Crypto hacking remains a huge challenge, with the total value of stolen funds surging to $2.2 billion in 2024, a 21.07% year-over-year increase, reports blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The number of hacking incidents also grew, rising from 282 in 2023…
The crypto market is down today after the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shared more hawkish remarks than expected. The Fed announced a 25-basis-point rate cut, and it signaled fewer rate reductions in 2025 than projected. Commenting on Strategic…
Hill, who chaired the House Financial Services Committee's digital assets subcommittee, has long been a crypto advocate on the Hill. Congressman French Hill will be the next chair of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, Punchbowl News reported Thursday. The…
Ethereum, valued at $468 billion, traded within an intraday range of $3,851 to $3,957.89 on Dec. 14, 2024, reflecting a 20.2% drop from its peak of $4,878.2 on Nov. 10, 2021. Ethereum The daily chart reflects ethereum’s ongoing consolidation, with…
Activist investor Starboard Value has made a large investment in bitcoin miner Riot Platforms (RIOT) and is pushing for changes in the company’s business model, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Starboard has been pushing…
Discussions surrounding crypto-drainers, malicious software designed to drain cryptocurrency wallets, have surged by 135% on dark web forums. Discussions related to crypto-drainers on the dark web rose from 55 threads in 2022 to 129 threads in 2024, according to a…