Crypto short liquidations breach $100M as Bitcoin reclaims $64K 

A phishing link was included in the tweet and shared with the affected users of the hack, leading them to believe it was associated with the Fantom Foundation. 350 Total views 1 Total shares Hackers continue their relentless attacks, displaying no signs of slowing down. Shortly after the Multichain hack, scammers started spreading a phishing…

The six individuals, supported by crypto exchange Coinbase, have taken a case involving the U.S. Treasury sanctioning Tornado Cash to federal appellate court. 75 Total views 1 Total shares A group of Tornado Cash users has filed an appeal in federal court following a ruling upholding the United States Treasury’s decision to add the cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Core developers published a “full disclosure” of the vulnerability affecting several implementations of the Bitcoin (BTC) client Friday, September 21, repeating calls for all nodes to upgrade to the latest version as a priority.In addition to technical details about the bug, known as CVE-2018-17144, the disclosure explains how developers dealt with the threat to…

Nigeria’s government is looking to drive blockchain adoption as part of its plans to establish emerging technology centers across the country. 357 Total views 4 Total shares Speaking during Wednesday’s annual Digital Africa Conference, Isa Pantami, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, identified blockchain as part of the government’s focus on emerging technologies, according…

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…

Cryptojacking, the unauthorized use of another’s hardware to mine cryptocurrency, has become the biggest cyber threat in many parts of the world, Bloomberg reported Dec. 14.According to research from cyber security research firm Kaspersky Lab, cryptojacking overtook ransomware as the biggest cybersecurity threat particularly in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa. In Afghanistan and Ethiopia…

One analyst predicts a $150,000 price tag for Bitcoin by the end of this year, however other indicators point to increased short-term selling.  

Major U.S. cities embrace crypto as federal regulators remain much harder to bring around. 71 Total views 10 Total shares As the U.S. federal government — acting through its Securities and Exchange Commission — continues to valiantly protect investors and the public interest from the grave dangers of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, one major…

Galaxy launched a $113 million crypto fund on the week of the debut of the first spot Ether ETFs in the US. Nansen has also launched the industry’s first Ether ETF analytics dashboard.