
$650 million stolen: Crypto heists surge in 2024
More than half-a-billion dollars worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen year-to-date, data from AltIndex.com has found.
More than half-a-billion dollars worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen year-to-date, data from AltIndex.com has found.
More friendly market conditions and the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs have propelled bitcoin prices to triple over the last 16 months.
Former hedge fund star and unabashed digital asset evangelist, Mike Novogratz, believes traditional finance will drive bitcoin’s next evolution. He also rails against outdated regulations, Baby Boomers and America’s obesity problem.
Never mind the recent rally, for a decade the crypto industry has been selling the promise of decentralisation, a new financial system without middlemen, but many blockchain projects have recreated the very elements they tried to overthrow, and regulators are adamant about keeping the status quo.
Investors no longer have to go through a crypto-focused exchange to directly invest in bitcoin.
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of all seven criminal counts in his federal fraud and conspiracy trial.
Bart Stephens, cofounder and managing partner of crypto fund Blockchain Capital who was an early and prominent evangelist for cryptocurrencies, has filed a lawsuit against an anonymous hacker who stole $6.3 million of bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies from his digital wallets.
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged crypto influencer Richard Heart on Monday with raising more than $1 billion in unregistered securities and using investor proceeds to make lavish purchases, including a rare 555.55-carat black diamond believed to have originated from outer space—the latest crypto project to face an SEC suit.
CFTC complaint against Binance raises hopes for some digital assets qualifying as commodities, limiting U.S. regulation as securities.
The bitcoin price rocketed, climbing alongside stock markets, with Bitcoin, Ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies adding $200 billion