Seychelles sends notification warnings against the use of Huobi services
Huobi, one of the most popular crypto-exchanges on the market and synonymous with Seychelles, is in the news today after the Financial Services Authority of...
Crypto abuse epidemic on the rise, says US Treasury Secretary ,Janet Yellen
The private sector is spending massive resources to help the U.S. government battle crypto crimes. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen said so. U.S. Secretary...
Central Bank of Nigeria directs banks to close accounts of cryptocurrency traders
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised banks to close the accounts of individuals or companies engaged in cryptocurrency transactions in their networks. This...
$11 million worth of DAI lost to v1 yDAI vault exploit at Yearn Finance
DeFi Protocol Year Finance experienced an exploit earlier today, resulting in a $11 million loss in one of its DAI vaults. Following the news of...
Malware built to target Kubernetes clusters to mine Monero uncovered
The malware campaign has not been successful since it was first discovered in January, leading researchers to conclude that it "may still be in the...
Discord users hit with Bitcoin giveaways scam
Scammers attack Discord users on crypto-focused servers, with private messages that seem to come from bogus exchanges that give away Bitcoin and Ether. Kaspersky's latest...
Darknet networks earn $1.7b in crypto mainly from Russia and US traffic.
A recent report finds that in 2020, darknet platforms selling illicit products and services such as drugs earned a total of $1.7 billion worth of...
SEC charges Steven Seagal-spruiked’s 2018 ICO promoters.
The SEC has charged three people with defrauding investors out of millions via the Steven Seagal-backed Bitcoiin2Gen ICO. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has...
DoJ convicts 49-year-old man on illicit Bitcoin exchange service charge
According to the United States Department of Justice (DoJ), a man from Ontario, California, has decided to plead guilty to federal allegations of illicit crypto...
Ireland Regulators on why Bitcoin investors risk loosing ‘all their money’
While major entrepreneurs have shown their enthusiasm for Bitcoin, regulators seem to have taken a step away from the currency, at least in Ireland. According...
Ripple drags Ethereum into SEC’s security lawsuit against XRP
Ripple has lodged an appeal to the SEC for a Freedom of Information Act directed at records relating to the Ethereum co-founders. Ripple's lawsuit before...
Why Crypto crime dipped to 57% last year, DeFi hacks now on the rise
Crypto crime rates are declining amid a huge rise in attacks targeting the DeFi market, says security company CipherTrace. Crimes affecting the virtual currency market...
The proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency Firo announced 51% Attack on Its Network
Proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency Firo reported that its protocol had been assaulted by 51 percent, notifying its holders to interrupt transactions. Formerly known as Zcoin, the...
Chainalysis: Crypto-related crimes fell by more than 53% in 2020 but did not affect Bitcoin-ransomware
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis found that cryptocurrency-related crimes were down by more than 53 percent last year and that crypto-related crime activity was just 0.34%...
Jack Ma Alibaba’s founder reappears in a 50-second frame.
A representative for the Jack Ma Foundation confirmed to reporters that the businessman had “participated in the online ceremony of the annual Rural Teacher initiative...
Why the Crypto Expert advises that investments which “come looking for you” are likely to be scam
A cryptocurrency analyst is advising people that if an investment offer looks too good to be real, it could be a fraud. This is because...
Why blockchain-based “birth certificates” as important as ever to global automotive consortium
A global automotive consortium is using blockchain-based "birth certificates" to trace the purchasing and repair background of second-hand cars. The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, or...