Are We Really Doing the Bitcoin Hype Cycle Again?
It’s safe to say crypto is experiencing renewed interest since the crash of 2022. Bitcoin just hit its highest price since 2021, the SEC’s approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs has…
Bitcoin Wears a Patagonia Vest Now, but Is It Still Crypto?
Cryptocurrency cleaned up its act this week as spot Bitcoin ETFs made their Wall Street debut in January. The digital tokens are looking almost unrecognizable from what the industry represented…
Millions of Old Bitcoin Wallets Have Critical Security Flaws, Experts Say
Photo: Lukas Gojda / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) Bitcoin wallets older than 2016 could have a vulnerability that puts over $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency at risk, according to a report in…
SBF Is Headed to Prison But FTX Will Haunt the Crypto Community For Years
Sam Bankman-Fried may be headed to prison but the story of FTX is far from over. Indeed, like an evil spirit, the exchange seems destined to haunt the crypto community…
PayPal Dives Into Crypto Madness With Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin
PayPal is diving into the messy world of crypto with a new stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, aptly and uninventively named PayPal USD. The company’s entrance into the industry…
The Flash Isn’t Just a Movie, It’s Now an NFT
Image: Warner Bros./DC Comics Warner Bros.’ The Flash will be a full month old by the end of the weekend, and to say it’s had an eventful lifecycle might be…
Sega Boss Says the Company Might Be Done With that Dumb NFT Game
With crypto becoming a hell of a lot less appetizing over the last few months thanks to numerous crimes and scandals, game companies that were once so hungry for ballooning…
Biden Wants to Hit Power-Hungry Crypto Miners With a Big Tax Bill
The Biden Administration is proposing a bill to hold cryptocurrency mining companies accountable for the amount of energy costs they expel with a new 30% tax on their electricity costs.…
In Yet Another Crypto Attack, Hackers Pillage $197 Million From Euler Finance
Photo: Volodymyr_Shtun (Shutterstock) Unidentified cybercriminals managed to boost nearly $200 million from the decentralized finance lender Euler Finance on Monday. The attack, which stole millions in crypto assets like DAI…
Pro-Russian Groups Are Crowdfunding Weapons Buys With Crypto on Telegram, Study Finds
Photo: Paula Bronstein (Getty Images) Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, cryptocurrency has played a surprisingly big role. As a new fundraising tool, crypto has helped Ukraine raise millions of…