Bitcoin24h $109,478.63-2.06%

Ethereum24h $4,306.97-3.47%

XRP24h $2.81-1.80%

BNB24h $845.40-1.51%

Solana24h $204.71-2.46%

Dogecoin24h $0.2126-2.38%

TRON24h $0.3357-1.67%

Cardano24h $0.8096-3.13%

Chainlink24h $22.48-5.02%

Hyperliquid24h $44.99-2.50%

Crypto fugitive busted in Seoul after tossing cigarette

Police arrested the 60-year-old crypto scammer after he was stopped for dropping a cigarette and tried to bribe his way out of trouble.

Bithumb boosts security in wake of SK Telecom malware hack

Bithumb took action after SK Telecom was attacked with a malware infection that allowed hackers to access sensitive customer information.

The raid follows an investigation into a former Bithumb CEO who allegedly misused $2 million of company money to purchase an apartment.

Bitcoin and XRP fell 33% and 56% respectively after South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law for the first time since 1979.

If XRP can’t hold onto its gains, it could provide even more disappointment to South Koreans still stinging from LUNA’s 2022 collapse.