Liquid Gets 3,400 BTC Back After On-Chain Talks; White Hats Keep 598.5 BTC
Bitcoin Magazine Liquid Gets 3,400 BTC Back After On-Chain Talks; White Hats Keep 598.5 BTC The “White hat” party that withdrew nearly 4,000 bitcoin from the Liquid Network federation wallet on Sunday returned 3,400 BTC to the wallet on Monday. About 598 BTC, or 15% of the consolidated pile, stayed at the same holder address […]
Alleged White-Hat Hackers Withdraw 4,000 bitcoin from Blockstream’s Liquid Network Federation Reserves
Bitcoin Magazine Alleged White-Hat Hackers Withdraw 4,000 bitcoin from Blockstream’s Liquid Network Federation Reserves The Liquid Network said Sunday that purported white-hat hackers withdrew about 4,000 bitcoin, worth about $320 million, from the federation wallet that backs L-BTC. Bridge nodes were disabled, and the sidechain was paused. Other issued assets, including USDT, DePix and RWAs, […]
Hargreaves Lansdown Reverses Course, Rolls Out Bitcoin Trading
Bitcoin Magazine Hargreaves Lansdown Reverses Course, Rolls Out Bitcoin Trading British financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown is letting retail investors buy bitcoin — nearly one year after it said the cryptocurrency was “not an asset class.” The Bristol, UK-based investment firm’s website said it was offering bitcoin and other crypto exchange-traded notes to investors. ETNs […]
Trezor Breach Worse Than Reported: Another 67,000 US Customers Exposed
Bitcoin Magazine Trezor Breach Worse Than Reported: Another 67,000 US Customers Exposed Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor has said that a data breach first announced last month is worse than originally reported. The Prague, Czech Republic-based company said Friday that an additional 67,000 U.S. customers had their names, emails, phone numbers, shipping addresses and order numbers […]
El Salvador Isn’t Buying Bitcoin With Public Money, Says IMF
Bitcoin Magazine El Salvador Isn’t Buying Bitcoin With Public Money, Says IMF El Salvador has not used public funds to accumulate bitcoin since the International Monetary Fund’s last review of its loan program, the fund said Thursday. In a report Thursday, the body said that the Central American country had instead received bitcoin from private […]
Bitcoin Dips Below $80,000 on Strong US Jobs Report
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Dips Below $80,000 on Strong US Jobs Report Bitcoin slid Friday after a better-than-expected labor report showed that the U.S. job market accelerated in August. The leading cryptocurrency was recently trading for close to $79,764 after dropping as low as $78,706 earlier in the morning in New York. It’s currently down over […]