Crypto

Hacking groups linked to North Korea are increasingly using exchanges in Russia to launder crypto, Chainalysis revealed. The shift in their strategy, registered by the blockchain forensics firm, coincides with a drop in the value of the stolen cryptocurrency this year in comparison with the record-breaking 2022. Chainalysis Report Alleges New Alliance Between North Korean and Russian…

Hackers have apparently compromised a wallet belonging to billionaire investor Mark Cuban, stealing a number of cryptocurrencies. The owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, who confirmed the breach, has been able to transfer the remaining digital funds to U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase. Mark Cuban’s Metamask Wallet Drained by Hackers Cryptocurrency worth hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars has…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been criticized for pledging to help victims of Morocco’s devastating earthquake by airdropping its native crypto token. According to Action on Armed Violence’s Iain Overton, people affected by the earthquake are only interested in getting immediate assistance and not crypto. Binance Accused of Using Devastation to Prop Up Its Image Binance, one of the top…

Bitcoin continued to trade close to a multi-week high on Friday, as bulls continued to target the $27,000 level. The move came following stronger than expected U.S. retail sales figures, which rose by 0.6% in August. Ethereum also traded higher in today’s session. Bitcoin Bitcoin remained near a two-week high on Friday, as traders continued to digest the latest US retail sales figures. Following…