Thieves use deodorant as a weapon in a botched Dubai bitcoin robbery
The crypto industry is notorious for its outrageous cyber heists carried out by innovative criminals. But once in a while, you get the...
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U.S. exchange Coinbase to suspend XRP trading on January 19
It was only a matter of time before it happened. Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., announced its plans...
Ripple partner SBI Holdings issues statement on Ripple/SEC proceedings
SBI Holdings, a Tokyo-based financial services company group, has published a statement outlining its position on whether it will continue to do business...
On the run Bitmex founders charged with violating U.S. sanctions against Iran
BitMEX co-founders, Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo, who are fugitives from the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), were further indicted for aiding and...
Hacker dumps hardware wallet ledger database for free on Raidforums
A hacker is dumping the database of cryptocurrency hardware wallet Ledger for free on database sharing and marketplace Raidforums. In a post on...
Morgan Stanley crypto head says DeFi will keep its momentum in 2021
Decentralised finance, or DeFi for short, is not going away next year, at least according to Morgan Stanley’s crypto head. Speaking at The...
DeFi protocol Warp Finance loses $7.7 Million in a flash loan attack
In recent days, the focus has been on bitcoin after it reached a new all-time peak. However, hackers had other ideas as they...
U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase files for IPO
The San Franciso-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is planning to go public. The unicorn announced Thursday via a blog post that it has filed...
ETH breaks past the $500 mark for the first time since June 2018
The ETH Bear Market After peaking above $1,400 during the 2017 boom, Ether entered a very rough correction. The latter caused a drop...
Lawsuit accuses BitMEX owners of “looting” $400 million
BitMEX Criminal Charges A month ago, it was made public that the owners of the crypto-derivatives exchange BitMEX were facing criminal charges imposed...