2024 Crypto Losses Attributable to Deepfakes Projected to Exceed $25 Billion
Losses attributed to crypto crimes involving the use of deepfakes are projected to surpass $25…
Day: 28 June 2024
Fake Crypto Fund Operator Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors
Michael Joseph McElhiney, age 37 and formerly of Spokane, Washington, has pleaded guilty to wire…
Bitcoin and Crypto Were Not Mentioned Once During the Trump-Biden Debate
Prior to the highly anticipated presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, many on…
Nubank Partners With Lightspark to Bring Lightning Network Access to Over 100 Million Customers in Latam
Nubank, Latam’s most valuable bank, has partnered with Lightspark, a cryptocurrency-focused financial services company, to…
Asian Currencies Hit 19-Month Low: Devere CEO Predicts Continued Weakness
Asian currencies have reached their lowest levels in over 19 months as the U.S. dollar…
Interpol Disrupts Scam Networks: 6,745 Bank Accounts Frozen, $2M Crypto Seized, 3,950 Arrested
Interpol’s Operation First Light, a global initiative involving 61 countries, has disrupted online scam networks…
CoinStats hack caused by ‘socially engineered’ employee, CEO suspects
CoinStats reveals an employee-targeted social engineering attack behind the hack affecting 1.3% of wallets.
Nigerian blockchain group calls for fair resolution in Binance case
BICCoN believes that a balanced approach can help resolve the current challenges and empower Nigeria…
Metallica’s X account hacked to promote crypto token
The official X account for Metallica was hacked, and exploiters posted about a Solana token…
Bitcoin ‘wholecoiners’ hold above 1 million mark for 13 months
The number of Bitcoin wholecoiners tends to rise and fall with the crypto market’s ebbs…
Chainlink data streams go live on Avalanche Network
GMX, a perpetual futures trading platform, will be a launch partner and leverage Chainlink’s tech…
Crypto losses from hacks and scams soared by 113% in Q2 2024 to reach $572M
Losses from scams and exploits increased in the second quarter as centralized exchanges lost millions,…
Satoshi era Bitcoin wallet wakes up after 14 years, sends 50 BTC to Binance
The Bitcoin wallet belongs to a miner who earned 50 BTC as mining rewards in…
Solana ETF possible with a change in POTUS, SEC: Balchunas
Two industry pundits believe a change in SEC Chair is needed to even entertain the…
Coinbase and payment processor Stripe form partnership for onboarding
The partnership will bring USDC support to Stripe on Coinbase’s layer-2 network, Base, and several…