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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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It has been two weeks since Russia kicked off the first large-scale military action in Europe in the 21st century — a so-called “special operation” in Ukraine. The military conflict immediately triggered devastating sanctions against the Russian economy from the United States, the European Union and their allies and has
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In brief: Heather Morgan is reportedly negotiating a plea deal with authorities to avoid jail time Morgan was arrested alongside her husband for attempting to launder cryptocurrency stolen during the 2016 Bitfinex Hack Ms. Morgan is a rapper and entrepreneur who is currently out of jail on a $3 million bond bail The lawyers
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Prosecutors allege that Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, conspired together to launder 119,754 bitcoins – worth over $5 billion in today’s prices – that were stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. The couple faces two conspiracy charges each that could see them face up to
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Day, however, argues that the hack was simple fraud. According to filings posted by Day and prepared in collaboration with the Canadian law firm Stockwoods, in addition to the Mareva injunction, Indexed developers are filing a class action suit arguing that the exploit was “civil fraud” and are seeking “rescission
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Bitcoin has seen some turbulent price action throughout the past couple of days, but it has primarily favored bulls The cryptocurrency was able to rally from the lower-$30,000 region to highs of $39,000 before it once again faced some intense selling pressure that sent it reeling lower The benchmark crypto has been
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Less than two years after bursting onto the scene, Chinese crypto exchange FCoin has shut down its operations. The platform, founded by Zhang Jian, also says it may be unable to pay the 7,000 to 13,000 Bitcoin (BTC) — about $67 million to $125 million — that is owed to
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Yeah, it seems that is the number one story of the year. What’s really interesting to me is that, Congress got so upset about it, I think mostly to score political points. But I think Facebook miscalculated, because they thought their messaging was about creating a global currency. We're gonna
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