Bitcoin (BTC) is approaching a crucial price range, one that analysts say will be the first real resistance test. The cryptocurrency surpassed $69,500 on October 21, crushing the level last seen in late…
Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole 120,000 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on Bitfinex, should receive a reduced sentence of five-years in prison, prosecutors say. Source link
Crypto-friendly financial institution Evolve Bank and Trust was embroiled in a massive data breach. The bank admitted it had been aware of the incident, which involved the theft of 33 terabytes of user…
Bitfinex chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino explained that if the hacking group was telling the truth, it would have asked for a ransom, but he “couldn’t find any request.” Source link
Ilya Lichtenstein, the man behind the looting of billions of dollars from Bitfinex, is now helping federal prosecutors build a case against Bitcoin Fog, a crypto mixing service. Lichtenstein pleaded guilty to money…
Key Takeaways A reported $15 billion XRP transfer to Bitfinex was part of a failed exploit attempt. Both Bitfinex and Binance successfully thwarted similar exploit attempts, highlighting their effective security systems. The incident…
After a now-deleted post on X sparked widespread speculation within the crypto community, suggesting that about half of XRP’s total supply was being moved in a single transaction to a lone exchange, it…
Heather Rhiannon Morgan (aka “Razzlekhan”, 33) pled guilty to a money laundering conspiracy in connection with the 2016 Bitfinex hack on Thursday, which saw more than 119,756 Bitcoin (BTC) robbed from customers. This…
After being trapped between $31,500 and $29,500 for more than a month now, Bitcoin broke below the price range due to a lack of positive stimuli. Higher timeframe on-chain metrics, however, continue to…