Bitcoin (BTC) may be headed for a big gain, similar to the bull market of mid-2019, which saw the price increase by nearly 250%. The leading cryptocurrency by market value has risen almost 40% to $23,000 this month, according to CoinDesk data. This follows a year-long decline that resulted in a 68% decrease in price,…
The world of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) is a rapidly evolving landscape, with new projects and opportunities arising regularly. Investors are constantly looking for the next big thing, but with so many options, it can be difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. In this article, we will take a closer look at five…
In recent years, the world of sports betting has undergone a significant transformation. The advent of blockchain technology has disrupted the traditional betting industry and has paved the way for the growth of the crypto sports betting market. As the popularity of cryptocurrencies continues to grow, more and more people are now turning to crypto…
In the world of cryptocurrency, it can be easy to get swept up in the hype and promise of high returns on investment. This is especially true when it comes to high-yield investment programs (HYIPs), which offer the tantalizing possibility of earning substantial profits in a short amount of time. Unfortunately, many of these programs…
Crypto-crime has been a major concern for the crypto-industry in recent years. According to a recent report by Ciphertrace, crypto-crime has slowed down in 2020, but decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks have risen. This article aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the impact of crypto-crime on the crypto-industry and the measures that can be taken…
May 7th, 2020 was a day that will forever be remembered in the annals of cryptocurrency history. Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, suffered a security breach that resulted in the loss of over $40 million worth of cryptocurrencies. The incident sent shockwaves throughout the crypto community and raised serious questions…
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has announced that its digital currency is ready for use, according to Mu Changchun, the deputy director of PBoC’s payments division. While no official launch date has been given, the PBoC aims to support the yuan’s circulation and internationalization by replacing notes and coins with a blockchain-based digital currency….
22 cryptocurrency ATM-s have been seized in Russia by law enforcement officials. ATM-s were located at restaurants and shopping centers in ten different cities. Orders to seize the technology came directly from the Prosecutor’s Office and the Central Bank. All the confiscated automated teller machines were operated by Bbfpro. This company has huge network of…
This is recent and needs more attention. New cryptojacking alert – allegedly over 170k Mikrotik routers are infected with Coinhive malware, which essentially is a cryptocurrency mining malware. According to computer security researcher Simon Kenin new wave of cryptojacking is taking place at the very moment and it is mostly happening in Brazil, where there…
Syscoin announced on their Github page that there has been a malicious trojan attack and their project’s official desktop client has been compromised. As written on their Github page, all users who downloaded the Syscoin desktop client sometime between June 09-13 should immediately get rid of the software and take necessary action. It is believed…
Another day, another cryptocurrency exchange hack. Bithumb just notified the world that it has been hacked and over 30 million dollars worth of cryptocurrencies are allegedly stolen from their accounts. 12:49 UTC on June the 19th cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb released a statement that they will be suspending deposits because of a change in wallets with…
Chinese cyber-security firm Qihoo 360 Netlab released a statement today where they claimed that a group of criminals had stolen over 20 million dollars worth of Ethereum cryptocurrency from ETH-based applications and also from mining rigs. They believe that the reasons behind the hacks are poorly designed Ethereum apps. In this particular case, poorly designed…
Cryptovigilante doesn’t want credit for this one. Actually, we are a little bit shamed that we covered exactly 0 of these topics last week, but NEWS.BITCOIN.COM’s Kai Sedgwick made an awesome list of SEVEN DAYS IN ICO LAND and we just have to share this, obviously with a link to this great-great article. All credits…
EOS.ICO was hacked earlier this week, when one of the startup company’s e-mail address was hacked. Done that, hackers could pose as developers and send thousands of phishing letters from legit e-mail address to unsuspecting EOS investors. There was a thread on Reddit where one of the victims claimed he was robbed of over 60…
A British hacker was busted some time ago and now sentenced – he was guilty of selling over 60,000 stolen credit cards in the dark web. 26-year old Grant West was described by the police as a “one man cyber crime wave,” meaning hacker had no accomplishes, no hacker buddies to help him out stealing…
Hackers were exploiting the same flaw as first attack in April, but this time they got away with even more Verge tokens. According to our sources there are over 35 millions XVG stolen this time – that’s worth over 1.7 million dollars. Bitcointalk user Ocminer (who is also a Supernova mining pool administrator) wrote in…
Alexander Vinnik is one of the criminals behind Mt. Gox hack and and BTC-e money laundering scheme with epic proportions. Just few days ago Greek law enforcement discovered a plot to poison him. Instructions were given to the prison director and the prosecutor of the city of Thessaloniki because of the threat to Vinnik’s life….