Scammers steal $4 million in crypto during face-to-face meeting
Demand to display wallet full of coin facilitated mystery heist
Cyber-crime08 Feb 2023 | 46
Cryptocurrency
Bank of England won't call it Britcoin but says digital pound 'likely to be needed in future'
Technical paper says blockchain probably isn't up to the job
Software08 Feb 2023 | 118
South Korea to treat crypto tokens and virtual assets as if they were securities
‘Food does not change no matter what bowl it is served in’ says regulator
Legal07 Feb 2023 | 5
Guy accused of wrecking crypto exchange now hauled into court
Mango Markets still offline for now ... but v4 comeback release looms
Cyber-crime03 Feb 2023 | 14
Bankruptcy probe: Celsius cheated investors 'from the start'
If it walks like a Ponzi, quacks like a Ponzi, guess what it is?
Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 20
Amid FTX's burning wreckage, Japan outpost promises asset withdrawals in February
Well what do you know – plenty of hard-nosed regulation by central authorities actually protected investors
Cyber-crime31 Jan 2023 | 10
NARROWER TOPICS
South Korea makes crypto crackdown a national justice priority
It's listed alongside issues like tackling gang violence, drugs, and sex crimes
Cyber-crime31 Jan 2023 | 2
New York again mulls letting people pay the state in crypto
Ah, the 2020s, in which we fund public roads and schools with Dogecoin
Personal Tech30 Jan 2023 | 17
AWS, Microsoft, Google among businesses owed money after FTX collapse
Join the queue, eh?
Personal Tech27 Jan 2023 | 5
FBI catches up with infosec and crypto communities, blames Lazarus Group for $100 million heist
Well played, feds. What's next? Ransomware is rampant? Strong passwords are important?
Cyber-crime25 Jan 2023 | 3
Finally, ransomware victims are refusing to pay up
Near 50% drop in extorted dosh ... or so it says here
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2023 | 18
FTX audit finds $415m in crypto mysteriously vanished
Meanwhile SBF proclaims he's both innocent and solvent
Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 43
Crypto exchanges freeze accounts tied to North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group
Well whaddya know, the crypto ecosystem did the right thing by stiffing the WannaCry bandits
Cyber-crime17 Jan 2023 | 11
FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty on eight charges
$32 billion cryptocurrency failure on the dock
Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 31
Crypto craziness craps out – and about time too
Opinion Fintech, you're better than this. Time to concentrate on more helpful stuff
Networks23 Dec 2022 | 150
FTX CTO and Alameda Research CEO admit fraud, pair 'cooperating' with Feds
Samuel Bankman-Fried in FBI custody to face court 'as soon as possible'
Networks22 Dec 2022 | 57
Anti-money laundering bill targeting cryptocurrency introduced in US Senate
Frankly my dear, I do give a DAAML
Personal Tech15 Dec 2022 | 11
To protect its cloud, Microsoft bans crypto mining from its online services
Updated Windows giant fears coin crafting may upend its servers
Off-Prem15 Dec 2022 | 51
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried charged with fraud by just about everyone
Billions in people's private funds siphoned off to bankroll hedge fund, watchdogs say
Personal Tech13 Dec 2022 | 54
Bahamian rap: Crypto villain Sam Bankman-Fried arrested
Indictment imminent from America, extradition likely. Grab some popcorn
Software13 Dec 2022 | 43
FTX Japan would let customers withdraw funds … if only anyone could log in
Add a busted tech platform to the list of the company's sins
Software06 Dec 2022 | 7
Remuneration coming for TrustCor customers impacted by CA revocation
In brief Also, a Capone henchman lands behind bars, while nearly 9/10 DoD contract firms fail security standards
Security05 Dec 2022 |
Blockchain needs a reason to exist, Boris Johnson tells roomful of blockchain pros
As for Twitter, politicians need to grow thick skins and stop mistaking it for advertisement
Software02 Dec 2022 | 110
Domain aging gang CashRewindo picks vintage sites to push malvertising
Like fine wine, the longer it sits, the better it is
Cyber-crime02 Dec 2022 | 22
FTX's crypto villain Sam Bankman-Fried admits 'I made a lot of mistakes'
Is it too late to enter for Understatement of the Year?
Software01 Dec 2022 | 49
India’s retail digital currency pilot launches on December 1st
Four participating banks, four cities, expansion to come
Software30 Nov 2022 | 7
Japan's LINE shutters crypto exchange to focus on less controversial blockbiz
Decision is unrelated to recent crypto crashes, presages pivot to some kind of tokenised chat
Software29 Nov 2022 | 3
Block Fi seeks bankruptcy protection as 'shocking' FTX contagion spreads
Crypto lending biz wants its money back "as promptly as practicable"
Personal Tech28 Nov 2022 | 72
Too soon? Amazon commissions FTX mini-series
Spoiler alert: court proceedings suggest crypto exchange was a mess and investors will be out of pocket
Personal Tech24 Nov 2022 | 31
New York cracks down on carbon fuel-based crypto-mining operations
Two-year ban comes as state attempts to reduce emissions by 85%
Networks23 Nov 2022 | 33
'Pig butchering' romance scam domains seized and slaughtered by the Feds
'We allege these fraudsters bled dry each of their victims' of $10m
Security23 Nov 2022 | 13
Two arrested in massive $575m cryptocurrency 'Ponzi scheme'
Yet another cautionary tale of diving into crypto investment opps
Personal Tech22 Nov 2022 | 26
FTX disarray declared 'unprecedented' by exec who cleaned up after Enron
Corporate funds bought employee homes, no accounting department, uncertainty about who's an employee, and other baffling behavior
Personal Tech18 Nov 2022 | 111
Cloud vendors should take some responsibility for stolen compute, says Canalys CEO
Canalys Forums APAC Crypto winter also attributed to semiconductor slumps in recent quarters
Cyber-crime16 Nov 2022 | 5
Swiss bankers warn: Three quarters of retail Bitcoin investors are in the red
Little fish lured into the market help whales cash out
Security16 Nov 2022 | 70
FTX collapse prompts other cryptocurrency firms to suspend withdrawals
Bankruptcy filing for $32 billion firm follows inability to give customers their money
Personal Tech15 Nov 2022 | 89
Another crypto shocker: Major player actually corrects $400m mistake instead of cratering
Fellow crypto-exchange Gate.io spots error, returns funds
Security14 Nov 2022 | 29
Musk sows more Twitter chaos, now with Official policy snafu
Today's messes: a possible crypto venture; blue tick blackflips; advertiser assurances; and a promise to try dumb things
Personal Tech10 Nov 2022 | 31
Feds find Silk Road thief's $1b+ Bitcoin stash in popcorn tin, hidden safe
Uncle Sam follows the money ... all the way to a single-board computer
Cyber-crime07 Nov 2022 | 50
NFT vending machine appears in London
Don't everyone rush at once
Offbeat04 Nov 2022 | 49
Singapore's fintech boss says stablecoins might win before CBDCs even get started
Monetary authority presses ahead with Ubin+ cross-border CBDC trial anyway
Software04 Nov 2022 | 2
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin: If Musk's Twitter flops, it's not such a bad thing
Predicts replacement, without Elon's problems, is waiting to fly
Software03 Nov 2022 | 28
Terraform Labs and crypto bro Do Kwon face $57 million court case in Singapore
But will Kwon show up in court? Probably not.
Legal01 Nov 2022 | 10
Hong Kong wants to be the world’s home for virtual assets
The Capital of VA? Virtual assets have to live somewhere and HK thinks it has the regulation for it
Personal Tech31 Oct 2022 | 14
Purpleurchin cryptocurrency miners spotted scouring free GitHub, Heroku accounts
This is why we can't have nice things
Research27 Oct 2022 | 14
Luxury smartphone brand returns with $41,500 device
If your mobile's not 18k gold with diamonds, do you even crypto bro?
Offbeat25 Oct 2022 | 49
India to lead drive for global crypto regulations to bust money laundering
As president of the G20, it will have the platform to make it happen
Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 6
Bitcoin energy consumption a feature, not a bug, says crypto-miner
But it's OK because we use non-carbon energy, argues CEO
On-Prem14 Oct 2022 | 28
America, use Bitcoin instead of old-school money? Not likely, says Fed
It's all about the Benjamins, says Michael Barr
Personal Tech13 Oct 2022 | 10
Crypto exchange Bittrex coughs up $53m to end claims of US sanctions busting
Feds also said the biz sucked at policing transactions for suspicious activity – as if!
Cyber-crime11 Oct 2022 | 12
Google Cloud to accept cryptocurrencies as payment
GCN Plus: AI services, security tools and more from Google Cloud Next this week
PaaS + IaaS11 Oct 2022 | 11
Singapore suggests blockchain to speed cross-border payments
Monetary Authority director calls current system 'not fit for 21st century'
Software11 Oct 2022 | 9
600k+ Celsius customer crypto-coin records revealed
And why it's not actually a leak
Personal Tech11 Oct 2022 | 8
Mastercard moves to protect 'risky and frisky' crypto transactions
Expands into a sector so toxic many won't touch it
Security10 Oct 2022 | 17
Binance robbed of $600 million in crypto-tokens
How's your day going?
Cyber-crime07 Oct 2022 | 58
South Korea cancels passport of Terraform Lab's Do Kwon
Whereabouts of wanted cryptobro unknown, but he's reliably on Twitter
Cyber-crime06 Oct 2022 | 1
FBI: We tracked who was printing secret documents to unmask ex-NSA suspect
Infosec systems designer alleged to have chatted with undercover agent
Security03 Oct 2022 | 53
Bitcoin worse for the climate than beef, say economists
Researchers mince 'digital gold' claims with study showing cryptocurrency's impact
Science30 Sep 2022 | 39
China's central bank declares victory over online lenders, Bitcoin speculators
Just in time for the Party Congress, whatever the reality of the situation
Software28 Sep 2022 | 3
Interpol seeks Do Kwon, man blamed for $40b crypto implosion
Founder of firm at center of fraud claims says he's 'not running' right now. Ditched the Fitbit, have you?
Personal Tech26 Sep 2022 | 4
Ethereum Merge signals end of GPU shortage, but not necessarily high prices
Analysis What a mine field
Personal Tech24 Sep 2022 | 12
Open up, it's the IRS. We're here about the crypto tax you dodged
'At least ten' people didn't declare coin income. Wow, what a bust
Cyber-crime23 Sep 2022 | 26
Biting the hand that feeds IT
