April 25, 2022
Aku’s Nightmare: $34M Locked Forever as Flaw Highlights Danger of...
The thing about middlemen is that they can correct mistakes. Virtually all of blockchain and crypto, from Bitcoin on, is cutting them out for reasons that range from cost and...
April 24, 2022
Today in Crypto: Binance Denies Sharing Client Info With Russia;...
The National Bank of Ukraine clarified restrictions on cross-border transactions on Thursday (April 21), hoping to stop crypto purchases in local currencies. According to its guidance, individuals will be able...
April 21, 2022
Tackling Money Launderers Means Shutting Down Financial Crime-as-a-Service
First comes fraud, then comes money laundering. Ransomware, business email compromise (BEC), phishing and bitcoin as a vehicle to hide illicit gains — ferrying stolen funds across borders is no...
April 18, 2022
Beanstalk’s Dollar Peg Collapses After $180M Hack, Highlighting Regulators’ Fears
At 8:19 a.m. on Sunday (April 17) the BEAN stablecoin was $1.01, well within the norm for its dollar peg. At 9:19 a.m., it was at 21 cents; an hour...
April 14, 2022
North Korea Hack Nets $625M on Heels of Crypto Developer...
Less than two days after a well-known crypto developer was sentenced to more than five years in prison for teaching North Korean crypto conference attendees how to avoid sanctions, the...
April 14, 2022
Today in Data: Crypto Is at the Center of the...
Today in data, Ark Invest sells its PayPal stake because it believes in Cash App’s cryptocurrency-focused future. Plus, Ethereum Foundation developer Virgil Griffith gets a 63-month prison sentence and $100,000...
April 07, 2022
Today in Crypto: UFC Fighters to Get Bonuses in Crypto;...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship plans to pay a new bonus to competitors that will go out in crypto, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 7). With crypto platforms becoming more ingrained in...
April 05, 2022
Darknet Market Hydra Shut Down by US, German Law Enforcement
Officials from the U.S. and Germany have reportedly seized what they said was the world’s largest and most prominent darknet market, the Hydra Market, which works to sell illegal goods...
April 05, 2022
PYMNTS Intelligence: The Growing Interest in Cryptocurrency and Its Accompanying...
While 86% of United States consumers are aware of cryptocurrency, its actual ownership or use remains relatively uncommon, with just 16% of consumers saying they have ever invested in, traded...