Article by Patrick Thompson

Bitfinex offers up to $400M reward to find hacker
-
6 August, 2020

Bitfinex offers up to $400M reward to find hacker

Individuals that can put them in touch with the Bitfinex hacker can get 5% of the total property recovered, while...
DeFi hack causes Opyn to lose user funds
-
6 August, 2020

DeFi hack causes Opyn to lose user funds

There has been a total of six DeFi exploits that have happened so far in 2020, resulting in tens of...
Ethereum Classic experiences 51% attack and 3,000 block reorg
-
5 August, 2020

Ethereum Classic experiences 51% attack and 3,000 block reorg

Bitfly was the first to detect the reorg and encouraged all digital currency exchanges to halt ETC deposits and withdrawals...
Over 50% of BTC from Twitter hack sent to BTC coin mixers: report
-
3 August, 2020

Over 50% of BTC from Twitter hack sent to BTC coin mixers: report

56.5% of the BTC collected by hackers during the Twitter scam has been sent to ChipMixer and Wasabi Wallet, according...
Ripple shells out $15.1M for MoneyGram ‘market development fees’
-
3 August, 2020

Ripple shells out $15.1M for MoneyGram ‘market development fees’

MoneyGram receives the payout according to how much volume they transfer over Ripple’s on-demand liquidity platform each month.
New law gives digital currencies legal status in Russia
-
3 August, 2020

New law gives digital currencies legal status in Russia

The bill, signed by President Vladimir Putin, bans citizens from using digital coins to pay for goods and services.