A grand jury in Kansas City indicted North Korean national Rim Jong Hyok for his role in a conspiracy involving ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers. The group laundered cryptocurrency proceeds and used the funds for further cyber intrusions into global defense, technology, and government entities. The ransomware attacks disrupted patient care and […] Source
Russia’s State Duma has advanced a bill to regulate cryptocurrency mining, aiming to curb illegal activities and promote investment and employment. Proposed by the chairman of the Duma Committee on Financial Markets and supported by key deputies, the bill mandates strict guidelines for miners, including registration and government oversight. If passed, the law will take […] Source
Steven Drawdy, 40, of Grovetown, Georgia, has been sentenced to 32 months in U.S. prison for wire fraud after defrauding over 40 customers in a cryptocurrency computer scheme. Drawdy, who participated in an online cryptocurrency discussion forum, received more than $1.1 million from victims between August 2021 and April 2022, promising to deliver cryptocurrency mining […] Source
The developer of the decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange dYdX is reportedly negotiating the sale of its derivatives trading software for an undisclosed amount. Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg reports that dYdX Trading is in talks to sell dYdX v3 software to potential buyers, which include the algorithmic crypto trading company Wintermute Trading and the venture capital firm Selini Capital. The exchange enables peer-to-peer trading of perpetual futures contracts on crypto assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and Dogecoin (DOGE). The older, semi-decentralized version of the trading platform uses…
HSBC Australia has announced that it will block all customer payments to cryptocurrency exchanges via credit or debit cards, starting from July 24, 2024. The bank cites the high-risk nature of such transactions as the primary reason for this decision. HSBC Australia claimed scammers frequently exploit cryptocurrency exchanges, making it challenging to recover stolen funds. […] Source
July 25: BitcoinOS, a network of Bitcoin-based rollup chains, has verified the first-ever zero-knowledge (ZK) proof on Bitcoin’s mainchain. ZK cryptography is looked to as a key technology for scaling blockchain throughput and usefulness, but the tech is complicated and computationally intense – meaning it was unclear if or when it would make its way to the comparatively bare-bones Bitcoin network. According to the BitcoinOS team, “This is the first permissionless upgrade of the Bitcoin system and the first time Bitcoin has been upgraded without a soft fork.” Bitcoin can…
The bankrupt crypto exchange Mt Gox has been spotted moving billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin following the successful distribution of BTC to its creditors. On Tuesday, Dave Ripley, CEO of Kraken, which was selected to facilitate the transfer of coins back to creditors, announced that a successful distribution of BTC and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) had been completed. Shortly after, blockchain “de-anonymizing” platform Arkham spotted the movement of at least $2.47 billion worth of coins, much of which ended up in addresses linked to crypto exchange Bitstamp. Mt Gox still…
Coinbase’s market leadership in the US is under threat, according to crypto market data analytics firm Kaiko Research. In a new report, Kaiko Research says that the US crypto exchange landscape has undergone a “shift” with a relatively new entrant Bullish managing to garner increased market share to the point of gaining an advantage over Coinbase on some digital assets. “When it comes to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) trading Bullish now has comparable trade volumes to Coinbase. The relatively newer exchange has even eclipsed Coinbase BTC and ETH volumes…
Sauter explained that with D8X, the maximum leverage available depends on the state of the market. This approach, he said, prevents destabilization by ensuring that leverage limits are in line with current market dynamics, thereby maintaining stability and preventing any single trader from disproportionately affecting liquidity. Source
Ferrari to Extend Cryptocurrency Payments to Europe: Reuters Source