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PortuguêsThe price of SPARTA token plunged 30% on Sunday as details of the attack came to light. Spartan Protocol, a liquidity platform for synthetic assets on the Binance Smart Chain,…
Continue ReadingAlthough recent studies have been showing a slowdown in cryptojacking activities, especially the ones related to mining privacy coins, Intel remains on the hunt to crackdown on such activities. The…
Continue ReadingA member of Uranium Finance’s developer team said they suspect that the recent hack of the platform may have originated internally. They’ve urged affected users not to contact any other…
Continue ReadingShortly after the exchange launched stock token trading, German and British financial regulators are reportedly looking into whether the offering complies with securities laws. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance‘s latest product —…
Continue ReadingWith a new security campaign, Cream Finance looks to minimize vulnerabilities. Decentralized lending protocol Cream Finance is backing another major effort to improve the security of decentralized finance. On Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingWhat is certain is that exploits only get points for being less disastrous than their counterpart. There has been a lot of talk about the recent “hacks” in the decentralized…
Continue ReadingCrypto YouTuber EllioTrades and law professor Edmund Schuster debated the value of NFTs and the role of blockchain in digital collectibles. At the BlockDown 2021 conference, EllioTrades, a crypto YouTuber…
Continue ReadingVesta’s new platform gives homeowners the ability to convert equity into digital assets that can then be sold to accredited investors without compounding interest. Global equity marketplace Vesta Equity has…
Continue ReadingCryptojacking activity seems to be losing momentum, specifically types that mine monero, as a recent report unveiled a slowdown in the illicit crypto-mining activities in the cloud. A threat intelligence…
Continue ReadingGithub services is under investigation after a series of reports on attacks against one of its infrastructures by running unauthorized crypto mining apps. Cybercriminals allegedly exploited some security flaws that…
Continue ReadingA new report commissioned by the U.S. secret services unveiled what happened behind the attack launched by North Korean hackers against a South Korean crypto exchange. The case is about…
Continue ReadingAs non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming a global phenomenon increasingly due to their mainstream adoption, there are also concerns about the surge of related scams. A recent study revealed the…
Continue ReadingA proposed set of solutions to the often-thought-about physical security of bitcoin storage. Alright, class, let’s put our tinfoil hats on for today’s discussion. In today’s lesson, we are going…
Continue ReadingApple removed the fake Trezor app several times, but it kept appearing on the App Store days later. A scam cryptocurrency app on Apple’s app distribution service App Store has…
Continue ReadingClayton, who stepped down from the SEC in 2020, joins the regulatory advisory council of One River Asset Management. Three months after resigning from the United States Securities and Exchange…
Continue ReadingRansomware is something the “average American” is worried about, says former cybersecurity top dog Chris Krebs Former Department of Homeland Security official Christopher Krebs called for greater governmental oversight of…
Continue ReadingWill Texas follow in Wyoming’s footsteps to become the next crypto-friendly U.S. state? Everything is bigger in Texas, but when it comes to crypto-friendly legislation, this doesn’t seem to be…
Continue ReadingDecentralized private networks offer the benefits of VPNs, but with additional advantages that exclude a central point of control. The internet has undoubtedly revolutionized the way we live. It has…
Continue ReadingA new study revealed that cryptocurrency-related scams almost doubled over the last year. However, forecasts are not optimistic going forward, as the report forecasts another significant increase in the number…
Continue ReadingHumanity is producing a staggering volume of data, but the processing power of chips cannot keep pace — decentralization is the answer. When it comes to computer data storage, it…
Continue ReadingPortuguese authorities are reportedly planning to take action against social media influencers who provide advice on crypto-related investments. The plans are being discussed in the wake of an online petition…
Continue ReadingOne of the biggest trends in recent months has seen Bitcoin flow out of exchanges into wallets. Generally, this is interpreted as a bullish sign — indicating that investors are…
Continue ReadingWhile blockchain is known for bringing trust and transparency to multi-party workflows, it can also ensure the immutability of business-critical data. Realizing this potential, technology giant Oracle has announced a crypto-secure data…
Continue ReadingIt’s every exchange’s worst nightmare: Falling victim to a security breach. An incident can disrupt a trading platform’s operations for weeks, affect customer confidence and damage a carefully cultivated reputation…
Continue Reading2020 was the year of DeFi, not just in terms of the explosive price increases – but the technological advances and support from public figures. From the growth of UniSwap,…
Continue ReadingJust days after the conclusion of its long-running feud with the Office of the Attorney General of New York, Tether says it is now a victim of an extortion attempt.…
Continue ReadingA new report unveiled a growing trend of efforts from cybercriminals hiding their stolen cryptocurrencies through different transaction flows. Crystal Blockchain pointed out that since 2019, the volume of stolen…
Continue ReadingM31 Capital, a New York-based global investment firm, has filed paperwork with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, to launch a new Bitcoin (BTC) hedge fund. The…
Continue ReadingShares of Long Bitcoin Corp (LBCC), a beverage turned cryptocurrency mining company, have been officially delisted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. The company was ordered…
Continue ReadingControversy still surrounds a liquidated New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, which allegedly got hacked again. Adding to the $30 million stolen in 2019, Cryptopia reports that it was the target of…
Continue ReadingA recent study unveiled that top-tier cryptocurrency exchanges increased their market share since October 2020, in the context of lower-risk exchanges. The bitcoin bull market fueled that both retail and…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed new charges against the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group. The hackers are allegedly responsible for stealing over $1.3 billion in cryptocurrencies and fiat…
Continue ReadingAs the attacks launched against popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols grow ever-more complex, the efficacy of audits from major security companies have in turn come under scrutiny — and some…
Continue ReadingFollowing the Cream Iron Bank flash loan attack, preliminary findings of a probe have shown that contracts and markets still function normally. As a result, markets have now been re-enabled…
Continue ReadingAs multiple banks prepare crypto custody services, holders now have to flip an old Bitcoin saying on its head: are the banks prepared to be their own (and others’) bank? …
Continue ReadingA panel of experts at the United Nations says that North Korea has amassed $316 million in cryptocurrencies from various cyberattacks on crypto exchanges and financial institutions. The panel also…
Continue ReadingA state-affiliate cybersecurity expert warned about hackers exploiting the Russian government’s IT facilities to mine cryptocurrencies. The deputy director of the National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents believes such threat…
Continue ReadingGerman authorities have been unable to gain access to more than 1,700 bitcoins belonging to a convicted hacker, who kept silent about how to access his crypto stash while serving…
Continue ReadingCybersecurity researchers at Unit 42, the intelligence team at Paolo Alto Networks, have published a profile of a new malware campaign that targets Kubernetes clusters and can be used for…
Continue ReadingThe creators of the Tendermint-based Terra suite of stablecoins are opening a fund to foster its tokens’ usage anywhere people are doing decentralized finance (DeFi) – and that primarily means…
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