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

NFT marketplace Blur allocated a total reward pool of 300 million tokens, worth around $146 million, for traders who use their platform. A pseudonymous nonfungible token (NFT) trader made around $11 million in the recent airdrop reward distribution conducted by the NFT marketplace Blur. Dune analytics data showed that a wallet with the Ethereum Name Service

The United Kingdom’s finance watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that it is investigating 18 companies over cryptocurrency use, local daily news outlet the Telegraph reported Dec. 29.Responding to a Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request from the publication, the FCA said it had closed the vast majority of its investigations into cryptocurrency-related…

Bitcoin (BTC) sees a cautious start to the week as macro markets dither and Turkey’s currency loses 15% of its value overnight.After a disappointing weekend that featured a rejection at $60,000, Bitcoin has yet to impress traders, who are expecting sideways action in the coming days. Cointelegraph takes a look at five factors that could…

Altman has allegedly hidden his ownership of the OpenAI Startup Fund, according to the former OpenAI board member.

Bitcoin (BTC) wicked to five-day lows on Feb. 22 as a comedown for United States equities continued.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewAnalyst on Bitcoin: "Waiting for a bit lower"Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView recorded lows of $23,871 on Bitstamp, with S&P 500 futures slipping under 4,000 ahead of the Wall Street open.Bitcoin bulls…

Most tax and finance executives do not consider adopting blockchain technology, according to a recent survey conducted by Big Four auditing firm KPMG. The results of the poll were shared with Cointelegraph on Tuesday, April 9.A poll undertaken during a recent webcast, dubbed “Understanding Blockchain – It’s Not Just About Crypto,” was held in February…

In a first for professional soccer, Spanish team DUX Internacional de Madrid has used crypto to buy a new player. Ex-Real Madrid player David Barral is a new acquisition for the club facilitated by the cryptocurrency trading company Criptan.Although technically this is not the first recorded Bitcoin (BTC) transfer, amateur Turkish club Harunustaspor bought 22-year-old…

A former CCP official from Jiangxi province allegedly abused his administrative powers to undermine the political principle of “two maintenance,” which relates to the notion of firmly maintaining the authority of the party. 558 Total views 26 Total shares The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expels a top provincial official after investigations…

Lending has been around in some form for thousands of years — dating back to ancient civilizations where farmers would borrow seeds and use crops as repayment.The arrival of fiat currencies transformed the way economies were run back then. Indeed, you could argue that we’re seeing such a seismic shift now as cryptocurrencies become a…