Bitget Hack Pushes North Korean Crypto Haul Past $1 Billion September 29, 2026 By Ben Weiss A $357 million hack of crypto exchange Bitget on Thursday was likely carried out by North Korea-linked hackers, pushing the...
Crypto Exchange Bitget Says Hackers Stole $352 Million September 25, 2026 By Suvashree Ghosh Crypto exchange Bitget reported an estimated $351.6 million in unauthorized transfers from some of its wallets and temporarily suspended withdrawals....
Ledger Hires New Security Chief as Crypto Hacks Hit $1.4 Billion September 10, 2026 By Anna Irrera Ledger SAS, a maker of hardware devices used to store cryptocurrencies, is combining oversight of its internal technology systems and...
Crypto Firm Trezor Says Data Breach Exposed Thousands of Clients August 14, 2026 By Anna Irrera Trezor, a maker of hardware devices used to store cryptocurrencies, said personal information belonging to thousands of customers was exposed...
Crypto Crime Escalates With Kidnappings, Cons and Human Coercion May 21, 2026 By Suvashree Ghosh and Isabelle Lee After a year of kidnappings, assaults and armed home invasions targeting cryptocurrency holders, the industry is racing to harden its...
Few Foreign Ships Seen in Hormuz Amid Reports of Iran’s Insurance Plan May 19, 2026 By Prejula Prem and Julian Lee The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to commercial shipping, with maritime traffic reduced to a trickle and dominated by...
Iran Starts Bitcoin-Backed Shipping Insurance for Hormuz Strait May 18, 2026 By Golnar Motevalli Iran has started a Bitcoin-backed insurance service for Iranian shipping companies that want to transit the Strait of Hormuz, the...
South Korea Crypto Exchange Bithumb Says System Flaws Led to $40 Billion Error February 11, 2026 By Jack Kim South Korea’s Bithumb said on Wednesday that serious flaws had left the crypto exchange’s internal system susceptible to potential sabotage...
Bitcoin’s Break Below $80,000 Signals New Crisis of Confidence February 2, 2026 By Sidhartha Shukla and Olga Kharif Price, relevance, conviction — Bitcoin is bleeding all three. The world’s largest cryptocurrency slipped below $76,000 in thin weekend trading,...
Crypto Money-Laundering Hit $82 Billion in 2025, Researchers Say January 30, 2026 By Elizabeth Howcroft Money launderers received at least $82 billion in cryptocurrencies last year, up sharply from $10 billion in 2020, driven in...