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Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya Issues Crypto Warning, Predicts Industry’s ‘Honeypots’ Will Be Exposed

Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya says a new phase of cleansing is coming to the crypto markets. In the latest…

June 26, 2022

Ethereum Rival Tumbles As Hackers Drain About $100,000,000 From Its Crypto Bridge

One Ethereum (ETH) competitor is taking a massive hit after hackers drained approximately $100 million worth of crypto from its…

June 25, 2022

Hackers Net $438,000 in Crypto From Phishing Scam After Compromising Twitter Account of NFT Artist Beeple

Hackers are running away with about $438,000 worth of crypto after compromising the Twitter account of popular digital artist Mike…

May 24, 2022

North Korean Regime Utilizing Hacking Groups To Perform Crypto Heists: Report

A prominent cybersecurity firm says that the North Korean government is raising money by using hacking groups to perform crypto…

March 27, 2022

Crypto Cons Were the Second-Riskiest Type of Scam in 2021, Says Better Business Bureau

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) says that crypto scams were one of the riskiest types of scams in 2021. The…

March 19, 2022

Ukraine Cancels Airdrop for Crypto Donors, Announces NFTs To Support Ukrainian Armed Forces

Ukraine is announcing the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces after canceling plans for a…

March 3, 2022

Coinbase Awards $250,000 to Hacker Who Exposed Security Vulnerability

Leading US crypto exchange Coinbase is awarding a white hat hacker hundreds of thousands of dollars for finding and exposing…

February 21, 2022

OpenSea Says Phishing Attack Likely Caused ‘Small Number’ of Users To Lose Access to NFTs

Top non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea says a phishing attack is likely behind the exploit that left a small number…

February 21, 2022

Here’s What the US Government Does With Its Secret Stash of Bitcoin: Report

Authorities are revealing what the US government does with all the Bitcoin (BTC) and other crypto assets they seize from…

December 27, 2021

$7,700,000,000 Worth of Crypto Taken From Victims Through Scams in 2021: Chainalysis

Scammers have conned more than $7.7 billion worth of digital assets from investors in 2021, partly due to the emergence…

December 21, 2021