Iran’s sanctions-busting crypto ambitions grow on toll paymentsIran proposes digital currency for Strait of Hormuz passage tolls. This move highlights a significant sanctions-evasion network. While legi...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Iran's $7.8 billion crypto market draws fresh attentionIran's crypto market is seeing increased activity. Citizens are using digital currency for safety during conflict. Authorities are also usi...
05 Mar, 2026, 12.32 AM IST
Millions of dollars in crypto left Iranian exchanges after strikes, researchers sayFollowing U.S. and Israeli strikes, Iranian crypto exchanges saw a significant surge in outflows, exceeding $2 million in one hour. Researc...
04 Mar, 2026, 07.25 AM IST
Why did Iran’s largest crypto exchange see a 700% withdrawal spike minutes after US-Israel airstrikes hit Tehran?Iran crypto outflows after US Israel airstrikes: Missiles struck Tehran, prompting Iranians to move money. Crypto outflows from Iranian exc...
04 Mar, 2026, 02.36 AM IST
Pro-Israel hackers nab $90 million from Iranian crypto exchange - then burn it all in symbolic blockchain moveA hacking group, Predatory Sparrow, linked to Israeli intelligence, claimed responsibility for stealing $90 million from Iran's largest cry...
20 Jun, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
Israel-Iran conflict: Hackers say they wiped out $90 million from Iran cryptocurrency exchangeHackers linked to Israel stole over $90 million from Iran’s top crypto exchange, Nobitex, in a politically driven cyberattack. The group, G...
19 Jun, 2025, 04.35 PM IST
Blockchain analysts suspect North Korea-linked hackers behind $70-million crypto theftBlockchain research firm Elliptic said that "a number of factors" indicate that the Lazarus Group - a hacker group associated with North Ko...
15 Sep, 2023, 10.54 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
NFTs worth $100 million stolen in past year, Elliptic saysNFTs are blockchain-based assets that represent digital files such as images, video, or text.
24 Aug, 2022, 08.49 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 mayhem: $3.5 bn worth Bitcoin in Terra reserve just evaporatedOver $15 billion worth cryptocurrency have been lost ever since the TerraUSD stablecoin crash.
16 May, 2022, 03.41 PM IST
Ukraine's government raises crypto worth $8 million in crowdfunding appealUkraine's official Twitter account made the appeal for cryptocurrency donations on Saturday following the country's invasion by Russia, pos...
27 Feb, 2022, 11.41 PM IST
Ukraine's government raises crypto worth $8 million in crowdfunding appealThe donations came as Russian military vehicles pushed into Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv on Sunday and explosions rocked oil and g...
27 Feb, 2022, 07.25 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
Marketplace bug sees at least $1 million of NFTs sold below market price"The exploit appears to come from the fact that it was previously possible to re-list an NFT at a new price, without cancelling the previou...
25 Jan, 2022, 07.54 AM IST
Crypto analytics firm Elliptic raises $60 million from SoftBank, othersLondon-based Elliptic said the Series C round was led by Evolution Equity, with the SoftBank Vision Fund 2 investing for the first time. Ot...
12 Oct, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
Cryptocurrency sleuths point to Robinhood as Dogecoin whaleDogecoin has surged more than 950% since the beginning of the year from less than half a penny to more than five cents per coin as Reddit u...
18 Feb, 2021, 09.52 AM IST