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Gamma Strategies Identifies Root Cause of Exploit Attack, Attempts Negotiation for Fund Return
4.1.2024
Source: iStock / JuSun The protocol managing liquidity on the Ethereum blockchain, Gamma Strategies, has initiated a bounty negotiation with the attacker responsible for stealing $3.4 million worth of digital assets. The attack was discovered by blockchain defense company PeckShield on January...
South Korean Exchange Searches for ‘Lost’ Owners of $206M Worth of Crypto
1.1.2024
Source: Paweł Michałowski/Adobe The South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb says it wants to find the “dormant” owners of $206 million worth of coins, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and XRP. Per Chosun Ilbo, Bithumb said it was launching a “campaign” to help remind users with seizable crypto...
The Rising Star in Meme Cryptocurrencies: Can NuggetRush Rival the Popularity of Dogecoin and Shiba Inu?
23.12.2023
TLDR NuggetRush (NUGX) is making waves in the crypto market, surpassing $1 million in its presale. Positioned as the hottest Play-to-Earn (P2E) meme coin, NUGX seamlessly combines memes and gaming, poised for explosive growth. Dogecoin (DOGE) whales continue to invest heavily, accumulating over...
Scammers Banked $59 Million in Crypto Exploiting Google Ads
22.12.2023
Source: Adobe / zedtox Scammers have over the past nine months used a wallet-draining service named “MS Drainer” to siphon around $59 million worth of crypto from numerous victims, according to a recent report by blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer. The scam operated through Google...
ARK Invest Sells Another $5.52M in Coinbase Shares as COIN Surges 107% Since November
20.12.2023
Source: Adobe / piter2121 Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest sold another 34,261 Coinbase shares worth $5.5 million on Tuesday as the price of the largest US-based crypto exchange’s shares topped $160, witnessing over 107% rise since early November. COIN is already up 5% in the pre-market today. Ark Invest...
Ex-Amazon Engineer Guilty of Historic $12.3M Crypto Heist
18.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens A former Amazon engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges, resulting in the first-ever conviction involving the hacking of a smart contract. Shakeeb Ahmed, a former security engineer at Amazon, is now facing the possibility of up to five...
P2P Platform NFT Trader Falls Victim to Security Flaw, $3 Million in Blue-Chip NFTs Lifted
17.12.2023
Reports indicate, and the peer-to-peer non-fungible token (NFT) market platform has confirmed, that the NFT platform NFT Trader experienced a security breach. An assailant exploited an outdated smart contract, resulting in the theft of nearly $3 million worth of esteemed digital collectibles...
Ark Invest Dumps Nearly $13 Million in GBTC Shares Amid Broader Market Sell-Off
12.12.2023
Source: Ark Invest Instagram Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest sold over $12.8 million worth of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares on Monday amid a broader market sell-off, Ark Invest Daily reported. The decision to offload 395,945 GBTC shares through the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) came...
HTX Sees $258 Million in Net Outflow Since Resuming Operations Last Month
11.12.2023
Source: YouTube / CNBC Justin Sun-linked crypto exchange HTX has seen $248 million in net outflow since resuming operations after a major security breach last month. The breach resulted in the loss of $30 million worth of crypto tokens and prompted HTX to temporarily halt withdrawals and deposits....
Jito Launches Airdrop of $225 Million in Tokens to Solana Community
8.12.2023
Source: screenshot from Jito.Network Solana-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Jito has launched its much-anticipated airdrop, distributing approximately $225 million worth of tokens to Solana users globally. The airdrop, which commenced on Thursday this week at 11 am EST (4 pm UTC)...
Phoenix Group Acquires $380 Million Worth of Green Mining Equipment from WhatsMiner
8.12.2023
Source: Brian Wangenheim / Unsplash Phoenix Group, a United Arab Emirates Bitcoin mining firm, has disclosed a $380 million deal with WhatsMiner for hydro cooling mining equipment. On December 7, Bitcoin miner Phoenix Group announced that it had swiftly secured a $380 million hydro cooling hardware...
Chinese Cities Launch End-of-Year Digital Yuan Giveaways
8.12.2023
Source: Putra/Adobe More Chinese cities will give away digital yuan tokens and discount vouchers this month, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) looks to spur CBDC adoption. The Hebei News Network reported that the PBoC’s Hebei branch and local government authorities in the province will give...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Continues to Dump Coinbase and GBTC Shares
7.12.2023
Source: Ark Invest Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest continues its selling spree of shares of the largest US-based crypto exchange, Coinbase, amid the ongoing crypto rally. Ark Invest Daily reported that the fund management firm offloaded $24.2 million worth of Coinbase shares and $3.4 million worth...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Capitalizes on Bitcoin Rally, Sells Millions in Coinbase and GBTC Shares
6.12.2023
Source: Adobe Stock Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest is capitalizing on the recent surge as it offloaded millions of Coinbase and Grayscale Bitcoin Tryst shares when the leading crypto surpassed the $44,000 threshold. On Tuesday, the investment firm led by Wood sold over $33 million worth of Coinbase...
Ark Invest Sells Another $1.4M Shares of Coinbase, Increases Exposure to Robinhood Amid Crypto Rally
5.12.2023
Source: Ark Invest Instagram Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, has once again reshaped its portfolio by selling over $1.4 million worth of Coinbase Global Inc shares. This decision, following a pattern of recent sell-offs, unfolds during a buoyant period in the cryptocurrency space, notably with...
Vitalik Buterin’s Plans, Changpeng Zhao’s Hooks, Michael Saylor’s Shoppings and 20 Crypto Jokes
2.12.2023
This week in crypto: Vitalik Buterin said he plans to redesign Ethereum staking and praised the UTXO payment model, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor bought an additional $593 million worth of BTC, Reddit renounced Moons’ contract completing the decentralization of the token, and Bitfinex’s...
Just In: Billionaire Michael Saylor Purchases a Further $593 Million in Bitcoin – Total Holdings Now Exceeding $5 Billion
30.11.2023
Michael Saylor, billionaire CEO of enterprise analytics firm MicroStrategy, has once again demonstrated his unwavering commitment to Bitcoin by purchasing an additional $593 million worth of the cryptocurrency. In a tweet posted on November 30, Saylor revealed that MicroStrategy acquired 16,130...
US DOJ Seizes $9 Million in USDT from Cyber Scam Organization, Tether to Onboard FBI
29.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Krakenimages.com The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized nearly $9 million worth of USDT from an organization running pig butchering scams – with Tether’s help. According to the press release, the authorities traced the funds to cryptocurrency...
Gold Smugglers in Nepal Caught Exchanging 33kg of Gold for Tether USDT Stablecoin
23.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Krakenimages.com An international, organized criminal network has been busted for gold smuggling and using the tether (USDT) stablecoin in its $16 million-worth illegal operations. According to the local media report by The Rising Nepal, the group managed to smuggle 33 kg...
Heco Chain, HTX Hit by $100M Hack, Justin Sun Says Exchange Will Cover All Losses
22.11.2023
A recent hack drained $100 million worth of crypto from Heco Chain and HTX exchange. Image by Cihangir Stock, Adobe Stock. Cryptocurrency exchange HTX and blockchain protocol Heco Chain were exploited on Wednesday in a hack totaling $97 million worth of digital tokens, according to Justin Sun,...