US lawmakers in a hearing at the House Committee on Financial Services on Wednesday expressed widespread mistrust of Facebook’s cryptocurrency plan, saying the company’s attempt…
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint has discovered over 250 million yen ($2.3 million) in cryptocurrency — part of a $32 million sum that was stolen last…
View More Hacked Bitpoint Exchange Finds $2.3M in Stolen Crypto
Craig Wright said that he cannot comply with a court order to provide a list of all his early bitcoin (BTC) addresses, Bloomberg reported on…
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The city council for Riviera Beach, Florida, voted this week to pay more than $600,000 to a ransomware gang so city officials could recover data…
View More Florida city pays $600,000 to ransomware gang to have its data back
Two miners have reportedly executed a 51% attack on the bitcoin cash (BCH) blockchain, according to tweets by Cryptoconomy Podcast host Guy Swann on May…
View More Two Miners Purportedly Execute 51% Attack on Bitcoin Cash Blockchain
United States telecom and media giant AT&T now accepting cryptocurrency for paying phone bills online, according to an official press release on May 23. AT&T…
View More US Telecoms Giant AT&T Now Accepting Crypto Payments via BitPay
The last few technology conferences I have attended have been filled with talk about “tech lash.” People feel trapped by the tech companies that hoard…
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Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by daily trade volume, has experienced a major security breach on May 7, according to a statement shared…
View More Hackers Withdraw 7,000 Bitcoins in Binance Crypto Exchange Security Breach
A crypto intelligence firm that works closely with law enforcement agencies says there’s a 50% annual rise in illegal transactions on the dark web. Research…
View More Rate of Illegal Darknet Transactions Is Growing 50% Annually
Facebook is reportedly seeking support from various venture capital (VC) firms to develop its supposed digital token, New York Times (NYT) tech reporter Nathaniel Popper…
View More NYT Reporter: Facebook Seeking $1 Bln in Venture Capital for Crypto Project