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Shark Tank Investor Mark Cuban Hit With Class Action Lawsuit for Promoting Voyager to NBA Fans

Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban is facing a class-action suit stemming from his promotion of bankrupt crypto brokerage firm Voyager…

August 12, 2022

Solana Wallet Phantom Says $4,000,000 Hack Not Related to Vulnerabilities in Its System

Solana (SOL) wallet Phantom says that the $4 million exploit that affected over 8,000 users last week doesn't appear to…

August 10, 2022

Curve Finance Gives Update After $570,000 Worth of Ethereum (ETH) Goes Missing in Suspected Exploit

Curve Finance says that an issue with their website has been fixed and reverted after $570,000 in Ethereum (ETH) went…

August 10, 2022

White Hat Hackers Asked To Return Stolen Crypto, Offered 10% Bounty on $190,000,000 Attack

Ethereum (ETH) bridge Nomad is offering entities involved in a massive hack of its platform a reward for returning stolen…

August 7, 2022

Coinbase Scrutiny Ratcheting Up As the Leading US Crypto Exchange Is Hit With Two New Lawsuits

The largest cryptocurrency marketplace in the United States is facing a new round of legal challenges from a pair of…

August 5, 2022

Russian Citizen Accused of Seizing Massive Trove of Bitcoin (BTC) Extradited to United States

The Russian national who is facing crypto-related charges in the Northern District Court of California is reportedly being extradited from…

August 5, 2022

Former Coinbase Product Manager Accused of Insider Trading Pleads Not Guilty to Charges in Federal Court

The former Coinbase product manager accused of insider trading is reportedly pleading not guilty to the charges filed against him.…

August 4, 2022

SEC Hits 11 People With Charges in Alleged $300,000,000 Crypto Ponzi Scheme

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is slapping fraud charges against eleven individuals behind the Forsage blockchain platform. The…

August 3, 2022

Following Solana Wallet Hack, Founder Anatoly Yakovenko Tells SOL Holders To Get Crypto Out of Mobile Platforms

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko says that the hack that compromised over 8,000 SOL holders' wallets may be due to issues…

August 3, 2022

North Korean Spies Attempting To Infiltrate US Crypto Companies To Gather Intelligence: Report

A new report suggests North Korean agents are attempting to falsify their way into the crypto space for nefarious purposes.…

August 1, 2022