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New images of Block’s Bitcoin wallet leak as beta version begins to ship

Photos of the fintech firm's hardware wallet, BitKey, have surfaced as reports indicate that its beta version may ship soon.

3 years ago

Bankruptcy

FTX backdoor reportedly discovered by US-based employees: WSJ

Alameda Research's former CEO Caroline Ellison is said to have confirmed knowledge of the use of customer funds.

3 years ago

Mining

El Salvador’s first volcano-powered Bitcoin mining project goes live

The crypto-forward nation's long-promised geothermal Bitcoin mining dream may finally become with Lava Pool, the nation's first project to attempt it.

3 years ago

Analysis BTC -1.34%

Bitcoin’s regional dynamics: Asia bullish, U.S. and E.U. in distribution mode

Asia takes the lead in Bitcoin trading as caution looms over the U.S. and E.U. markets.

3 years ago

DeFi SOL -0.96%

Solana DeFi ecosystem rallies amid strong headwinds

Solana's ecosystem is enjoying notable growth this year, scoring adoptions from Visa, Shopify, and other major traditional institutions.

3 years ago

Crime

SBF Trial: Grounded private jets worth combined $70M may be forfeit in Bankman-Fried trial

High-flying crypto executive's expensive toys on the line in legal proceeding.

3 years ago

Technology ETH -0.17%

Friend.Tech bolsters security as more users report SIM-swap attacks

ZachXBT said four Friend.Tech users lost $385,000 to SIM-swap attacks.

3 years ago

Mining

Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp sees need for machine learning to improve Bitcoin hashrate estimates

Lopp predicts negligible drop in hashrate post Bitcoin halving in 2024 as he assessed precise measurements.

3 years ago

Adoption

CommEx to onboard 1 million Russian customers from Binance amid increased competition – report

CommEx's game plan for the 1M Binance user migration amid rising competition and regulatory pressures.

3 years ago

Crime

FTX exploiter converts another $25M worth of ETH to BTC, total up to $100M

The transactions occurred with a gap of roughly eight hours, with the tokens converted to BTC through THORChain Router — a bridge protocol to Bitcoin.

3 years ago