Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced early on Sunday that it would begin allowing withdrawals in a phased process. The company froze all deposits and withdrawals after hackers stole $6.3 billion worth of crypto from Binance wallets. In its latest update, Binance said it has now covered 95% of the stolen assets, and it’s still working to […]
Key Takeaways Hyperliquid’s top trader 0x5b5d holds $617.5M in shorts across 22 markets, led by $224M in ETH. A second whale, 0xb83d, is short $439M, bringing the pair’s combined bearish exposure to about $1.06B. The 0x5b5d account is up $99.1M this month but still faces an $8.3M paper loss on its HYPE short. Short Everything […]
After last week’s hack-driven crash, the expectations for another volatile week are quite high. Bitcoin and the broader crypto market enter another potentially volatile week with the US midterm elections, crucial labor-market data, major tech earnings, and several Federal Reserve speakers on deck. The leading cryptocurrency tanked to $76,000 at the end of last […]
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take […]
Sible Network has suspended its proposed multi-account mining feature less than a day after announcing it, following community concerns about fake accounts, unfair rewards and potential Sybil attacks. Summary Sible Network has suspended its proposed three-account-per-device mining feature following complaints from users and ambassadors. The November 1 proposal would have allowed three different individuals to […]
Welcome back to Power Play! Each week, senior writer Molly Taft tackles a topic around this midterm season’s biggest issue: data centers. If you’ve got a question or thought for the column, feel free to shoot Molly an email at [email protected] or reach them securely on Signal at mollytaft.76. When New York became the first […]
Key Takeaways A sub-$10 coin bin pick turned out to be a six-figure rarity. Only three known examples exist, each found in an unlikely place. The resale price landed well below its earlier peak. At the Long Beach Coin Expo on February 15, 2008, collector Lee C. Lydston spotted something off about a 1971-S Eisenhower […]
In line with the impressive month for Ripple, the ETFs recorded some net inflows. In a rather bearish environment for most exchange-traded funds tracking the largest cryptocurrencies, the funds behind XRP managed to maintain their green monthly streak. However, there are still two issues that deserve attention, as it’s not all good news. XRP […]
Readers don’t typically care who owns what media property, we realize, but last year, we became part of a broader portfolio, a move that has come with some decided benefits, including what amounts to a bigger extended family with cool cousins. Now, in addition to our TechCrunch channels in Slack, we can talk with the […]
BTCPay Server has warned users to shut down their payment servers after receiving reports of attackers gaining unauthorized access to older installations and draining funds from connected Bitcoin hot wallets. Summary BTCPay Server has urged operators to shut down their payment servers after receiving reports of attackers gaining unauthorized access and draining funds from connected […]
