SEC Chair Gensler Again Says Bitcoin Is Not a Security. What About Ethereum?
The head of the Commission says he will only comment on Bitcoin, despite public statements by former SEC officials.
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Ethereum liquidity provider XCarnival negotiates return of 50% stolen ETH
According to blockchain investigator Packshield, the hacker used a previously withdrawn pledged NFT from the Bored Ape Yacht Club...
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Harmony’s $100M Hack Was Due to a Compromised Multi-Sig Scheme, Says Analyst
On June 23, 2022, the Harmony development team announced that $100 million was siphoned from the Horizon bridge, and the organizat...
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Harmony Offers $1M Bounty After Discovering $100M Altcoin Hack
Hackers stole WETH, AAVE, SUSHI, DAI, USDT and USDC, and then swapped them for ETH.
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Hardware Worth $1.9 Million Stolen in Russia’s Crypto Mining Capital
Russian law enforcement is looking into the alleged theft of mining hardware valued at around $1.9 million. The powerful computing...
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Uphold Leaves Venezuela Due to US Sanctions
Uphold, a New York-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced it is closing its operations in Venezuelan markets. The company, w...
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Axie Infinity to compensate Ronin exploit victims and relaunch bridge
Once the bridge reopens on Tuesday, users will be able to withdraw one ETH for each one they possessed before the attack.
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Axie Infinity's Ronin Bridge to Re-Open After $552M Hack
Axie Infinity's Ronin sidechain is expected to be relaunched next week after the $552 million exploit, 'with all user funds return...
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Cosmos (ATOM) Price Swells 12% – Can It Breach Resistance?
The price of Cosmos (ATOM) has not been left behind by the present cryptocurrency rally. ATOM is currently trading at $7.66, its h...
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Harmony Plunges 10% After Horizon Ethereum Bridge Hacked For $100 Million
Horizon has become the latest cross-chain bridge to be hit by an exploit, after hackers stole $100 million in altcoins.
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Breaking: Harmony’s Horizon Bridge hacked for $100M
The layer-1 blockchain’s main bridge between Ethereum, Binance Chain and Bitcoin has been exploited for nine figures but says its...
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Uphold withdraws with Venezuela, citing US sanctions
The platform advised users to withdraw funds quickly, noting it would halt trading for Venezuela-based clients on July 31, with al...
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Crypto Exchange Uphold Cuts Off Venezuela Due to 'Complexity' of US Sanctions
Two years after Venezuelan users first reported issues with Uphold following expanded U.S. sanctions, the exchange officially clos...
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NFT, DeFi and crypto hacks abound — Here’s how to double up on wallet security
Falling prey to a fraudulent link can be devastating to one’s personal investment portfolio. Here are three ways a hard wallet can...
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The 2 Most Common Airdrop Phishing Attacks and How Web3 Wallet Owners Can Stay Protected
In the world of cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (defi), and Web3, airdrops have become commonplace in the industry. Howeve...
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Kenyan Law Enforcement Agency Arrests Two Students Accused of Using Stolen Funds to Buy BTC
Two Kenyan students accused of hacking credit cards and using the ill-gotten funds to buy bitcoin have been arrested by the Direct...
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MetaMask, Phantom Fix “Demonic” Vulnerability in Browser Wallets
Some of the most popular browser extension crypto wallets have been suffering from a critical vulnerability that left users secret...
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MetaMask warns of security vulnerability from older versions of popular crypto wallet
"Ultimately, we've learned that our password encryption feature's security was partially undermined by browser behavior," said the...
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