Hackers drain $8M in assets from Bitkeep wallets in latest DeFi exploit
The BitKeep team confirmed that some APK package downloads have been hijacked by attackers and installed by users. While many are still enjoying the holiday season, hackers are hard at work, draining around $8 million in an ongoing BitKeep wallet …
SEC seeks to keep Hinman documents hidden in Ripple case
SEC’s request to seal documents in the Ripple Labs case has sparked criticism from the community. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested to seal the infamous Hinman Speech documents, claiming that they are not relevant to …
Nifty News: Square Enix invests into NFT gaming firm, Beeple speaks on NFT art future and more…
Pokémon Company International has taken an Australian company to court over advertising an unlicensed NFT-based Pokémon game and HSBC has filed for a host of NFT and Metaverse trademarks. NFT-friendly Japanese gaming giant Square Enix has invested 7 billion yen …
4 ‘emerging narratives’ in crypto to watch for: Trading firm
The crypto trading firm sees NFTs becoming more intertwined with brand IP, while Web3 apps with “real world utility” gain traction. Despite an eventful year fraught with crypto collapses and price drops, Steven Goulden, a senior research analyst at crypto …
North Korean hackers stealing NFTs using nearly 500 phishing domains
The hackers created decoy websites impersonating NFT marketplaces, NFT projects and even a DeFi platform. Hackers linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group are reportedly behind a massive phishing campaign targeting non-fungible token (NFT) investors — utilizing nearly 500 phishing domains …
Bitcoin hashrate recovers after big freeze shuts down miners
The Bitcoin network hashrate has returned to 241.29 EH/s after a temporary 38% fall to 170.60 EH/s from a weekly peak of 276.40 EH/s. Bitcoin’s network hashrate has returned to regular levels again, days after freezing temperatures across the United …
400M Twitter users’ data is reportedly on sale in the black market
The private contact information of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, shark tank host Kevin O’Leary and Mark Cuban are among those purportedly for sale. 400 million Twitter users’ data containing private emails and linked phone numbers have reportedly been up for …
Women who made a contribution to the crypto industry in 2022
2022 saw greater inclusivity and participation of women in the crypto and blockchain industries. 2022 saw the continued rise of disruptive blockchain-centric concepts such as decentralized finance, GameFi, nonfungible tokens and Web3. Notably, some of the related projects that thrived …
Time in the market: Ways to approach crypto investing in 2023
After a challenging year, should investors still consider investing in crypto in 2023? 2022 was brutal for cryptocurrency and nonfungible token (NFT) investors. Bitcoin (BTC) hit its yearly low on Nov. 21, almost exactly a year after it reached its …
French investors sued Binance for over 2.4 million euros in losses
Binance France and Binance Holdings Limited are being sued over alleged misleading commercial practices and fraudulent concealment. Binance France and its parent company Binance Holdings Limited are being sued by 15 investors in France over alleged misleading commercial practices and …