Huobi Global’s crypto exchange HTX has confirmed the return of the funds stolen by a hacker in late September and issued a 250 Ether ETH bounty after resolving the issue. The hacker had drained 5,000 ETH worth roughly $8 million from one of HTX’s hot wallets. HTX offered to pay a 5% bounty worth around […]
Cosmos-based Stride has been experiencing a surge in its governance token – STRD – which has increased 330% year-to-date. According to a recent Nansen report, the protocol currently commands more than 80% of the market share within the Cosmos ecosystem. STRD has surpassed both Ethereum (ETH) and the native token of Lido (LDO) in YTD […]
In a surprising turn of events, the hacker responsible for stealing a large sum of Ethereum from HTX Global, formerly Huobi, has refunded the entire stolen amount for the white-hat bounty offered by the exchange. The breach occurred on Sept. 25, with the hacker stealing a total of 4,997 Ether (ETH) — valued at approximately […]
Binance has launched a new subpage to serve its U.K. customers in light of changing regulations. The page, www.binance.com/en-GB, will offer services that comply with local regulations, including fiat and cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals, spot trading, margin trading, conversions, NFT markets, crypto lending, Binance Pay, and the ICO platform Launchpad. However, U.K. users will not […]
The Hong Kong government has formed a task force to monitor and investigate illegal activities related to virtual asset trading platforms. This move follows the JPEX crypto exchange scandal last month, which resulted in multiple arrests and the platform shutting down services. It is alleged that JPEX defrauded investors out of $204 million.The task force […]
14 years ago, Bitcoin (BTC) made history by surpassing the $0 mark. With just $1, one could own 1309.03 BTC. Since then, the value of a single Bitcoin has grown by an astonishing 3.6 billion%. If someone had invested just $1 in BTC on Oct. 5, 2009, they’d be sitting atop a staggering $36 million […]
The IOTA Foundation has recently unveiled its Layer-1 staging network Shimmer and its Iotabee DEX, a decentralized trading exchange. The DEX has managed to increase the total value locked (TVL) on the Shimmer blockchain by a staggering 4x or $600,000. The ShimmerEVM also offers a bridge between the IOTA Network and the Ethereum applications.The IOTA […]
XRP, the cryptocurrency of the blockchain enterprise Ripple, is currently the most trending crypto asset due to its recent legal victories. Its trial against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in April 2024 is seen as pivotal for its price. Other factors that could influence its valuation include partnerships with banks like HSBC and […]
The SHIB community recently fell victim to a crypto scam attack on their official telegram account. Cybercriminals seized the SHIB telegram account for hours, impersonating the community’s admin and sending fake BONE airdrops through click baits on the channel to steal member’s personal information and crypto assets. Prominent Shiba Inu team member, Ragnar Shiba, took […]
FriendTech, a rapidly growing crypto-social platform, has recently been the target of a security breach. A scammer was able to steal $385K in Ethereum from four FriendTech users within 24 hours by using the SIM-swapping method. This technique allows criminals to take control of a user’s phone number and access their online accounts. The surge […]
