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Privacy Coin Verge Suffers Third 51% Attack, Analysis Shows 200 Days of XVG Transactions Erased
17.2.2021
According to various reports, the cryptocurrency network Verge has suffered a 51% attack that led to a massive 560,000+ block reorganization. Analysts believe the Verge network attack could be the deepest blockchain reorganization (reorg) in history with roughly 200 days worth of verge transactions...
Attacked Blockfolio To Spend Up To USD 10m on Fixing Damage
9.2.2021
Popular crypto portfolio tracker and trading app Blockfolio claims they are nearly back to business as usual and are offering up to USD 10 million in credits following this morning's scandalous hack.
Blockfolio, which was acquired by crypto derivatives exchange FTX last year, has issued a couple...
Steve Forbes Says Bitcoin’s Fixed Supply Limits Its Ability to ‘Meet the Needs of a Growing Economy’
18.1.2021
American publisher Steve Forbes has attacked bitcoin’s fixed supply saying this feature actually curbs the ability of the crypto to “meet the needs of a growing economy.” He also argues that bitcoin cannot replace the dollar because it is presently too volatile to function...
Stablecoins Get Another Headache In US, Ethereum Camp Feels Attacked Too
3.12.2020
The stablecoin regulation act proposed in the US Congress has once again stressed an important difference between centralized and decentralized projects in terms of regulation.
There is much discussion currently in the Cryptoverse over the recent announcement of an act that seeks to regulate...
Exploits and Flash Loans Are Just the Beginning, Defi Economy Is Less Private Than People Think
22.11.2020
Decentralized finance otherwise known as defi has climbed significantly in value this year, as the total value locked (TVL) in defi today is over $14 billion. Meanwhile, numerous defi platforms are getting attacked with flash loans and there are so many new defi projects, it’s hard to keep...
Tron's JustLink Said to be a Chainlink 'Copy-Paste'; Tron Mainnet Attacked
2.11.2020
Following the launch of JustLink as an "oracle answer for Chainlink on Tron," some are thinking it's more than just an answer - accusing the team behind the network and the project's founder Justin Sun of another blatant copy-paste. Meanwhile, the network's mainnet suffered an attempted...
Harvest Finance Attacked, Reportedly USD 24M Lost, FARM Down 50%
26.10.2020
Source: Twitter/@harvest_finance
Another decentralized finance (DeFi) project, Harvest Finance, has suffered a flashloan attack that lasted for seven minutes, with reportedly at least USD 24m exploited.
The DeFi side of the Cryptoverse has been on high alert in the last six hours, with many...
Blockchain Bites: Big Bitcoin Bets, SushiSwap Drops, bZx Attacked
14.9.2020
Derivatives traders have placed bets bitcoin will hit $36,000 by year's end while bZx fell victim to yet another hack
Microstrategy’s $250 Million Bitcoin Buy Consequential
2.9.2020
When a publicly owned company decides to invest about $250 million in an asset that was widely attacked more than a decade ago, it says a lot about how the world has changed. The reasons and the timing of Microstrategy’s bitcoin incursion could not have come at a better time for...
Unknown assailants have attacked multiple pro-Bitcoin politicians in Russia in recent weeks
1.9.2020
Bad things may happen to you in Russia if you support Bitcoin and don't like Putin
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum Classic Attacked, Electrum Wallet Drained and Taxable Microtasks
31.8.2020
Signature Bank gave out dozens more PPP loans to crypto firms than previously known, Ethereum Classic has suffered another 51% attack and a digital yuan wallet went live and disappeared
Crypto Exchange Cashaa Loses 336 Bitcoin Worth $3 Million to Hackers
13.7.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Cashaa says it has lost 336 bitcoin (worth around $3.1 million) to hackers. The London-based platform has now ceased all crypto-related transactions, including withdrawals and deposits, as investigations into the breach get underway. In a tweet on July 11, Cashaa claimed...
Ruling Russian Party’s Blockchain Vote Attacked, Bitcoin 401k + More News
26.5.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Blockchain news
United Russia, Russia’s ruling political party, which has been using blockchain-powered voting for its primary...
Hospitals Still Being Attacked Despite Big Fall in Ransomware
16.4.2020
Chainalysis says hospitals are still being attacked by ransomware gangs during the pandemic, despite a fall in the overall number of attacks
Bitcoin Shaky, Dorsey Donates, CoinMarketCap Attacked, Royal Scam: Hodler’s Digest, April 6–April 12
12.4.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin drops to a key level as rally looks shaky, and Jack Dorsey donates 28% of his wealth to the coronavirus fight
Bisq Attacked, BUX Crypto Launched, Bithumb Got a Black Mark + More News
8.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Exchanges news
Bisq, an open-source, peer-to-peer crypto trading platform, said that an attacker was able to exploit a flaw...
Darknet Users Discuss the Connection Between DDoS Attacks and Exit Scams
1.2.2020
During the last few weeks, a number of darknet markets (DNMs) like Dread and Empire have been attacked relentlessly with heavy DDoS attacks. Meanwhile, reports disclose that Apollon is allegedly pulling an exit scam in the same fashion as Nightmare Market did last year. Darknetstats.com details...
Bitcoin Gold 51% Attacked – Network Loses $70,000 in Double Spends
26.1.2020
The Bitcoin Gold (BTG) network suffered another set of 51% attacks on January 23-24, as roughly 29 blocks were removed in two deep blockchain reorganizations (reorgs). Reports indicate that more than 7,000 BTG was double spent as the chain suffered a loss of $70,000 in two days. Also read: Bitcoin...
Vertcoin Network Sabotaged by Another 51% Attack
2.12.2019
The Vertcoin (VTC) blockchain was 51% attacked on Sunday, December 1, which saw 603 VTC blocks replaced by 553 blocks from the attacker. This is the second time the ASIC resistant Vertcoin chain was ambushed, as the network suffered a 300-block reorg a year ago. Also read: Cryptocurrency Projects...
The Vertcoin Cryptocurrency Just Got 51% Attacked – Again
2.12.2019
Vertcoin, a crypto project that sets out to keep mining power decentralized, has suffered its second 51-percent attack in a year