Fake OKX plugins found on the Firefox browser store
According to cybersecurity firm CertiK, the number of crypto hacks and exploits rose to 303 incidents in 2024, up from 282 in 2023.
Elon Musk Endorses Pro-Crypto Canadian PM Contender Pierre Poilievre Ahead of Canada’s Election
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shown his support for Pierre Poilievre, Canada’s pro-Bitcoin opposition leader. This follows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement of his resignation on January 7, in the wake of the abrupt departure of his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland. The Endorsement Musk shared a video of Poilievre discussing inflation and
Steve Hanke Is Wrong About the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Steve Hanke is wrong about something Bitcoin related once again. He’s recently taken aim at the idea of the U.S. creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). In the video embedded in the X post below, Hanke claimed that converting government savings into bitcoin would be a "drag on the economy" because those savings wouldn't be
Bitcoin traders set $80K short-term price target as DXY hits new highs
Bitcoin sweeps new 2025 lows as Treasury yields rise, and the strengthening US dollar Index forces crypto analysts to revise their short-term price expectations.
Judge pushes Mango Markets exploiter sentencing to April 10
Avi Eisenberg was found guilty of fraud and market manipulation in April 2024 and could face up to 20 years in prison.
Judge Pauses SEC Lawsuit Against Coinbase
A federal judge has allowed Coinbase to pursue an interlocutory challenge in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in its ongoing case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), citing conflicting rulings on crypto’s legal status. Judge Katherine Failla granted the exchange’s appeal of her March 2024 order, which had denied the company’s motion
Starknet launches SN Stack, allowing developers to build custom chains
Zero-knowledge technology continues to be a popular method to scale cryptocurrencies while providing quantum-resistant security.
CFTC chair’s final message includes a call for crypto guardrails
In what he said would be his last remarks as CFTC chair, Rostin Behnam said he intended to advocate for the commission to address regulatory challenges over digital assets.
Don’t Buy The Bitcoin Dip
Follow Frank on X. With bitcoin’s price dipping significantly below $100k again, the “buy the dip” cheerleaders are out in full force. But I’m here to offer a different perspective, which is simply: Don’t buy the dip. Before I continue, let me please make it clear that nothing that I write in this Take is
The Lightning Network Privacy Big Picture: Don’t Forget the NSA
One of the secondary benefits of how the Lightning Network works as a scaling solution is privacy. It’s by no means perfect or undefeatable privacy, but it is a better than naive use of the base layer blockchain itself. It’s also not perfectly balanced. The sender learns a good many details about the receiver, but