Blockchain Bandit moves $172M ETH after 2 years of dormancy: ZachXBT
The notorious hacker accumulated 51,000 Ether mostly by guessing weak private keys from 2016 to 2018.
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Crypto leaders back MIT’s four-year initiative to harden Bitcoin’s security
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Could LEGO be hopping on the NFT train?
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Top 3 NFT brands sales grew 381% in February
The NFT explosion is one of the most talked about events for crypto in 2021, with sales from several platforms breaking records on a weekly basis. 895 Total views 9 Total shares NFTs had their best month ever in February, according to a report by DApp statistics trackers at DappRadar. Sales volume from the top…

Dutch Bitcoin exchange drags central bank to court over wallet KYC rule
One Dutch Bitcoin exchange has taken legal action against the central bank over its controversial crypto wallet verification law. 1592 Total views 9 Total shares Dutch Bitcoin exchange platform, Bitonic, has filed a preliminary injunction at a Rotterdam court seeking the suspension of a wallet verification rule enacted by the central bank.Back in November 2019,…

FTX crisis could extend crypto winter to the end of 2023: Report
The crypto market might see “second-order effects” from counterparties that may have lent or interacted with either FTX or Alameda. 725 Total views 8 Total shares The FTX crisis has deterred investor confidence and created a liquidity crisis in the crypto market, which could very well extend the crypto winter until the end of 2023,…

OriginTrail, The Blockchain Socialist and CryptoHarlem update The Agenda on the state of crypto
In Part 2 of The Agenda’s one-year later episode, CryptoHarlem, OriginTrail and The Blockchain Socialist share their thoughts and plans for 2025.