ZachXBT claims there is an uptick in thieves targetting crypto traders offline
Online software development platform GitHub has a list of at least 15 recorded incidents of in person crypto theft in the last year, around 17 in 2023, and 32 in 2021.
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T-Mobile Sued Over $8.7m Stolen in SIM-Swap Attacks
The CEO of a crypto firm that recently settled with the SEC over its 2017 ICO is suing T-Mobile over a series of SIM-swaps that resulted in the loss of $8.7 million worth of crypto. Reggie Middleton, the chief executive of crypto company Veritaseum, is suing telecommunications provider T-Mobile for allegedly enabling the theft of…

Morpho secures $50M funding led by Ribbit Capital for onchain lending
Morpho Labs has raised $50 million from over 40 investors, including Ribbit Capital, which also invests in Revolut, NuBank, Coinbase, Robinhood, Mercado Libre, Figure, and Uniswap.

US Treasury sanctions Iran-based ransomware group and associated Bitcoin addresses
The Office of Foreign Asset Control sanctioned 7 Bitcoin addresses allegedly connected to Iranian nationals Ahmad Khatibi Aghada and Amir Hossein Nikaeed Ravar. 284 Total views 3 Total shares The United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control has added 10 individuals, 2 entities, and several crypto addresses allegedly tied to an Iranian ransomware…

Thailand’s crypto islands: Working in paradise, Part 1
Walking into Remote and Digital’s La Casa co-working space on the tropical island of Koh Pha-ngan, you wonder how anybody gets any work done. I sip a cocktail and wait for my burrito as James Brown plays in the background. There’s a real palm tree growing at the edge of the cafe, and behind it…

Fed governor says CBDCs remain ‘a solution in search of a problem’
Chris Waller’s comments come after Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve would be issuing a discussion paper on CBDCs. 96 Total views 2 Total shares Chris Waller, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, seems to think it’s unnecessary for the U.S. government to develop a central bank digital currency.Speaking…

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Saw Surge in Investor Interest After March
Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust issued almost twice as many shares, but arbitrage could have played a role. The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, an investment tool that aims to provide an indirect exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) for investors in traditional markets, reported a significant increase in how many shares it issued between Q2 and Q1 of 2020.According to…

USDC whale holdings percentage lowest in almost two years
USDC tokens held by the largest addresses have dropped to a two-year low as Circle freezes Tornado Cash-related assets. 79 Total views 7 Total shares The percentage of USD Circle (USDC) stablecoins held by major wallet addresses dropped to its lowest point in almost two years as the cryptocurrency market downturn continues.Cryptocurrency analytics firm Glassnode…