Crypto hacks, scam losses reach $29M in December, lowest in 2024

A report published by Emsisoft revealed a strong decline in successful ransomware attacks during Q1 and Q2 2020. 1186 Total views 16 Total shares The number of successful ransomware attacks witnessed a decrease between January and April 2020 in the U.S. public sector amid the COVID-19 crisis. However, researchers have recently noticed that trend reversing,…

Only users who stake 100,000 1INCH or more will receive a full refund for their gas fees. 624 Total views 543 Total shares The non-profit arm of decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch plans to give away more than $23 million to users starting September 1.In an announcement on Tuesday, the 1inch Foundation said it would begin…

As part of a broader inquiry into FTX's collapse, federal prosecutors are looking at the role that FTX and Alameda may have played in the fall of Terra LUNA. 1335 Total views 7 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTUnited States federal prosecutors have reportedly begun investigating whether the…

A puppet of Jack Dorsey has been used to explain the Lightning Network in a new video promoting Spiral’s LDK. 608 Total views 6 Total shares The crypto arm of the recently rebranded Square (now Block) has demonstrated its Lightning Development Kit (LDK) as it aims to turbocharge the Bitcoin network. The team from Jack Dorsey’s…

In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Alluvial chief product officer Matt Leisinger discusses the impact of liquid staking on the crypto ecosystem. 112 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTIn episode 18 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Elisha Owusu Akyaw sits down with Matt Leisinger,…

With about 800 crypto funds relying on a new asset class, which has its own properties, it is essential to assess them through an appropriate framework. We provide a basic framework of useful metrics to assess the true risk of a crypto fund as a quantitative screening tool. Short-listed funds can then be assessed in…

Decentralized social media platforms could provide the potential for users to own their content and data, and make decisions about monetization. 249 Total views 5 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe idea of decentralized social media platforms continues to gain significant traction, with users becoming increasingly concerned with…

The major United States stock market indices continued their decline last week as worsening macroeconomic conditions increased concerns of a global recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at its lowest level in 2022 and major indices recorded their fifth weekly close in the past six weeks.Although Bitcoin (BTC) has only declined marginally this week,…