Bitcoin devs finally admitting to major mistakes in Core software
Bitcoin devs have historically kept coding mistakes quiet but a new movement toward transparency is revealing a raft of fascinating snafus.
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SEC gives up on proving BUSD is a security
A letter shared with Fortune confirms that the SEC has chosen not to pursue an enforcement action against Paxos for Binance USD (BUSD).
Worldcoin misses its 2023 goal of one billion users by 994 million
Worldcoin has struggled globally onboarding users amid investigations and bans and has failed to reach its one billion user goal by 2023.
Compound Finance and Celer Network websites compromised in ‘front-end’ attacks
The technique, known as a 'front-end' attack is a relatively common vector for crypto hackers and has impacted multiple projects in the past.
OKX overpaid massively to consolidate bitcoin UTXOs
OKX embarrassingly overpaid to consolidate its UTXOs. Someone in its wallet management department is not happy.
Crypto firm Payeer fined $10M for serving Russian customers
Lithuania slapped crypto wallet firm Payeer with a $10.1 million fine after it broke Russian sanctions and anti-money laundering laws.
Malaysian minister says crypto miners behind $722M electricity theft
Malaysian minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir revealed the figure at an event to mark the disposal of seized crypto mining equipment.
German government told ‘taxes are robbery’ via Bitcoin inscription
In protest at the German government, one Bitcoin user sent an inscription that read 'STEUERN SIND RAUB' or 'TAXES ARE ROBBERY.'
Why is so much Mt. Gox bitcoin going to the top 1%?
Although payouts favor the wealthy, many claims of unfair bitcoin distributions to Mt. Gox victims do not reflect voluntary cash settlements.
Woman allegedly offered bitcoin and sex for murder
New Yorker Yue Zhou allegedly tried to exchange bitcoin, cash, and sex for the murders of her lover's spouse and daughter.