Handover 50% of His Bitcoins to Kleiman Estate
According to the court report on August 26, 2019, Craig Wright, a self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator has lost a court battle to the Kleiman estate. As a result, the Florida federal court has ordered the Australian computer scientist to handover 50% of Bitcoin mined before 2014, to the Kleiman estate. дальше »
2019-8-27 13:37 | |
Chinese Crypto Trader Commits Suicide After Losing 2,000 BTC in Single Trade
Cryptocurrency trading isn’t for the faint of heart, and unfortunately for one trader, he found this out too late. The trader took his life after he lost 2,000 bitcoins in a single trade. He had placed a bet with a 100x leverage, but the markets didn’t go his way. дальше »
2019-6-13 18:29 | |
Chinese Bitcoin Trader Commits Suicide after Losing 2,000 BTC on 100x Leverage Bet
By CCN Markets: A Chinese Bitcoin trader has allegedly committed suicide after he lost investor’s money in a highly leveraged trade position. According to 8btc, Hui Yi lost 2,000 Bitcoins after he entered a short position which was liquidated after it went in the opposite direction. дальше »
2019-6-12 15:18 | |
Former Ripple CTO Says Interoperability Key, He Lost Bitcoins Too
In his just-concluded AMA, former Ripple CTO Stefan Thomas praised Ripple’s InterLedger technology, as XRP prices maintained their upward momentum. The Ripple proponent in his prelude to the AMA said that he joined Ripple in. дальше »
2019-6-2 21:50 | |
Infographic: An Overview of Compromised Bitcoin Exchange Events
The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2. дальше »
2019-5-25 21:56 | |
Sacrilegious Binance Reorg Would ‘Erode’ Bitcoin: Blockstream
By CCN: Blockstream CEO Adam Back told the What Bitcoin Did podcast that the block reshuffling proposed by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao would raise “geopolitical issues” had it been attempted. Accept That Bitcoin Is Final Back explained why the idea of a chain reorganization as a means to punish hackers or rescue lost bitcoins is a terrible idea. дальше »
2019-5-15 12:25 | |
$41 Million Binance Heist Will Trigger Regulators, Warns Billionaire Bitcoin Bull
By CCN. com: Bitcoin bull and the CEO of digital assets merchant bank Galaxy Digital, Michael Novogratz, has warned that the hacking suffered by the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance could invite more investor scrutiny. дальше »
2019-5-8 16:43 | |
Bitcoin History Part 11: The First Major Loss of Coins
Since the very start, people have lost bitcoins due to human error. Mislaid wallets, forgotten passwords, broken hard drives, hacks, and scams have conspired to remove over 20% of all BTC from circulation by some estimates. дальше »
2019-4-30 01:10 | |
Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Arrested in London, Site’s Bitcoin Donations Spike
Julian Assange, co-founder of Wikileaks and early Bitcoin supporter, was arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and faces extradition to the U. S. on conspiracy charges. дальше »
2019-4-12 19:27 | |
Next Generation ‘Hardware 2.0 Wallet’ is Eradicating Storage to Improve Security
Next Generation ‘Hardware 2. 0 Wallet’ is Eradicating Storage to Improve Security From initial coin offerings to cryptojackers, security is a big issue when it comes to cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-3-14 21:50 | |
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Lost Respect for Mark Zuckerberg, but Not Bitcoin
CoinSpeaker Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Lost Respect for Mark Zuckerberg, but Not Bitcoin Wozniak calls Bitcoin as something which has provided "massive value creation". He admits holding a few Bitcoins for experimenting with new devices and applications. дальше »
2019-2-28 13:11 | |
U.S. Government Returns a Fraction of Bitcoins Retrieved From the 2016 Bitfinex Hack
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announced on Feb. 25 via a blog post that the U. S. government has handed over 27 BTC believed to be the proceeds of a hack in which the exchange lost almost 120,000 Bitcoins in a security breach in August 2016. дальше »
2019-2-26 19:29 | |
5 Years Later, Mt. Gox Victims Still Want to Know: ‘Where’s our Bitcoin?’
It seems like just yesterday when Bitcoin investors were startled by the news that Mt. Gox, one of the world ’s first Bitcoin exchanges, was in serious trouble. Five years ago, on Feb. 24, 2014, reports began circulating that the Bitcoin exchange had lost three-quarters of a million bitcoins. дальше »
2019-2-25 02:45 | |
QuadrigaCX “Inadvertly” Sends Another 103 Bitcoins to Dead CEO’s Cold Wallet With Lost Keys
You thought you have bad luck? Think again The Canadian crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX that lost more than 190 million dollars after the death of its CEO has lost half a million more Canadian dollars after mistakenly sending that amount to the same cold wallet that its employees have been unsuccessfully trying to access for weeks. дальше »
2019-2-14 02:39 | |
Bad Streak for Bitcoin Exchange QuadrigaCX: Another $400k Lost
CoinSpeaker Bad Streak for Bitcoin Exchange QuadrigaCX: Another $400k Lost Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX has faced with new misfortune. It moved 103 Bitcoins to a wallet that it doesn’t have access to. дальше »
2019-2-13 12:34 | |
First QuadrigaCX Monitor Report: $460k in BTC “Inadvertently” Sent to Cold Wallet
According to the latest court documents in the ongoing QuadrigaCX case, the exchange sent roughly $470,000 CAD (approximately $355, 000 USD) worth of bitcoin from a hot wallet to a cold-storage wallet on February 6, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-13 03:56 | |
California Engineer Loses $422,000 in Life Savings after Using QuadrigaCX; Is Help Coming?
A California-based engineer lost the entirety of his life savings after using QuadrigaCX’s cryptocurrency exchange for remittance. Tong Zou, 30, said in an interview to Bloomberg that he had opened a withdrawal request at QuadrigaCX in October 2018. дальше »
2019-2-10 16:50 | |
Crypto News Weekly 09.11.18: Crypto Bets Win Big in Midterms, SWIFT Denial for Ripple
A SWIFT denial for Ripple while rumors are rife, Stellar plans a massive consumer giveaway, Indian teenager threatens to blow up Miami airport over lost Bitcoins, Blockchain betting on US midterms pushes past $2 million, EOS not even a blockchai... дальше »
2018-11-9 11:56 | |
Recover My Bitcoins Or I’ll Blow Up Miami Airport: Indian Teen Threatens FBI
Scams are nothing new in the crypto industry. From ICOs that received money and then vanished to trading sites that went down with investors’ funds, there is no shortage of people who’ve lost their hard-earned money in their pursuit of the Bitcoin millions. дальше »
2018-11-7 04:02 | |
Crypto Cybercrime Has Tripled Since 2017; Nearly $1 Billion Lost in 2018
Most digital exchanges are unregulated and therefore unqualified to safely process cryptocurrency transactions. They don’t employ necessary know-your-customer (KYC) tactics, and roughly $1 billion in digital asset funds have been stolen since the start of 2018. дальше »
2018-10-13 23:34 | |
Research: 3.7 Million bitcoins Are Currently lost, Reducing BTC Market Capitalisation by Over 20%
According to a recent report by Chainalysis, 36% of bitcoin in circulation is lost and 23% is being held by speculators- waiting for prices to surge. According to the report, 30% of those who hold the bitcoin in circulation right now are the real investors. дальше »
2018-10-2 01:19 | |
3 Most Common Bitcoin Storage Mistakes & How To Fix Them
A recent report suggests that almost 4 million Bitcoins have been lost due to silly mistakes that could have been so easily avoided. Bitcoin has its advantages over physical traditional cash, but it takes precaution when handling the currency. дальше »
2018-9-27 13:59 | |
55% Of Bitcoins Are Deposited In Million-Dollar Wallets: Study
Early investors of cryptocurrencies are reaping the benefits of an entirely new category, especially holders of Bitcoin (Crypto: BTC). Turns out, most bitcoins (55%) are deposited in digital wallets that have at least 200 coins. дальше »
2018-9-19 15:30 | |
Paxful CEO Ray Youssef Shows How Bitcoin Can Be Used for Social Good
Can bitcoin be used for social good? If anyone thinks so, it’s Ray Youssef, the CEO of peer-to-peer bitcoin platform Paxful. A successful entrepreneur in the crypto and blockchain space, Youssef comes from humble beginnings and understands the importance of maintaining control over one’s finances. дальше »
2018-9-15 21:50 | |
World Economic Forum and the Chinese Cryptocurrency Space
On the latest episode of The Bitcoin Game, host Rob Mitchell explains the recent trip he took to the World Economic Forum. Based in Davos, Switzerland, this international conference featured a wide number of economic experts and panelists within the international financial industry. дальше »
2018-9-12 22:24 | |
Mt Gox Announces Commencement of Civil Rehabilitation Proceedings
Back in February of 2014, the world’s largest and most accessible Bitcoin exchange at the time, Mt. Gox, had nearly a million Bitcoins stolen between its own holdings and those of its customers. Nearly half a decade later, Mt. дальше »
2018-8-24 21:00 | |
Thai Soap Opera Actor Scams Finnish Bitcoin Millionaire
According to the Bangkok Post, a Finnish Bitcoin millionaire, Aarni Otava Saarimaa, was scammed by a group of Thai people in 2017. Thailand’s Crime Suppression Division (CSD) noted that the Finnish man lost about 5,600 Bitcoins to the Thai gang through a fraudulent investment scheme. дальше »
2018-8-15 14:07 | |
Famous Thai Actor Arrested For Being Allegedly Involved in 5,500 BTC Worth Crypto Scam
A crypto millionaire from Finland has lost more than 5,500 bitcoins due to a scam in Thailand. A famous Thai film actor is accused of having been involved. The post Famous Thai Actor Arrested For Being Allegedly Involved in 5,500 BTC Worth Crypto Scam appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-8-13 13:19 | |
Crypto Millionaire Lost 5,500 Bitcoins in Alleged Investment Scam
A 22-year-old cryptocurrency millionaire has lost more than 5,500 bitcoins in an alleged investment scam in Thailand. дальше »
2018-8-13 09:00 | |
QIWI Payment Network CTO ‘Mined 500,000 Bitcoins’ In 2011 Before Losing Them
The former CTO of Russian electronic wallet and payment network QIWI once had a personal wealth of half a million bitcoins — but lost them. 3 Months, 4. 1 Billion USD The extraordinary claims came to light as part of an interview with CEO Sergey Solonin, who told the audience during a Moscow lecture on July 25 that the CTO had used the company’s ubiquitous payment terminals to mine bitcoin, starting in 2011. дальше »
2018-7-26 22:00 | |
One Fifth of Bitcoin is Permanently Lost, Real Supply of BTC is Very Low
Stories of lost Bitcoins, abandoned in old laptops, being dug out when cryptocurrency began to surge only to prove inaccessible have become part of crypto folklore. People obsessing over PIN numbers and passwords standing in the way of a new car, a luxury holiday or their kids university funds are common. дальше »
2018-7-7 19:00 | |