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InfStones explained it conducted an internal review revealing no further threats. The blockchain infrastructure provider also invited an external security firm to audit its systems and company policies. Blockchain infrastructure provider InfStones has announced its success in fixing vulnerabilities identified in its system by security firm dWallet Labs. dWallet Labs reportedly found
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HTX, formerly Huobi, recovered 4,999 ETH stolen by hackers, setting a rare precedent in the centralized cryptocurrency exchange world. On Sept. 24, HTX’s hot wallet suffered a cyberattack that saw 5,000 ETH, equivalent to $8 million, stolen by hackers. The exchange swiftly identified the culprits and initiated a daring move by
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Coinbase holds $25 billion worth of Bitcoin, amounting to nearly 5% of the cryptocurrency’s total supply, according to Arkham Intel. Blockchain intelligence platform Arkham Intel, on Sept. 22, revealed that U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase currently possesses close to 1 million Bitcoins (BTC) in its wallets. Arkham has now identified $25B of Coinbase
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Robinhood has been identified as the third-largest Bitcoin holder, possessing a wallet valued at over $3 billion, trailing only behind Binance and Bitfinex. Recent investigations from several sources have revealed that Robinhood, the popular stock and crypto
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied A new research finding has picked out vulnerabilities in the new class of Bitcoin Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) signature that entities have, since 2015, been using to steal funds from unsuspecting users, skimming over 222 bitcoin
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With respect to FTX US, the debtors have identified roughly $181 million of digital assets, “$90 million of which was subject to unauthorized third-party transfers post-petition, $88 million of which is in cold storage under the control of the FTX Debtors, and $3 million of which is pending transfer to
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According to a report from Orthogonal Credit, a delegate of Maple Finance’s lending pools, the firm decided “earlier this year” not to lend to Alameda Research, FTX’s quantitative trading firm. Orthogonal said through “due diligence” it “identified a number of key weaknesses” associated with Alameda. Orthogonal Credit Found ‘Key Weaknesses’ Tied
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The Lazarus Group, a well-known North Korean hacking syndicate, has been identified as the primary suspect in the recent attack that saw $100 million stolen from the Harmony protocol. According to a new report published today by blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, the manner in which Harmony’s Horizon Bridge was hacked and
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An article published by journalist Laura Shin, and research stemming from the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis, claims to identify the alleged identity of The DAO hacker who drained millions of dollars worth of ethereum from the decentralized autonomous organization on June 17, 2016. Shin’s and Chainalysis’s findings accuse the former
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Imagine the following scenario: Sometime in 2021, financial regulators declare that all stablecoin owners must be verified. What would happen to the cryptocurrency ecosystem?Right now, a large chunk of stablecoin usage is pseudonymous. That is, you or I can hold $20,000 worth of tether or USD coin stablecoins in an
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