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Americans lost $333 million to Bitcoin ATM fraud in 2025
By Jowi Morales published
The FBI reported that Americans lost $333 million to scams via crypto ATMs, and that the number of victims constantly rose from 2020 to 2025.

Russia cracks down on 'illegal' cryptomining with prison terms up to five years
By Anton Shilov published
The Russian government plans to penalize 'illegal' mining of cryptocurrency to prison terms of up to five years.

World’s oldest Bitcoin Mining Pool celebrates 15th anniversary, has mined 1,311,339 bitcoins worth $115 billion
By Mark Tyson published
15 years ago, the first Bitcoin mining pool was introduced by coder Slush.

12 years ago an iconic whisky-fuelled rant coined the term HODL via a drunken mispelling
By Mark Tyson published
On December 18, 2013, a cryptocurrency investor felt compelled to pen a message rallying his fellow shellshocked troops on the Bitcointalk forums. Thus, the 'HODL' strategy was born.

North Korean hackers stole record $2 billion in crypto in 2025, including single heist worth $1.5 billion, report claims
By Jowi Morales published
Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis says DPRK has set a record for 2025, with the regime expected to execute more sophisticated attacks in the future.

Bitcoin creator Satoshi disappeared on this day 15 years ago, leaving a final public message
By Mark Tyson published
The presumed pseudonymous Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, disappeared without a trace on this day in 2010.

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit reports $30 million theft
By Jowi Morales published
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
By Luke James published
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.
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