Crypto hacks down by 54.2% in June, $176M lost in a month

The Ethereum co-founder has regained control of his T-Mobile account, confirming that a SIM-swap attack resulted in the hack of his X account. 698 Total views 13 Total shares Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has confirmed that the recent hack of his X (Twitter) account was the result of a SIM-swap attack.Speaking on the decentralized social

An SBI exec said that the company would consider launching a second crypto fund depending on the success of the first. 154 Total views 15 Total shares Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings is reportedly planning to set up one of the first funds in the country giving investors exposure to crypto. According to a Thursday Bloomberg…

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Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated higher on July 16 after the Wall Street trading week finished with modest gains for United States equities.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewCan Bitcoin bulls reclaim the 200-week moving average?Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD ranging between $20,500 and $21,000 into the weekend.The pair thus preserved the majority of…

Virtual reality media platform, Sensorium, has announced its membership in the Global Blockchain Business Council, or GBBC — a Swiss-based non-profit industry association for blockchain.Sensorium will participate in GBBC’s upcoming virtual forum on May 28, which will see the firm’s director of technology Alex Blagirev discuss his predictions for how virtual social media will change…

Former SEC commissioner Troy Paredes was not the first to criticize the U.S. financial regulator’s lack of clarity on digital assets.

The Tron Foundation, the firm behind TRX, the 11th top crypto by market cap, has acquired blockchain app store CoinPlay, Tron’s CEO, Justin Sun, tweeted on March 28.With the new acquisition, Tron intends to contribute to the aggregation of a wide range of blockchain apps and decentralized applications (DApps) on one platform, eliminating the need to…

No let-up in risk assets means Bitcoin faces more selling pressure, but hope remains that a key moving average could soon see a challenge. 61 Total views 1 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) returned under $20,000 on June 29 as analysts stayed hopeful of a trip higher.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewTraders looks to $19,500…

The French crypto wallet company Ledger will educate people about crypto security using the virtual reality of The Sandbox. 366 Total views 19 Total shares The cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Ledger has partnered with The Sandbox blockchain game to promote crypto education in its virtual world.Ledger’s chief experience officer Ian Rogers announced the news at…