Iran Shuts Down Over 8,000 Illegal Crypto Mining Farms in 3 Aastaid

Authorities in Iran have closed down more than 8,000 underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past three years, local media reported. Despite the government’s crackdown, illegal crypto mining continues to account for a serious amount of energy consumption, official figures

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Faces Legal Action Over Biometric Data Collection

The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been accused of “wrongfully” profiting from its users’ facial and fingerprint scans. “Coinbase collects, stores, possesses, otherwise obtains, uses, and disseminates its usersbiometric data to, amongst other things, further enhance Coinbase and its online

Crypto Exchange Bitrue Suffers $23 Million Hack

Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitrue has lost millions of U.S. dollarsworth of ether and other coins in a hack. The trading platform suspended withdrawals until early next week to conduct additional security checks and promised to compensate the affected users. Bitrue

FBI Warns About Cryptocurrency Theft Scams Using Play-to-Earn Games

The FBI has issued a public service announcement (PSA) warning on the utilization of play-to-earn games as part of a scheme to defraud users of funds stored in the form of cryptocurrency. Criminals are introducing victims to this kind of game

Ukraine Raises More Crypto Than Russia in Year of War, Analysis Unveils

The two sides in the bitter conflict in Ukraine have been relying on crypto assets and technology to support their military and humanitarian activities, Elliptic says in a report. According to the blockchain forensics company, the targeted nation has attracted more

Endist Cohasseti keskkooli töötajat süüdistatakse tuhandete elektri varastamises, et kaevandada koolilinnaku krooliruumis Bitcoini

Endine kooliasutuste direktori assistent Cohassetis, Massachusetts, on süüdistatud krüptoraha kaevandamises Cohasseti keskkooli roomamisruumis. Cohasseti politseijaoskond väidab, et Nadeam Nahas peaaegu varastas $18,000 in electricity to power the

Krüptorühmad Venemaa sotsiaalmeedias tabasid Bitcoini diskrediteerivad robotid

Social media groups devoted to cryptocurrencies in Russia have been attacked by bots in what looks like a campaign against bitcoin and the like. Their comments on Russia’s largest social media platform are triggered by certain keywords like crypto and blockchain,…

North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto Assets in 2022, UN Report Unveils

The regime in North Korea has managed to steal more cryptocurrency last year than in previous years, according to a draft U.N. aruanne. Despite the difference between quoted estimates, the authors conclude that 2022 was a record-breaking year for crypto theft,…

Hackers Stole $3.8 Billion From Crypto Firms in 2022, Says Chainalysis

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis says 2022 oli “the biggest year ever for crypto hacking,” koos $3.8 billion stolen from cryptocurrency businesses. The firm added that decentralized finance (defi) protocol hacks accounted for 82.1% of all cryptocurrency stolen by hackers during the

USA valitsus konfiskeerib $700 Miljonid varad Disgraced FTX-i kaasasutaja Sam Bankman-Friedilt

Föderaalprokurörid on arestinud $697 miljonit vara, koosneb enamasti rohkem kui 56 miljoni Robinhoodi aktsia väärtuses $526 miljonit, FTX kaasasutaja Sam Bankman-Friedilt. Kohtuavaldustes kirjeldati üksikasjalikult, et U.S. valitsus arestis rea Bankman-Friedile kuulunud pangakontosid,…