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OKX suspends DEX aggregator to stop ‘further misuse’ by Lazarus

OKX suspends DEX aggregator to stop ‘further misuse’ by Lazarus

Crypto exchange OKX has temporarily paused its decentralized exchange aggregator to prevent “further misuse” by North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group. “Recently, we detected a coordinated effort by Lazarus group to misuse our defi services,” said OKX on March 17. “After consulting with regulators, we made the proactive decision to temporarily suspend our DEX aggregator […]

Solana’s 5th birthday: From pandemic origins to US crypto stockpile

Solana’s 5th birthday: From pandemic origins to US crypto stockpile

Layer-1 blockchain Solana is celebrating its fifth year since its mainnet launch in 2020 — becoming one of the biggest chains by transaction activity and one of few select cryptocurrencies included in a proposed US digital asset stockpile.  Since the first Solana block was built on March 16, 2020, the network has processed more than […]

Bank of Korea to take ‘cautious approach’ to Bitcoin reserve

Bank of Korea to take ‘cautious approach’ to Bitcoin reserve

The Bank of Korea says it is taking a “cautious approach” to potentially including Bitcoin as a foreign exchange reserve. Officials from the Korean central bank said in a March 16 response to a written inquiry that they have not looked into a potential Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, citing high volatility.  Responding to a question from […]

Crypto users report new scam emails spoofing Coinbase, Gemini

Crypto users report new scam emails spoofing Coinbase, Gemini

Crypto users have reported a rise in scam emails made to look like they’re from crypto exchanges Coinbase and Gemini that attempt to get users to set up a new wallet with pre-generated recovery phrases controlled by scammers. In several examples posted to X, the email claims to be from Coinbase, asking users to transition […]

Crypto platform Debiex must pay $2.5M in CFTC ‘pig butchering’ case

Crypto platform Debiex must pay $2.5M in CFTC ‘pig butchering’ case

Crypto platform Debiex has been ordered to pay around $2.5 million after it failed to respond to a US Commodity Futures Trading Commission suit accusing it of being a romance scam ring. Arizona federal court Judge Douglas Rayes on March 13 granted the CFTC’s earlier motion for summary judgment in its case and ordered Debiex […]

Bitcoin landfill man loses appeal, says he has one ‘last legal option’

Bitcoin landfill man loses appeal, says he has one ‘last legal option’

A UK man’s bid to obtain a permit to search a landfill for his hard drive — holding private keys to 8,000 Bitcoin — has been rejected by the UK Court of Appeals. “Appeal request to the Royal Court of Appeal: refused,” Howells said in a March 14 X post. “The Great British Injustice System […]

Four suspects charged in home invasion of streamer Amouranth

Four suspects charged in home invasion of streamer Amouranth

Four suspects were charged in connection with the home invasion of online streamer Amouranth, whose real name is Kaitlyn Siragusa. The streamer says she was held at gunpoint by several individuals demanding that she hand over the private keys to her crypto. According to Fox 26, the suspects include Dylan Nesho Campbell, Bryan Anthony Salazar […]

Burning quantum-vulnerable BTC is the best option — Jameson Lopp

Burning quantum-vulnerable BTC is the best option — Jameson Lopp

Jameson Lopp, the chief security officer at Bitcoin (BTC) custody company Casa, recently argued against allowing quantum recovery of lost BTC and said that burning these coins to protect the integrity of the protocol was the preferable option. According to Lopp, allowing individuals or institutions with quantum computers to recover lost coins violates the Bitcoin […]

Bitcoin reclaims $80K zone as BNB, TON, GT, ATOM hint at altcoin season

Bitcoin reclaims $80K zone as BNB, TON, GT, ATOM hint at altcoin season

Bitcoin (BTC) is struggling to break above the 200-day simple moving average ($84,000), but a positive sign is that the bulls have not ceded much ground to the bears. Bitget Research chief analyst Ryan Lee told Cointelegraph that Bitcoin needs to achieve a weekly close above $81,000 to signal resilience. Selling could accelerate if the […]

Free speech and online privacy: Pavel Durov's rise to the top

Free speech and online privacy: Pavel Durov's rise to the top

Telegram founder and free speech advocate Pavel Durov was born on Oct. 10, 1984, in St. Petersburg, Russia, and demonstrated an early knack for computer science, culminating in the entrepreneur establishing several successful online social media platforms. While studying at Saint Petersburg State University, Durov became inspired by the success of the Facebook social media […]

Can AI bots steal your crypto? The rise of digital thieves

Can AI bots steal your crypto? The rise of digital thieves

What are AI bots? AI bots are self-learning software that automates and continuously refines crypto cyberattacks, making them more dangerous than traditional hacking methods. At the heart of today’s AI-driven cybercrime are AI bots — self-learning software programs designed to process vast amounts of data, make independent decisions, and execute complex tasks without human intervention. […]

Web3 has a metadata problem, and it’s not going away

Web3 has a metadata problem, and it’s not going away

Opinion by: Casey Ford, PhD, researcher at Nym Technologies Web3 rolled in on the wave of decentralization. Decentralized applications (DApps) grew by 74% in 2024 and individual wallets by 485%, with total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) closing at a near-record high of $214 billion. The industry is also, however, heading straight for […]

Libra, Melania creator’s ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ memecoin crashes 99%

Libra, Melania creator’s ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ memecoin crashes 99%

The creator of the Libra (LIBRA) token has launched another memecoin with some of the same concerning onchain patterns that pointed to significant insider trading activity ahead of the coin’s 99% collapse. Hayden Davis, the co-creator of the Official Melania Meme (MELANIA) and the Libra token, has launched a new Solana-based memecoin, with an over […]

Bitcoin gets $126K June target as data predicts bull market comeback

Bitcoin gets $126K June target as data predicts bull market comeback

Bitcoin (BTC) can hit new all-time highs by June this year if historical patterns repeat, network economist Timothy Peterson said. Data uploaded to X on March 15 gives BTC/USD around two-and-a-half months to beat its $109,000 record. April could spark 50% BTC price upside Bitcoin has declined 30% after topping out in mid-January. The extent […]

Bitcoin whale bets $368M with 40x leverage on BTC decline ahead of FOMC

Bitcoin whale bets $368M with 40x leverage on BTC decline ahead of FOMC

A Bitcoin whale is wagering hundreds of millions on Bitcoin’s short-term decline, ahead of a week filled with key economic reports that may significantly impact Bitcoin’s price trajectory and risk appetite among investors. A large crypto investor, or whale, has opened a 40x leveraged short position for over 4,442 Bitcoin (BTC) worth over $368 million, […]

Toncoin in 'great entry zone' as Pavel Durov's France exit fuels TON price rally

Toncoin in 'great entry zone' as Pavel Durov's France exit fuels TON price rally

Toncoin (TON) has surged by over 50% in the past week, fueled by news that Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been granted permission to leave France for Dubai. TON/USDT weekly price chart. Source: TradingView TON’s bullish reversal, especially after falling to $2.35, its lowest level in a year, has traders eyeing key price levels, with […]

Forget Solana, XRP may flip Ethereum first amid 5-year high

Forget Solana, XRP may flip Ethereum first amid 5-year high

XRP (XRP) price versus Ether (ETH) reached its highest level in five years over the weekend, extending its recovery. On March 15, the XRP/ETH pair touched 0.00128 ETH for the first time since April 2020. That amounts to a 925% rebound when measured from its all-time low of 0.00013 ETH established in June 2024 and […]

Bitcoin experiencing “shakeout” not end of 4-year cycle: analysts

Bitcoin experiencing “shakeout” not end of 4-year cycle: analysts

Bitcoin’s historic bull cycle is still intact, despite widespread investor fear over the current correction, which may only be a temporary “shakeout” ahead of the next leg up, according to crypto market analysts. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price is currently down 22% from its all-time high of over $109,000 recorded on Jan. 20, on the day of […]

Toncoin open interest soars 67% as Pavel Durov departs France

Toncoin open interest soars 67% as Pavel Durov departs France

Toncoin Open Interest (OI) has jumped 67% over the past 24 hours amid reports of Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s departure from France, where he had been required to stay since his arrest six months ago. On March 15, Toncoin (TON) OI  — a metric tracking the total number of unsettled Toncoin derivative contracts such as […]

Uber angel investor stirs Bitcoin debate with 'build a better Bitcoin' remark

Uber angel investor stirs Bitcoin debate with 'build a better Bitcoin' remark

A technology investor who backed ridesharing app Uber in its early days has sparked backlash from the Bitcoin community after claiming Bitcoin will inevitably be replaced by something better. “Bitcoin has been a wonderful game, but with a couple giant players cornering the market, the timing is right to “build a better Bitcoin” — restarting […]