Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis has revealed that U.S. authorities have seized cryptocurrency worth $30 million from North Korean hackers. “This marks the first time ever that cryptocurrency stolen by a North Korean hacking group has been seized, and we’re confident it won’t be the last,” the firm’s director of investigations said. $30 Million in Seized Crypto Linked to North Korea Erin Plante, a senior director of investigations at blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis, revealed Thursday at the Axiecon event that authorities have seized millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from…
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Law enforcement recovers $30 million from Ronin Bridge hack with the help of Chainalysis
On Thursday, blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis said that law enforcement had recovered $30 million in crypto stolen from the $625 million Ronin Bridge hack in March. According to Chainalysis, Lazarus Group, the North-Korea linked entity behind the attacks, first used sophisticated money-laundering techniques such as sending stolen Ether (ETH) to crypto-mixer Tornado Cash, swapping it for Bitcoin (BTC), sending theBitcoin to Tornado Cash, and then cashing out at exchanges. However, the group recently moved away from such techniques after the U.S. Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on Tornado Cash wallet…
The REAL REASON Bitcoin Will Hit $500,000 Per Coin By 2030 (NOT CLICKBAIT)
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Bitcoin Mining Firm Cleanspark Purchases 10,000 Bitmain Miners for $28 Million – Mining Bitcoin News
The bitcoin mining company Cleanspark revealed on Wednesday that the company has signed a purchase agreement for 10,000 new Bitmain Antminer S19j Pro mining rigs for $28 million. Cleanspark expects the machines to be delivered to the company’s facilities by the end of October or early November 2022. Cleanspark Inks Deal with Cryptech Solutions — Purchases 10,000 New Antminers Bitcoin miner Cleanspark (Nasdaq: CLSK) has announced it has inked a deal with Cryptech Solutions in order to acquire 10,000 Bitmain Antminer S19j Pro bitcoin mining rigs. The news follows Cleanspark…
TON to list Toncoin on Huobi exchange with a 1 million token promotional campaign
Crypto exchange Huobi Global has announced that it will be listing Toncoin, the native cryptocurrency of The Open Network (TON) ecosystem, on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022. The listing will see TON available for trading on one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world in a TON/USDT spot trading pair. The listing was announced by Huobi Global on September 5th as part of a strategic partnership with the TON Foundation. Toncoin, which is a token that is available to transact on the messaging platform, Telegram, has now moved out into…
CAKE Sets Sights For $5 After More Than 7 Million Tokens Are Sent To A Fiery Death
The Pancakeswap token (CAKE) has been one of those cryptocurrencies that have been steadily growing in the background. The popularity of the decentralized exchange (DEX) contributed tremendously to its rise until it took a hit in the bear market like other digital assets. However, a new development has opened up new promises as millions of CAKE tokens have been removed from circulation. 7 Million Burned CAKE A scheduled burn had seen millions of CAKE tokens taken out of circulation. Pancakeswap announced the burn on Twitter with figures showing that a…
Lazy Lions Passes $100 Million USD Volume Traded and Celebrates First Birthday – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs
Lazy Lions has just passed the $100 million USD volume traded mark. With this achievement, it is now in the top 58 of all-time when it comes to NFT collections by trading volume, and in the top 30 for PFPs. Moreover, this veritable accomplishment coincided with the generative NFT project’s first birthday. It is important to note that the Lazy Lions OG collection, which minted at 0.05 ETH in August, sold out in just 5 hours. From then on, Lazy Lions built a strong community of over 140,000 Discord, 100,000…
Meta to Open 10 Metaverse Campuses as Part of $150 Million Immersive Learning Project – Metaverse Bitcoin News
Meta, the metaverse-focused social media company, is helping universities get their own virtual reality campuses online. The company will be opening 10 virtual campuses as part of its Immersive Learning project, which seeks to take education to virtual reality environments. In partnership with Victoryxr, an Iowa-based virtual reality education startup, Meta will invest $150 million in this initiative. Meta Getting Universities Into the Metaverse One of the biggest applications of virtual reality and metaverse technology has to do with education and the possibility of virtual reality classes coming…
$500 Million In Bitcoin Shorts Pile In As BTC Price Below $20K
Bitcoin has experienced a trading session with low volatility as the cryptocurrency moves in a tight range. The cryptocurrency is flirting with a critical support zone at around $19,500 which has been able to hold despite last week’s spike in selling pressure. At the time of writing, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $19,700 with sideways movement during the last 24 hours and the past week. As the price of Bitcoin stalls, crypto investors seem to be shifting their attention to other cryptocurrencies or waiting to see if these…
AVAX Posts Over 2 Million Transactions Over The Weekend, New Highs Seen
Avalanche (AVAX) has been leading a couple of prominent DeFi projects including Platypus. Platypus is a DeFi project built on the AVAX ecosystem that won the prestigious Avalanche X Grant. This DeFi protocol aims to provide a user-friendly and scalable stableSwap platform. More so, its dream is to create an Automated Market Maker (AMM) right on top of Avalanche that boasts of open liquidity and maximized efficiency in terms of capital. Additional assets can be integrated into the liquidity pool that can greatly enhance simplicity, ease of use, and flexibility.…