Police Arrest Hackers Suspected of Stealing $87 Million in Crypto

Bitcoin breaks out, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sets up bitcoin node and Bank of England warns on negative rates, but it's DeFi that's mooning.Feb 5, 2021 at 2:34 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 5, 2021 at 2:38 p.m. UTCFirst Mover: It’s ‘Dorsey’s Node’ as Bitcoin Marches Higher, DOGE ChokesBitcoin drifts higher, DeFi tokens moon, dogecoin pantsBitcoin was…

The Biden Administration's proposed 30% tax on electricity use for digital asset mining operations is raising concerns among crypto miners that they could be priced out of operating in the U.S. market communities.Crypto miners in the United States represent over 29% of the total nodes on the Bitcoin network. But that percentage may fall if

Jul 23, 2020 at 13:54 UTCUpdated Jul 23, 2020 at 14:22 UTC(Guillaume Périgois/ Unsplash)EU Privacy Shield Ruling Is an Opportunity and Conundrum for Decentralized TechLast week the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) struck down a key data-sharing agreement between the United States and European Union, with possible implications for U.S. blockchain companies…

feature One of the most recognizable names in the crypto space (and perhaps even outside of it) is using one of the least recognizable blockchains. Overstock.com subsidiaries Medici Ventures and tZERO have been utilizing the FLO blockchain for some time in work aimed at re-organizing property rights. At one time, a video of the tZERO…

If you’re looking for a “Pro-Crypto” vs. “Anti-Crypto” political showdown, good luck finding a juicier battle than the Massachusetts race for the U.S. Senate.On Team Anti-Crypto, of course, is Senator Elizabeth Warren (D), who famously declared that she would build an “anti-crypto army.” Senator Warren has held her seat for over a decade. Especially in

Dec 20, 2019 at 01:18 UTCUpdated Dec 20, 2019 at 18:05 UTCBitcoin miners image via CoinDesk archivesLiquidity provider GSR is introducing derivative products to help crypto mining companies hedge their risks against price volatility after partnering with Interhash, a mining services startup linked with Canaan Creative. The companies announced on Friday that a new set of…

The free crypto train is continuing to roll for Saga phone owners, who on Tuesday began receiving tokens worth $250 from crypto publishing platform Access Protocol.Access Protocol tweeted that it was giving all owners of the Solana-centric phone 100,000 ACS tokens, continuing the trend of exclusive airdrops that have helped the once-struggling cellphone turn into

Nov 29, 2020 at 2:26 a.m. UTCGuggenheim Fund Files to Be Able to Invest Up to Almost $500M in Bitcoin Through GBTCGuggenheim Funds Trust filed an amendment with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to allow its $5 billion Macro Opportunities Fund gain exposure to bitcoin by investing up to 10% of the fund’s net…

Economists expect the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) to have jumped 0.6% in August, or triple the pace of July's 0.2% increase. On a year-over-year basis, the CPI is anticipated to have grown at rate of 3.6% versus 3.2% in July.The blame for higher inflation will be laid at resurgent oil prices, with WTI Crude