Opinion by: Andrey Sergeenkov, researcher, analyst and writer Crypto founders love big promises: decentralized finance, banking the unbanked and freedom from intermediaries. Then hacks happen. In some cases, billions vanish overnight. On Feb. 21, 2025, the North Korean Lazarus Group stole $1.46 billion from Bybit. They sent phishing emails to staff with cold wallet access. […]
Opinion by: Andrey Sergeenkov, researcher, analyst and writer Crypto founders love big promises: decentralized finance, banking the unbanked and freedom from intermediaries. Then hacks happen. In some cases, billions vanish overnight. On Feb. 21, 2025, the North Korean Lazarus Group stole $1.46 billion from Bybit. They sent phishing emails to staff with cold wallet access. […]
Adecoagro, an agricultural giant in Latam, will sell up to 51% of its actions to Tether in an all-cash deal that gives the stablecoin company a majority stake. Tether would also be interested in Bioceres, a biotech company whose stock has fallen over 33% in 2025. A Seed Round: Tether to Acquire Majority Stake in […]
Crypto exchange users in South Korea have crossed over 16 million after receiving a boost following US President Donald Trump’s election win last November. Data submitted to representative Cha Gyu-geun of the minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party found over 16 million people had crypto exchange accounts out of a total population of 51.7 million, according […]
Japan’s finance regulator is planning to change the country’s laws to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products as early as 2026, according to the local outlet Nikkei. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to submit a bill to parliament to revise the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act as early as next year after having considered the […]
Within the realm of bitcoin mining, a wave of advanced machinery has elevated performance to unprecedented heights over the past year. While industry titans such as Bitmain continue to dominate, challengers like Bitdeer and Auradine have confidently entered the competitive arena, vying for prominence. The Liquid Revolution – A Dive Into 2025’s Top-Tier Bitcoin Mining […]
A Californian lawmaker has just added Bitcoin and crypto investor protections to a February-introduced money transmission bill aimed at securing crypto self-custody rights for the US state’s nearly 40 million residents. California’s Assembly Bill 1052 was introduced as the Money Transmission Act on Feb. 20, 2025, but was amended by Democrat and Banking and Finance […]
A Californian lawmaker has just added Bitcoin and crypto investor protections to a February-introduced money transmission bill aimed at securing crypto self-custody rights for the US state’s nearly 40 million residents. California’s Assembly Bill 1052 was introduced as the Money Transmission Act on Feb. 20, 2025, but was amended by Democrat and Banking and Finance […]
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From Saylor’s $10M BTC buy (a rounding error), to Ripple’s lawsuit win, to Solana’s cringey ad, last week’s crypto headlines were dwarfed by the real forces driving markets: inflation, war, and a global liquidity pivot. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get […]
Terraform Labs will launch a Crypto Loss Claims Portal on March 31, 2025, enabling investors impacted by the 2022 collapse of terrausd (UST) and associated cryptocurrencies to seek compensation. Kroll to Manage Terraform’s Crypto Loss Claims Process According to Terraform Labs, the portal, managed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC, marks a critical step in the […]
Ethereum-based DeFi protocol SIR.trading, also known as Synthetics Implemented Right, has been hacked, resulting in the loss of its entire total value locked (TVL) — $355,000 at the time of the attack. The March 30 hack was initially detected by blockchain security firms TenArmorAlert and Decurity, both of which posted warnings on X to alert […]
Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings Inc (MARA) is looking to sell up to $2 billion in stock to buy more Bitcoin as part of a plan that bears a resemblance to Michael Saylor’s Strategy. MARA Holdings, formerly Marathon Digital, said in a March 28 Form 8-K and prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that […]