Bitcoin

Hackers Exploit a DeFi Project to Mint 4 Quadrillion Crypto Tokens

Binance CEO Chengpeng Zhao said that a hacker exploited a smart contract on a DeFi project to mint unlimited crypto.

PublishedDecember 2, 2022

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U.S. Senate Is Still Confused About How to Regulate Crypto After FTX Collapse

Proposed bills in Congress would give the CFTC more ability to regulate crypto, but the CFTC chair said bitcoin may…

PublishedDecember 1, 2022

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European Central Bank Says Bitcoin Is On 'Road to Irrelevance'

High-ranking members of Europe’s preeminent central bank said that trading the world’s most-used cryptocurrency is…

PublishedNovember 30, 2022

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BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy Months After Accepting Helping Hand From FTX

The crypto lender is just the latest domino to collapse among the fallout from Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed attempts…

PublishedNovember 28, 2022

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New York Becomes First State to Temporarily Ban Some Crypto Mining

Governor Kathy Hochul signed a two year moratorium on fossil fuel-based "proof-of-work" cryptocurrency mining…

PublishedNovember 23, 2022

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Bitcoin Price Slides to Two-Year Low as Fears Persist Over FTX Contagion

Bitcoin was trading at over $69,000 as recently as November 10, 2021.

PublishedNovember 22, 2022

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Bank of America Downgrades Coinbase Amid FTX Train Wreck, Citing 'Contagion Risk'

The second largest cryptocurrency exchange could become another casualty of Sam Bankman-Fried's downfall.

PublishedNovember 18, 2022

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El Salvador Plans to Buy More Bitcoin Every Day Despite Losing Millions Already

Bitcoin is trading at a two-year low as President Nayib Bukele doubles down on his country's financially disastrous…

PublishedNovember 17, 2022

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Vast Majority of People Who Invest in Bitcoin Inevitably Lose Money, Study Shows

A Bank for International Settlements working paper also notes that people dive into crypto not because of…

PublishedNovember 15, 2022

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Crypto Exchange AAX Halts Withdrawals but Denies It Had Exposure to FTX

The platform says it has 2 million users and claims it will be down for at least 7-10 days.

PublishedNovember 14, 2022

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Dream Team Alert: Bitcoin Magazine (Maybe) Teams Up With Fossil Fuel Giant, Shell

The cryptocurrency publication announced that its next two blockchain conferences would be sponsored by Shell, then…

PublishedNovember 11, 2022

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Sam Bankman-Fried Apologizes and Continues Begging for Funds Amid FTX Collapse

Binance backed out of its deal to acquire FTX.com and the floundering crypto exchange's CEO took to Twitter to…

PublishedNovember 10, 2022

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DOJ and SEC Investigating FTX Collapse as Entire Crypto Market Plunges

Bitcoin has fallen to a two-year low of $17,000, just one year after hitting an all-time high of $69,000.

PublishedNovember 10, 2022

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Binance Backs Out of FTX Acquisition (Updated)

After less than a day of reviewing FTX's internal data, Binance is ready to back out of the proposed deal.

UpdatedNovember 10, 2022

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TechCrime

Feds Seize Over $1 Billion in Crypto Originally Stolen from Dark Web Drug Marketplace Silk Road

A Georgia man hid more than 50,000 stolen bitcoin on a disconnected single-board computer in a popcorn tin in his…

PublishedNovember 7, 2022

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SEC Charges 4 People in $295 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Trade Coin Club operated from 2016 to 2018 and allegedly defrauded more than 100,000 investors who were duped by…

PublishedNovember 4, 2022

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TechNews

U.S. Claims Chinese Intelligence Seeking Confidential Huawei Information Were Duped by FBI Double Agent

The Huawei case was one of three recently revealed complaints involving alleged Chinese intelligence agents the U.S.…

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PublishedOctober 24, 2022

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JPMorgan Hires Former Exec From Celsius Despite Crypto Company's Implosion

The hire comes after JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon called all crypto "decentralized Ponzi schemes."

PublishedOctober 20, 2022

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TechNews

The Folks Jack Dorsey Tapped to Make a ‘Decentralized’ Social Platform Now Have a Beta

Developers at Bluesky say their protocol allows for customizable social algorithms, but it remains unclear how much…