Cryptocurrency
- Technology
Crypto losses reach $428 mn in Q3 globally, hacks top concern
New Delhi: The world saw crypto losses up to $428 million in the third quarter (Q3), down 36 per cent from Q2, from hacks and frauds, a new report has shown. An…
- Entertainment
Kim Kardashian pays USD 1.26 mn fine for illegally promoting crypto on Instagram
Washington: Reality TV star Kim Kardashian paid $1.26 million fine after she was charged with unlawfully promoting an illegal crypto investment scheme on Instagram, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Engineer duped of over Rs 5 lakh in crypto fraud
Hyderabad: In a recent case of bitcoin investment fraud, cybercriminals duped a city-based software engineer out of Rupees 5.8 lakh. According to Rachakonda cyber crime officials, the 40-year-old man stated that on…
- India
IITs prepare for Web 3.0 future, to provide crypto, blockchain, NFT courses
New Delhi: Web 3.0, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Metaverse and NFT are future-centric technology-based courses. Such educational programmes are being developed in India by TimesPro in collaboration with leading industry partners and Indian Institutes…
- Business
Hiring at crypto exchange Coinbase up 33% despite recent layoffs
New Delhi: Despite laying off 1100 employees, leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, its full-time employee count stood at 4,977 at the end of the June quarter (Q2) — a 33 per cent rise…
- Telangana
Hyderabad: Fake call center busted, Rs 55L worth of crypto seized
Hyderabad: 17 accused persons were arrested for running a fake call center by cybercrime sleuths from Cyberabad on Monday. According to police, the accused persons were running a fake call center out…
- Business
Bitcoin plunges below $20K, may reach $10K level this year
New Delhi: After showing some stabilisation in the last few weeks, world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin has plunged once again below $20,000 after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s keynote address. Bitcoin initially showed…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man tricked of Rs 40 lakh in cryptocurrency fraud
Hyderabad: A man was scammed for Rs 40 Lakh under the guise of investing in cryptocurrency by swindlers. The victim resides in old Bhoiguda in Secunderabad and works at a restaurant. A…
- Technology
Crypto scam revenue slips 65% amid economic downturn
New Delhi: As the global downturn continues, the crypto scam revenue for 2022 also dropped 65 per cent at $1.6 billion this year, lower than where it was through the end of…
- India
Abductors take Rs 1.3 cr ransom in bitcoins from UP bizman
Lucknow: In a first-of-its-kind crime reported in the state capital, three persons, who had held a real-estate businessman captive, used cryptocurrency to take a ransom of Rs 1.3 crore in bitcoins before…
- India
ED takes action against firms dealing in cryptocurrency
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has conducted searches at various premises of Yellow Tune Technologies Private Limited in Bengaluru and has issued an order to freeze its…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Businessman loses Rs 1 crore in crypto fraud
Hyderabad: A businessman in Mehdipatanam on Thursday allegedly lost Rs 1 crore after being asked to invest in crypto currency by fraudsters. The police said that the victim was added to a…
- India
Over 7 pc Indians owned cryptocurrency in 2021: UN trade body
Geneva: Over seven per cent of Indians owned digital currency in the form of cryptocurrency in 2021, according to the United Nations trade and development body UNCTAD, which said the use of…
- Technology
Hackers exploited crypto platform RenBridge to launder $540 mn
New Delhi: More than half a billion dollars have been laundered in crypto assets originating from theft, fraud, ransomware and various other types of criminal activity since 2020, a new report has…
- Business
Singapore-based crypto lender Hodlnaut freezes withdrawals, deposits
Singapore: Cryptocurrency lender Hodlnaut has announced to freeze withdrawals, token swaps and deposits amid the harsh crypto winter. The company has also informed the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to withdraw its…
