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

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 souffre $23 Millions de piratage

L'échange cryptographique basé à Singapour, Bitrue, a perdu des millions de dollars américains. dollars’ valeur d'éther et d'autres pièces dans un hack. La plateforme de trading a suspendu les retraits jusqu'au début de la semaine prochaine pour effectuer des contrôles de sécurité supplémentaires et a promis d'indemniser les utilisateurs concernés.. Bitrue…

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

The FBI has issued a public service announcement (Message d'intérêt public) 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

Former Cohasset High School Employee Accused of Stealing Thousands in Electricity to Mine Bitcoin in School Campus Crawlspace

A former school assistant facilities director in Cohasset, Massachusetts, has been accused of operating a cryptocurrency mining operation inside a crawlspace at Cohasset High School. The Cohasset Police Department alleges that Nadeam Nahas stole nearly $18,000 in electricity to power the

Des groupes cryptographiques sur les réseaux sociaux russes touchés par des robots discréditant Bitcoin

Des groupes de médias sociaux consacrés aux crypto-monnaies en Russie ont été attaqués par des robots dans ce qui ressemble à une campagne contre le bitcoin et autres.. Leurs commentaires sur la plus grande plateforme de médias sociaux de Russie sont déclenchés par certains mots-clés tels que crypto et 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. rapport. 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 a été “the biggest year ever for crypto hacking,” avec $3.8 billion stolen from cryptocurrency businesses. The firm added that decentralized finance (défi) protocol hacks accounted for 82.1% of all cryptocurrency stolen by hackers during the

US Government Seizes $700 Million in Assets From Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Federal prosecutors have seized $697 million in assets, mostly comprised of more than 56 million Robinhood shares worth $526 million, from FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Court filings detailed that the U.S. government seized a series of bank accounts belonging to Bankman-Fried,…