Crypto exchange eXch to close due to accusations of helping Lazarus hackers launder stolen goods from Bybit
The eXch crypto exchange has announced that it will cease operations on May 1 following allegations that it helped money laundering hackers who stole from Bybit $1.5 billion. The majority of the management team voted for this decision. The hack of Bybit was the largest in the history of the crypto industry, and the North Korean Lazarus Group is…
Large-scale Amazon Web Services outage causes global problems on crypto exchanges
On April 15, the cryptocurrency market faced a large-scale outage of several leading exchanges, including Binance, MEXC, Bitget, and KuCoin. The reason for this was problems in the operation of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center, as these platforms depend on the AWS infrastructure.
Kraken signs a record deal between traditional and crypto finance — acquires NinjaTrader for $1.5B
American Kraken cryptocurrency exchange will acquire the futures trading platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion. This will allow Kraken to expand its operations to cover several asset classes and increase the total number of users. The crypto exchange currently has 15 million users. In addition, the deal between Kraken and NinjaTrader is a…
Hackers who stole $1.5 billion from Bybit attack OKX crypto exchange
The leading cryptocurrency exchange OKX was attacked by North Korean hackers Lazarus. The same ones as last month stole $1.5 billion from Bybit. Cybercriminals targeted the DEX aggregator service. For this reason, OKX decided to suspend the platform.
Flying bitcoin made Gemini crypto exchange a Guinness World Record holder
Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, founded by the Winklevoss brothersShe managed not only to take a swipe at Trump, but also to set a new Guinness World Record. On March 13, a show dedicated to signing a decree on the creation of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
Hackers laundered all $1.5 billion stolen from Bybit and helped THORchain earn $5.5 million
North Korean hackers Lazarus managed to launder all assets, stolen from the Bybit exchange. In just 10 days, they laundered 499,000 ETH worth about $1.5 billion (estimated at the time of the crime). EmberCN analysts reported that most of the cryptocurrency was withdrawn through THORChain protocol, which earned $5.5 million in commissions. Hackers…
Anatomy of the largest crypto theft in history: analyzing the $1.5 billion Bybit hack
On February 21, an unprecedented event took place: a sophisticated cyberattack on the Bybit exchange led to the theft of approximately $1.46 billion in Ethereum (ETH) and related tokens. This incident was the largest digital heist in history. It also exposed the vulnerabilities of even the most reputable platforms and caused turmoil in the crypto…
Bybit Exchange Manages to Recover from the Largest Theft in Cryptocurrency History
Bybit has successfully eliminated the Ethereum (ETH) shortage after the largest theft in the history of cryptocurrencies CEO of Bybit Ben Zhou wroteThe ETH reserve gap is now fully closed. In the near future, a new Proof of Reserves (POR) report will be published, which will demonstrate that customer assets are once again backed by a 1:1 ratio…
Presidential memecoins: SEC is in no hurry to regulate TRUMP and MELANIA
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Pierce, known in the crypto community as «Cryptomama», has stated that most memcoinsprobably do not fall under the agency’s jurisdiction. About this she said in an interview with Bloomberg Crypto on Thursday, noting that the agency evaluates each case individually.
Most new tokens on Binance lost 80% of their value in a matter of days
Fresh analytics Presto Research indicates that the fresh tokens listed on Binance in 2025 have experienced a catastrophic drop. A study of 18 cryptocurrencies showed that they lost between 74% and 94% of their initial price.
Ukrainian crypto exchange Kuna ceased to exist
The oldest Ukrainian cryptocurrency exchange has suffered a disastrous fate after the news of sudden blocking of operations by order of the State Special Communications Service. After 11 years of operation, Kuna is forced to close. About reportedits founder Mykhailo Chobanyan on his Telegram channel.
The best cryptocurrency exchanges of 2025 according to Forbes
Thanks to record-breaking ETF launches by BlackRock and Fidelity, which accumulated $112 billion in bitcoin, as well as Donald Trump’s re-election in November, BTC crossed the $100 thousand mark. However, hype cycles create unreasonable optimism and the FOMO effect, so investors should be careful. This applies not only to the choice of tokens…
French prosecutors take on Binance
French authorities have opened a judicial investigation against Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. The investigation is being conducted by the economic and financial division of the Paris prosecutor’s office (JUNALCO). The charges include money laundering related to drug trafficking and tax violations, writes Reuters.
Affected Ukrainian users of the FTX crypto exchange will not receive compensation
One of the FTX creditors under the nickname Sunil revealed on the platform X that the clients from Ukraine, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia of the bankrupt exchange FTX are not eligible for compensations through the current fund distribution providers — companies BitGo and Kraken.
Results of 2024: Binance loses leadership, Ethereum cuts fees by 99%, AI integrates into Web3
In December 2024, major cryptocurrency exchanges recorded an increase in trading volumes: spot trading increased by 14%. Interestingly, Bitget led this indicator with a growth of 102%, while derivative trading volumes grew by 6%, where Gate showed a record increase of 111%.
Grayscale has changed the portfolios of several funds: which tokens were added and which — were removed?
Grayscale Investments Company, a leading asset manager in the field of crypto investments, on January 8 announced the rebalancing of its multi-asset funds as part of its regular review for the fourth quarter of 2024.
CEO of Bybit — on the power of memecoins, dislike of venture tokens, and listing features
Recently, Bybit conducted an online conference for the media, at which CEO Ben Zhou and Shunyiet Yan, head of institutional and derivatives business, shared plans for the development of the cryptocurrency exchange.
Restoring the correlation between bitcoin and US stocks: risks or opportunities?
The correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 index, which weakened significantly after Donald Trump was elected President of the USA, has started to strengthen again. This could pose short-term risks for the prices of digital gold, analysts warned.
After launching on the Binance Alpha platform, 40% of tokens fell in price
Last week, the biggest exchange launched Binance Alpha – a platform designed to get familiar with early-stage projects. Alpha is integrated with Binance Wallet (formerly Binance Web3 Wallet), with the main goal of making it easier to find tokens that have potential for future listing on Binance Exchange.
The star squirrel Peanut owner accused Binance of copyright infringement
Popular American content creator Mark Longo has filed a legal complaint against Binance, claiming that the memecoin PNUT, which the platform listed last month, infringes on his intellectual property rights. Longo alleges that the token uses an image of his pet squirrel named Peanut without permission.
Coinbase to drop Tether USDT and 5 other stablecoins in Europe
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will remove six stablecoins from platforms in Europe due to the upcoming implementation of stricter regulations under the European Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) law.
Trump wants his own crypto exchange — FT
US President-elect Donald Trump has made a big bet on cryptocurrencies. Now, in addition to his own crypto lending and credit platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI)The politician dreams of a cryptocurrency exchange. Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), the media company that owns Truth Social, is in talks to acquire cryptocurrency exchange…
Apple and A24 are working on a movie about Sam Bankman-Fried — the destroyer of the FTX crypto exchange
Apple and the independent film company A24 («Everything always and at the same time», «Heredity», «Moonlight», «Love, lies and bloodshed») have started working together on a movie about crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and destroyer of FTX exchange. Pros data According to Variety, the script for the film will be written by…
Only 5 tokens listed on Binance this year proved to be profitable
Only 5 of the 37 tokens launched on Binance this year have shown positive returns. Moreover, 4 of the successful ones are memes. The main factors that influenced the results include the general market situation, the quality of projects, the cost of fees, and the hype around new narratives. About wrote analyst at Andrew Moh.
Decentralized exchanges are gaining momentum, while Binance is losing ground among centralized ones
According to a report by 0xScope, the market for centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs) has undergone dramatic changes since last year. For example, institutional investment in Web3 came into full force in early 2024 after the approval of Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds in January and Ethereum (ETH) in July. Bitcoin reached a new all-time…
Robinhood launches crypto transfers in Europe
American company Robinhood announced the launch of cryptocurrency transfers for European customers. From now on, the platform will allow you to make
The largest crypto exchanges announced the listing of EigenLayer (EIGEN): schedule
Major crypto exchanges have announced the start of trading in the EigenLayer (EIGEN) token. It will start on October 1 in the morning. The following trading pairs will be available: EIGEN/BTC, EIGEN/USDT, EIGEN/FDUSD, and EIGEN/TRY (relevant for Binance).
U.S. Department of Justice shuts down russian money laundering scheme through three crypto exchanges
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) withdrew the domains of three crypto exchanges related to money laundering for the russian federation totaling more than $800 million. According to the press release, UAPS, PM2BTC and Cryptex facilitated illegal transactions. In addition, two Russian citizens have been charged with misappropriating millions of…
Ex-CEO of Alameda Research sentenced to 2 years for participating in a fraudulent scheme with FTX crypto exchange
On September 24, a federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Caroline Ellison, the former head of Alameda Research, the FTX hedge fund, to 2 years in prison and $11 billion in forfeiture.
Binance denies rumors of data leakage of 12.8 million users
Binance, the largest centralized crypto exchange (CEX), has officially denied information about a possible data leak of 12.8 million users. An anonymous seller on the darknet claimed to have personal data of the exchange’s customers (names, dates of birth, countries, postal codes, and phone numbers).
Crypto exchange BingX accidentally doubled the reward for Hamster Kombat players
Listing of Hamster Kombat on exchanges will take place in just three days, and the crypto community is already calling this game one of the worst tap games in Telegram’s history. However, the BingX exchange apparently doesn’t think so, and that’s why it has been pouring HMSTR tokens with a slide. But first things first.
These 6 altcoins could rise after Binance founder’s release
This week, on September 29, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and former CEO of Binance, will be released from prison after serving a four-month sentence. His release could have a significant impact on the crypto market, as CZ is one of the key figures in the industry. Therefore, it is worth paying attention to six altcoins that are likely to be…
BingX crypto exchange hacked and stole $43 million — withdrawals blocked
At night on September 20, the hot wallet of the BingX crypto exchange was attacked by hackers. According to official data, the attackers managed to withdraw a small part of the funds. And the affected users were promised compensation for any losses.
Mt.Gox, the first crypto exchange to go bankrupt, starts returning bitcoins to customers — 10 years after the hack
In the first few hours, Mt.Gox moved 140,000 bitcoins worth $9 billion to an unknown address, presumably as part of a plan to pay off creditors. Moreover, the flagship coin fell at this time by about 2.5% under pressure from expected sales.
Bitcoin trader loses $70 million after sending cryptocurrency to wrong address
This is a popular type of scam with «address poisoning»/ address poisoning — when fraudsters create fake accounts with a fake cryptographic address that contains similar first and last characters to the real one.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao will spend 4 months in jail — due to «inadequate protection» against money laundering on the crypto exchange
Zhao pleaded guilty in November, and on April 30 received a 4-month prison sentence.
Bitcoin has updated its all-time high — the price per coin has reached $69.2 thousand.
On Tuesday, the flagship cryptocurrency jumped in price again due to the high demand for bitcoin ETFs, updating its historical record to $69.2 thousand (in November 2021, the coin was valued at $68.9 thousand).
Bitcoin exceeded $65 thousand — the highest level since the end of 2021
The record level of $68,999 was set in November 2021.
Parents of Sam Bankman-Fried say he is «too naive» for prison and beg judge to reduce sentence
Relatives of the ex-owner of the bankrupt FTX crypto exchange begged the judge to reduce the sentence, arguing that his naivety could put him in «extreme danger» behind bars, reports Business Insider.
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