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South Korean crypto exchange Upbit reports $30 million theft
The largest South Korean crypto platform was hit by a hack just hours after a massive deal to acquire it was announced.
Hobbyist solo miner scores a full Bitcoin block worth $270,000 despite 1 in 180 million odds
A solo miner running just 6 terahashes per second of computing power has overcome odds of about one‑in‑180 million to mine a full Bitcoin block via the CKpool pool.
Homeland Security thinks Chinese firm's Bitcoin mining chips could be used for espionage or to sabotage the power grid
The U.S. government is looking into Bitmain to see whether its products pose a risk to its national security.
Bitcoin price plunges, wipes $1 trillion from value weeks after it hit all-time high
Bitcoin falls to below $90,000 for the first time in recent months, largely driven by sell-offs by leveraged investors.
Major Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI, plans to fully abandon crypto mining by 2027 as miners convert to AI en masse
Bitfarm says that it will convert its Washington Bitcoin mining facility into an AI data center and exit crypto mining completely in a couple of years.
'Bitcoin Queen' who laundered $5.6 billion in illicit funds through crypto gets nearly 12 years in prison
A Chinese scammer who duped almost 130,000 investors out of around $5.6 billion was handed a nearly 12-year prison sentence in a London court.
China accuses Washington of stealing $13 billion worth of Bitcoin in alleged hack
China accuses the U.S. of being behind the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.
Crypto fraud and laundering ring that stole $689 million busted by European authorities
Crypto fraud and laundering ring that stole €600m ($689m) busted by European authorities — 9 arrests made across multiple countries
