The U.K. government has introduced a new bill to Parliament that proposes new legal protections for digital assets such as cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and carbon credits. The bill comes as the crypto sector contends with a range of regulatory headwinds: In the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ruled that certain crypto […]
A North Korean hacking group earlier in August exploited a previously unknown bug in Chrome to target organizations with the goal of stealing cryptocurrency, according to Microsoft. In a report published on Friday, the tech giant’s cybersecurity researchers said they first saw evidence of the hackers’ activities on August 19, and said the hackers were
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Depending on your thoughts on the intersection of crypto and Silicon Valley’s libertarians, this is either a dream idea or an odd one: former a16z-investor Balaji Srinivasan has booked out an island in Singapore to create his own “Network School.” This is where he’ll run programs on crypto, longevity and what it takes to establish “a technocapitalist
Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX announced on Saturday a controversial plan to “socialize” the $230 million loss from its recent security breach among all its customers, a move that has sent shockwaves through the local crypto community. The Mumbai-based firm, which suspended all trading activities on its platform last week following the cyber attack that compromised
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When you think about it, Proton has always been a crypto company — cryptography, not cryptocurrency. But the Switzerland-based company, better known for its secure email, VPN and storage services, is now launching its first cryptocurrency product. It’s a crypto wallet called Proton Wallet that’s designed to make it easier to get started with bitcoin.
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Messaging app Telegram has reached 950 million active users, and it aims to cross the 1 billion mark this year, the company’s founder Pavel Durov said on his channel on Monday. The company is also planning to launch an app store and an in-app browser with support for web3 pages this month, Durov said last
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Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin confirmed on Friday that it had been the victim of a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin, or about $305 million. According to crypto security firm Elliptic, this is the eighth largest crypto theft in history. DMM Bitcoin said it detected “an unauthorized leak of Bitcoin (BTC) from
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Ledger, a French startup mostly known for its secure crypto hardware wallets, has started shipping new wallets nearly 18 months after announcing the latest Ledger Stax devices. The updated wallet features an E-Ink display and has been designed in partnership with Tony Fadell, one of the main designers behind the iPod. E-Ink technology is generally
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Shakeeb Ahmed, a cybersecurity engineer convicted of stealing around $12 million in crypto, was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison. In a press release, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the sentence. Ahmed was accused of hacking into two cryptocurrency exchanges, and stealing around $12 million in crypto,
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