Cryptocurrency

Blockchain data platform Arkham Intelligence says that the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus hacking group is responsible for swiping over $1.4 billion worth of Ethereum (ETH) and related tokens from crypto exchange Bybit on Friday. The connection to Lazarus was made via on-chain data that linked activity to previous attacks tied to Lazarus, a group that […]

The legislative debate surrounding two key crypto bills will intensify on Capitol Hill, with lawmakers in both chambers of Congress scheduled to discuss key digital asset issues.  On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affair will be “exploring bipartisan legislative frameworks for digital assets.”  The House Financial Services Committee will hear testimony

Barely more than a year ago, Coinbase’s outlook was a grim one. The company’s stock was on life support, the long-suffering crypto market looked like it might never recover, and the U.S. government appeared intent on running the exchange—and all those like it—out of business.  How things can change. On Friday, Coinbase announced that the

A South Florida woman could face deportation after allegedly stealing over $850,000 worth of crypto from her ex-boyfriend. Maissa Jebali, 22, is accused of taking the substantial sum of Donald Trump’s official Solana meme coin (TRUMP), from Anthony Bravo, a Miami man she had been dating for several months, according to a Miami Police Department

Crypto markets have turned red after top digital assets exchange Bybit was hit by a $1.4 billion hack, plus investors were spooked by renewed inflation concerns. CoinGecko data shows that big digital coins Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP are all down, among other high-cap coins. Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency, is trading for $96,300, a more than 2%

Popular Telegram game Farm Frens admitted to an error-filled launch of its FREN token on Ethereum layer-2 network Base earlier this week, sharing a number of next moves on the horizon as it aims to regain trust from players and investors. Due to be claimable by eligible participants pursuant to its January 20 snapshot, the

Centralized cryptocurrency exchange Bybit is struggling to keep up with withdrawals following a hack that saw over $1.4 billion worth of Ethereum and related assets swiped early Friday. In a livestream following the incident, Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou said that the firm has “experienced massive withdrawals in the last two hours.” However, he

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor has suggested that the U.S. could purchase 20% of the Bitcoin supply “for free,” and that owning 4 to 6 million BTC would “pay off the entire national debt.” Appearing at the annual CPAC conference, Saylor spoke in favor of a strategic Bitcoin reserve, arguing that “the dollar would strengthen” if

Coin prices are falling Friday following confirmation that major centralized crypto exchange Bybit was hacked after $1.4 billion worth of tokens were stolen in a hack. More than $1.4 billion worth of Ethereum (ETH) and stETH were withdrawn from Bybit’s hot wallet on Friday, and a large chunk of the funds were being sold via

Bitcoin rose to its highest price in more than a week after top American crypto exchange Coinbase said that the Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to dismiss its charges against the firm. The price of Bitcoin jumped to $99,504 on Friday morning, shortly after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on X (formerly Twitter) that the