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PayPal crypto partner accidentally mints stablecoins worth double the world’s total GDP
PayPal’s crypto partner, Paxos, accidentally minted $300 trillion PYUSD on Wednesday. Firm admits 'internal technical error.'
DoJ seizes $15 billion in Bitcoin from Cambodian fraudster who ran 'pig butchering' scam using forced labor
The DoJ has seized $15 billion in Bitcoin, thought to be proceeds from a 'pig butchering' scam run from forced-labor compounds in Cambodia.
Bitcoin rockets to all-time high of over $125,000
Bitcoin just hit an all-time high of $125,000 due to a combination of investors seeking alternative assets and MegaWhales moving holdings to long-term storage.
Thailand’s $15B TouristDigiPay scheme will let visitors convert crypto to Baht
Crypto-fueled tourism.
Stablecoins gain critical mass after GENIUS Act cements rules
US banks and financial institutions are keen to take advantage of the stablecoin provisions put into US law by the GENIUS Act, though regulation remains murky.
$3.5 billion Bitcoin hack from 2020 dwarfs Mt. Gox in value, is worth $14.5 billion today
Arkham Intelligence has uncovered the largest Bitcoin heist ever, amounting to $14.5 billion worth today. The heist was conducted in 2020 against the Chinese mining pool LuBian.
FBI seizes $2.4 million in Bitcoin from member of recently ascendant Chaos ransomware group
The FBI in Dallas, Texas, has seized 20 Bitcoins from a member of the Chaos Ransomware gang, amounting to almost $2.4 million in value.
Crypto wallet Chrome extension is eating SSD storage at an alarming rate
A bug in the cryptocurrency tracking browser extension has been causing it to write heaps of data to users' SSDs.
