North Korea-linked hackers have stolen hundreds of millions of crypto to fund the regime’s nuclear weapons programs, research shows. So far this year, from January to Aug. 18, North Korea-affiliated …
Coinbase launches crypto lending platform for US institutions
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has rolled out a crypto lending service for institutional investors in the United States, reportedly aiming to capitalize on massive failures in the crypto lending …
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Gala Games CEO sues co-founder alleging $130 million theft, pattern of deception
Two top executives at Web3 gaming startup Gala Games are now in litigation against each other — a turn of events that has dropped the price of its token by 13%. Web3 gaming startup Gala Games CEO Eric …
SEC Must Review Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Bid After Previous Rejection, Appeals Court Rules
The U.S. may be about to get its first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, after a federal court ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must review its rejection of Grayscale …
SEC takes first action against an NFT project as an unregistered security
Today, the SEC announced its first enforcement action against NFTs in a case that was settled by Impact Theory, the NFTs’ issuer. The SEC said the NFTs issued by Impact Theory were unlicensed …
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US Releases Tornado Cash Founder on Bail After $1,000,000,000 Money Laundering Charge
One of the founders of crypto mixer Tornado Cash has been released on bail after being charged with laundering $1 billion by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). According to defense attorney Brian …
The DEA Accidentally Sent $50,000 Of Seized Cryptocurrency To A Scammer
Earlier this year, the DEA was duped by a common cryptocurrency scam, resulting in the agency losing over $50,000 in digital money it had seized during a three-year investigation into the use of …
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FBI warns North Korean hackers poised to cash out more than $40 million in bitcoin
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned crypto operators that entities connected to North Korean hackers may attempt to sell more than $40 million worth of bitcoin. The intelligence and …
Hacker Swept Up in Wave of Crypto Liquidations Loses $63 Million
Cryptocurrencies’ sudden tumble this week flushed out legions of speculators — and also, judging from blockchain data, the perpetrator of a giant hack. A crypto wallet linked to an almost $600 million …
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DeFi Lender Exactly Protocol Exploited For $12 Million
Optimism-based decentralized crypto lender Exactly Protocol suffered a bridge exploit as it lost as much as $12 million worth of ETH earlier today. Blockchain security firm De.Fi reported that the …
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