Crypto’s legal tangles seem as mystifying as digital asset itselfTraders betting on crypto platform WazirX have learnt that they are “unsecured creditors” of a Singapore company named Zettai (the Japanese...
02 Sep, 2024, 06.11 AM IST
North Korean hackers sent stolen crypto to wallet used by Asian payment firmA major Cambodian payments firm received crypto worth over $150,000 from a digital wallet used by North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus. The ...
15 Jul, 2024, 04.34 PM IST
North Korean hackers stole $100 million in recent cryptocurrency heist: AnalystsNorth Korean hackers from the group Lazarus were responsible for stealing over $100m of digital currency from more than 5,500 users of the ...
14 Jun, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
Crypto hackers set for record year after looting over $3 billionAt least $718 million has been stolen so far in October alone, taking the gross tally for the year past $3 billion and putting 2022 on cour...
13 Oct, 2022, 07.51 AM IST
Binance-linked blockchain hit by $570 million crypto hack, Binance saysBlockchain bridges have increasingly become the target of thefts, which have long plagued the crypto sector
07 Oct, 2022, 11.23 PM IST
Crypto firms say US sanctions limit use of privacy softwareThe Biden administration issued an executive order on digital assets in March that calls, in part, for regulations on the industry.
26 Aug, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
US crypto firm Harmony hit by $100 million heistHarmony develops blockchains for so-called decentralised finance - peer-to-peer sites that offer loans and other services without the tradi...
24 Jun, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
Crypto exchange Binance among investors to bail out victims of $615 million heistThe Vietnam-based company Sky Mavis, which runs the game Axie Infinity, said last week it had been hit by one of the largest crypto heists ...
06 Apr, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
Top cryptocurrency prices today: Solana, Shiba Inu, Dogecoin rally up to 11%; Bitcoin drops marginallyThe global cryptocurrency market cap inched up to $2.16 trillion, adding over a per cent in the last 24 hours. Total cryptocurrency trading...
31 Mar, 2022, 09.25 AM IST
Jump Trading replaces stolen Wormhole funds after $320 mln crypto hackWormhole, an online platform that allows the transfer of information across crypto networks, said on Wednesday it had been "exploited" for ...
04 Feb, 2022, 09.23 AM IST
Top cryptocurrency prices today: Polkadot, Doge decline; Binance Coin gains 6%The global crypto market cap hovered near the $2.15 trillion mark, declining marginally compared to the last day. However, the total crypto...
24 Aug, 2021, 12.43 PM IST
'White hat' hacker returns most of $600 mn crypto tokens taken: Poly NetworkThe platform, which was little known before Tuesday's heist, declared the hacker on Twitter as a "white hat," referring to ethical hackers ...
13 Aug, 2021, 09.01 AM IST
Hackers return $260 mn to cryptocurrency platform after massive theftPoly Network, a decentralised finance platform that facilitates peer-to-peer transactions, said on Twitter that $260 million of the stolen ...
12 Aug, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
Rise of smaller rivals throws up fresh challenge to bitcoinBitcoin now accounts for around 60 per cent of the $240 billion crypto market.
15 May, 2019, 12.36 PM IST
Bitcoin stumbles to end miserable week for cryptocurrenciesQuestions swirled this week about whether the world’s biggest cryptocurrency was manipulated during last year’s record price surge.
16 Jun, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
Bitcoin falls below $8,000 as crypto bubble shows signs of burstingSince reaching a record high of $19,511, Bitcoin has wiped out more than half its value.
02 Feb, 2018, 06.57 PM IST
Digital coins tumble in January amid Facebook, Tether concernsBitcoin is down about 29 percent this month, trading at $10,172 as of 8:35 GMT in London.
31 Jan, 2018, 02.17 PM IST