WBTC thief spreads $71M loot across multiple crypto wallets

Eleven years after Bitcoin's release, Cointelegraph caught up with Adam Back to discuss the early years of Bitcoin, his emails with Satoshi Nakamoto, privacy and much more. The Blockstream CEO, who spoke to Cointelegraph at the Latin American crypto event LaBitconf in Uruguay, is a developer and cryptographer known for inventing Hashcash, a predecessor of the…

Sunday, July 21 — Major coins are mostly trading sideways, remaining relatively quiet with moderate losses over the past 24 hours, according to data from Coin360.Market visualization from Coin360The leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) broke the $11,000 threshold earlier yesterday, but could not hold its position and dipped to its current price point of $10,406, down…

Bitcoin (BTC) trading set new records in two of its most keenly watched South American markets last week, new data has revealed.As monitoring resource Coin Dance confirmed on Nov. 10, the seven days ending Saturday saw more trading against BTC than ever before in both Venezuela and Argentina. Argentina: central bank accidentally increases Bitcoin popularityVenezuela Localbitcoins…

In a survey by the Digital Currency Group, 70% of swing state voters agreed the current financial system is "outdated" and in need of an overhaul, but most didn’t think crypto was the answer either.

Despite the outflows, crypto ETFs outshined the over 400 new ETFs in 2024, with the four biggest launches being spot Bitcoin ETFs.

The New York State Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James has requested the disclosure of documents concerning an alleged deal made between cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin operator Tether. The NYAG’s memorandum of law was filed on May 3.The memorandum of law calls for more transparency and claims “that Bitfinex and Tether misled their clients and…

An online survey by banking giant ING finds that Austrians are the most skeptical of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies in general. The poll, including respondents from 15 countries, shows that Bitcoin-positivity is also weakening in other countries, according to Der Standard, Aug. 14.The worst and getting worseAustrians are generally conservative on investments, but on cryptocurrency…

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.After a period of relatively calm trading activity, this week…