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Crypto exchange FixedFloat confirms hack, loses $26 mn in Bitcoin, Ether
New Delhi: Decentralised crypto exchange FixedFloat has confirmed a hack that resulted in the theft of Bitcoin and Ether worth at least $26 million. The exchange team confirmed the attack shortly after…
- Business
US approves 1st-ever Bitcoin exchange-traded product shares
San Francisco: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally approved a number of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) shares and with the decision, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has joined the…
- Business
Bitcoin miners see transaction revenue grow a massive 400% in 2023
New Delhi: The revenue collected by Bitcoin miners as transaction fees averaged about $2 million per day in 2023, registering a whopping 400 per cent increase year-on-year. The Bitcoin miners earned more…
- World
Bitcoin rocketing higher, topping USD 35,000 for the first time since May 2022
New York: Bitcoin is rocketing higher, topping $35,000 for the first time since May 2022. It’s up 20 per cent over the past five days, a media report said. The famously volatile…
- Business
CoinDesk to slash workforce ahead of potential sale: Report
San Francisco: Cryptocurrency news company CoinDesk is reportedly slashing its workforce, as a group of investors was likely in the final stages to acquire it for about $125 million, the media reported…
- Business
Bitcoin crashes over reports of Binance laying off 1,000 employees
San Francisco: Bitcoin prices nosedived on Saturday after leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance reportedly laid off roughly 1,000 workers, and the layoffs could continue. Bitcoin slipped back nearly $30,000 per token after the…
- Technology
19 people across world become billionaires via cryptocurrency
New Delhi: As the world of cryptocurrency tumbles down amid regulatory crackdowns, there are 19 individuals in the world who achieved the title of a billionaire through cryptocurrency. One cryptocurrency in particular…
- Business
Bitcoin and Ethereum price remains unfazed by US SEC lawsuits
New Delhi: The lawsuits against top crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have not been able to severely impact the price of Bitcoin which is…
- Technology
US charges 2 Russian men with $400 mn Bitcoin hack
Washington: The US government has charged two Russian nationals in connection with the $400 million Bitcoin hack that brought down the Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange in 2014. The Department of Justice (DoJ)…
- World
Indo-Canadian charged with laundering bitcoin worth over $24 mn in US
New York: A district court in the US has ordered detention of an Indo-Canadian entrepreneur following indictment on charges of laundering 450 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at $24,020,699.83 at the time of the…
- Middle East
World’s first Bitcoin tower to come up in Dubai
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be the home of the world’s very first Bitcoin tower, which will be a hotel in the shape of a Bitcoin. The 40-story tower will be…
- India
Hackers attack Ahmedabad hospital with ransomware, demand USD 70,000 to restore data
Ahmedabad: Servers of a private multi-speciality hospital here has come under a ransomware attack with the hackers demanding Bitcoin worth USD 70,000 to restore data, police said. Based on a complaint filed…
- Middle East
Hamas stops receiving donations via Bitcoin
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, announced its decision to stop receiving donations via the digital currency Bitcoin. The group said in a statement that the…