North Korean Lazarus Group laundered over $200M in hacked crypto since 2020

Crypto wallet provider Blockchain.com is seeking to partner with an unnamed stablecoin project by the end of 2019, the firm’s CEO Peter Smith revealed in an interview with crypto news agency The Block Jan. 21.Blockchain.com, which reportedly provides 32 million wallets, with most of them active to date, is allegedly considering listing a stablecoin on…

A recent report to the European Union made recommendations on how to better develop blockchain technology, including the introduction of interoperability and scalability standards. The report was published by the European Union Blockchain Observatory and Forum on March 6.The report dubbed “Scalability, Interoperability And Sustainability of Blockchains” was prepared by blockchain tech firm ConsenSys on…

After a torrid 2022 that saw it sell off its flagship mining facility, Argo Blockchain's woes are worsening after a recent class action suit. 841 Total views 18 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTInvestors of crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain have filed a class action lawsuit accusing the…

According to John Bolton’s new book ‘The Room Where It Happened’, Trump was against Bitcoin long before his July 2019 Twitter tirade. 2821 Total views 98 Total shares U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to take his apparent dislike of Bitcoin off Twitter and on to the regulatory level, according to former national security advisor John…

Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator of now-defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, will be extradited to France, according to a new decision from Greece.Following years of disagreement on what jurisdiction should care about the alleged Bitcoin (BTC) laundering suspect, the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights has reportedly decided to finally extradite the Russian citizen…

Bitcoin (BTC) looks to reclaim $45,000 on Oct. 1 as the U.S dollar retreated lower after hitting its one-year high. Bitcoin's tight inverse correlation with the greenback over the past month suggests that a weakening dollar could push BTC price even higher in the coming sessions. Bitcoin-dollar correlation on hourly chart. Source: TradingView.comDollar drops following labor…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been awarded an internationally recognized security accreditation, ISO/IEC 27001, following two external audits of its information security systems.The exchange shared news of its accreditation in an official tweet on Sept. 23.Two external audits to secure the accreditationThe ISO/IEC 27001 standard that underpins Binance’s new accreditation is the international standard that provides…

Approximately one million Australians will purchase cryptocurrency for the first time over the next 12 months — bringing total crypto ownership in the country to over five million — according to a newly released survey.The findings came from the second Annual Australian Crypto Survey by Australian crypto exchange Swyftx, which was conducted by research firm…