Most criminal cryptocurrency is funneled through just 5 exchanges
A few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency in a tight market. Enlarge (credit: Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images) For years, the cryptocurrency economy has been rife with black market sales, theft, ranso.....»»
Crypto-related phishing and how to avoid it
In this video for Help Net Security, Michael Aminov, Chief Architect at Perception Point, talks about a recent Binance impersonation attack and, more broadly, the ongoing threat landscape impacting the cryptocurrency industry. Cryptocurrencies aren&#.....»»
Richard Stallman Speaks on Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, GNU Taler, and Encryption
During a 92-minute presentation Wednesday on the state of the free software movement, Richard Stallman spoke at length on a wide variety of topics, including the need for freedom-respecting package systems. But Stallman also shared his deepest tho.....»»
"How Cryptocurrency Gave Birth to the Ransomware Epidemic"
"Cryptocurrency has changed the game of cybercrime," argues Vice's Christian Devolu, in a new episode of their video series CRYPTOLAND. "Hackers and cybergangs have been locking down the data of large corporations, police departments, and even hospit.....»»
Plan to become a "cryptoassets hub" may just be the UK government hedging its bets
In a busy start to April 2022 for the British chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced his intention to make the U.K. a "global hub for cryptoassets technology." Put simply, this means he wants the country to be an attractive place for cryptocurrency compan.....»»
Cybavo helps MIH study blockchain tech in cars
Cybavo, a Taiwan-based supplier of cryptocurrency solutions, is engaged in an electric vehicle (EV) platform to assess how blockchain technology can be used to improve car owner identifications, as more security risks may emerge with the coming of th.....»»
Ethereum Dev Imprisoned For Helping North Korea Evade Sanctions
Virgil Griffith, a US cryptocurrency expert, was sentenced on Tuesday to 63 months in prison after pleading guilty to assisting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) with technical info on how to evade sanctions. BleepingComputer reports:.....»»
Wikipedia says it"s done with cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies are "extremely risky investments", says a prominent Wikipedia contributor......»»
Opera launch Crypto Browser Project on iOS
iOS users interested in cryptocurrency, Web3 and decentralized apps can now download Opera’s Crypto Browser......»»
Preparing for Armageddon: How Ukraine battles Russian hackers
One long-running rivalry shows how Kyiv has withstood major cyber attacks. Enlarge (credit: gwengoat | Getty Images) For years, a small and disparate Ukrainian team including IT experts, intelligence officers, and a criminal p.....»»
Wikipedia community votes to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations [Updated]
Critics argue the bitcoin and ethereum networks consume too much energy. Enlarge (credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus) More than 200 long-time Wikipedia editors have requested that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting crypto.....»»
Wikipedia Community Votes To Stop Accepting Cryptocurrency Donations
waspleg writes: More than 200 long-time Wikipedia editors have requested that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting cryptocurrency donations. The foundation received crypto donations worth about $130,000 in the most recent fiscal year -- less than.....»»
Wikipedia community votes to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations
Critics argue the bitcoin and ethereum networks consume too much energy. Enlarge (credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus) More than 200 long-time Wikipedia editors have requested that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting crypto.....»»
Scientists crack egg forging evolutionary puzzle
As many humans prepare to unwrap their Easter eggs, scientists have solved one of nature's biggest criminal cases, an egg forgery scandal two million years in the making. Their findings suggest that the victims of this fraud may now be gaining the up.....»»
Washington Debates Cryptocurrency Rules, With Sights Set on Stablecoins
As Washington attempts to get its arms around the rapidly growing cryptocurrency industry, policy makers in the Biden administration and on Capitol Hill have identified stablecoins as an initial target for tighter regulation. From a report: Often bil.....»»
Robinhood Users Filed Thousands of Complaints with US Consumer Agency
17 million people trade stocks and cryptocurrency on the Robinhood app. Now Gizmodo has obtained copies of hundreds of complaints filed about the app between mid-2020 until and-2021 with America's consumer protection agency, the FTC: The inability t.....»»
Inside the Bitcoin Bust of the Web"s Biggest Child Abuse Site
Chainalysis is a software for tracing cryptocurrency, "to turn the digital underworld's preferred means of exchange into its Achilles' heel," writes Wired. This week they describe what happened when that company's co-founder discovered that for two.....»»
Crypto Use Is More Prevalent in Corrupt Countries, IMF Study Finds
"According to a new International Money Fund (IMF) report, cryptocurrency is much more popular in countries with insecure currencies and corrupt governments..." reports The Street, adding that the report concludes "the best way forward is not fight,.....»»
Meta is Making "Zuck Bucks"
Meta may have given up on its Diem cryptocurrency, but the company is still exploring finance products, according to a new Financial Times report. The Verge: The parent company of Facebook and Instagram reportedly has a few irons in the fire, includi.....»»
Deception, Exploited Workers, and Cash Handouts: How Worldcoin Recruited Its First Half a Million Test Users
The startup promises a fairly-distributed, cryptocurrency-based universal basic income. So far all it's done is build a biometric database from the bodies of the poor. MIT Technology Review reports: On a sunny morning last December, Iyus Ruswandi, a.....»»
Blockchain offers a solution to post-Brexit border digitization to build supply chain trust
Blockchain is a system in which a record of transactions made in bitcoin, or another cryptocurrency, are maintained across several computers that are linked in a peer-to-peer network. The blockchain based platform studied in this case is known as an.....»»