Mid-year update: Crypto thefts top $2.17 billion in 2025, shows dataCrypto thefts in 2025 have already surpassed $2.17 billion, with the $1.5 billion ByBit hack leading losses, according to Chainalysis. The ...
21 Jul, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: CoinDCX cyberattack — What you need to know about the $44 million crypto hackThis is the second major crypto hack involving an Indian exchange within a year, following the high-profile WazirX breach in 2024. ET break...
20 Jul, 2025, 06.29 PM IST
Bitcoin slides under $90000, erasing some of gains made under TrumpBitcoin, the world's most popular cryptocurrency, was trading at about $89,000 as the US stock market opened. That's down from about $106,0...
25 Feb, 2025, 10.07 PM IST
Trump launches $TRUMP Meme Coin; is it crypto gold or a campaign gimmick?The launch of the $TRUMP meme coin has raised more than just eyebrows. It has ignited discussions within the cryptocurrency community, spar...
18 Jan, 2025, 09.49 PM IST
Two crypto firms linked to Justin Sun lose $115 million after hack: ReportTwo cryptocurrency firms associated with high-profile digital entrepreneur Justin Sun were hacked in two exploits that might have stolen up...
25 Nov, 2023, 04.54 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’s Wormhole hacker moves $150 million to tap popular tradeStaking involves earning rewards by locking up Ether coins to help secure the Ethereum network. Crypto protocols like Lido offer liquid ava...
24 Jan, 2023, 07.59 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
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 hackers steal $100 million with Horizon bridge attackHorizon, which offers cross-chain transfers between Ethereum and Binance, marks the third major bridge hack this year.
24 Jun, 2022, 01.36 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
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
'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
Quantum Leap: End of cash is near, cashless currencies are in vogueIn India, despite the demonetisation scheme in 2016, cash continues to account for over 90% of transactions.
29 Dec, 2019, 10.12 AM IST
Sleuths scour for frozen Quadriga coins in crypto dramaThe virtually unregulated world of digital currencies has been a breeding ground for hacks and thefts since the Bitcoin was invented more t...
07 Feb, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
5 Reasons why you should go for cryptocurrencyThe global economy is inevitably moving towards a digital eco-system. From investment to money transfer, everything is going paperless.
25 Oct, 2017, 02.36 PM IST