January 24, 2022
PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: In India Hacking Case, Bitcoin Trail...
Three years ago, the digital wallet of a west Delhi, India, cryptocurrency investor was hacked, and more than a half million dollars in bitcoin, ether and Bitcoin Cash was taken....
January 20, 2022
PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: The $612 Million Heist That Wasn’t
What kind of thief gives back $612 million a few days later, saying it was all a prank aimed at showing how poor his victim’s security system is? A crypto...
January 14, 2022
North Korean Hackers Swiped $400M in Crypto Last Year
Hackers from North Korea swiped close to $400 million in cryptocurrencies across at least seven cyberattacks that targeted investment firms and centralized exchanges, with 58% being ether and just 20%...
January 11, 2022
Binance Names New Leaders for Russia, Ukraine
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has named a pair of former government officials to take on new executive roles in its operations in Russia and the Ukraine. The company announced the appointments...
January 04, 2022
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Freezes $1M in USDT
Top stablecoin issuer Tether froze more than $1 million worth of USDT in a private digital wallet last week, effectively making it unusable. Ethereum block explorer Etherscan revealed that the...
January 03, 2022
PYMNTS NFT Series: What Are NFTs and Why Are They...
Welcome to the first installment of PYMNTS’ series on nonfungible tokens (NFTs), the newest craze in cryptocurrency. Over the coming 12 days, we’ll be looking at every part of the...
January 03, 2022
The 51% Attack: Crypto’s Double-Spending Achilles Heel
Once written onto the blockchain, a cryptocurrency transaction is immutable — it cannot be changed, canceled or reversed. That is the core value proposition of all cryptocurrencies. And it’s true....
January 02, 2022
Bitcoin Daily: S. Korean Presidential Candidate to Accept Campaign Contributions...
Malaysian officials have arrested 28-year-old suspect on charges of allegedly running illicit crypto mining, a Sunday (Jan. 2) report from Micky says. The police have identified 30 mining stations using...
January 02, 2022
El Salvador’s Bitcoin-as-Currency Experiment Ends 2021 on a Low Note
Without a fairly sharp jump, bitcoin is going to end the year below the $51,000 level at which El Salvador bought its first 200 BTC, a somber note for the...