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Bitcoin wallet with 20-character password cracked open by researchers
By Sunny Grimm Published
Two hackers helped a netizen in need who had lost his Bitcoin wallet password back in 2013. The 10-year wait was thankfully worth his while.

Brothers charged with stealing $25 million in Ethereum in 12 seconds — Cryptocurrency heist exploited transaction validation process
By Jeff Butts Published
The pair allegedly used their education in mathematics and computer science to exploit a weakness in the Ethereum blockchain.

Translucent orange Web3 gaming handheld mines and stores tokens while you game, will cost $500
By Christopher Harper Published
A dubiously-priced "Web3 gaming" handheld with play-to-earn mechanics appears on the market, using cheap hardware akin to machines less than a fifth of its asking price.

Despite Ban, China-based cryptocurrency investors made $1B in gains during 2023
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh Published
Will this encourage GPU-based mining farms to flourish?

Just 137 crypto miners use up to 2.3% of total U.S. power
By Aaron Klotz Published
The U.S government wants to crack down on the ballooning energy consumption of Bitcoin miners.

German police recover more than $2 billion in BTC in ongoing piracy investigation
By Mark Tyson Published
Police in Germany have confiscated over $2 billion worth of Bitcoins (BTC) during investigations into suspected operators of the movie2k.to pirate movie streaming site.

$1.2 million mysteriously deposited in missing Bitcoin founder Satoshi's abandoned wallet
By Mark Tyson Published
A mysterious deposit of 26.9 BTC, worth approximately $1.2 million by current valuations, has been added to the abandoned Genesis wallet.

$6 million crypto mine is owned by an NYU student
By Christopher Harper Published
Jerry Yu's connection would have gone undiscovered if not for unpaid contractors speaking up in and out of court
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