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Year: 2024

BREAKING: US government moves 10,000 Bitcoin

The United States government is currently the largest geopolitical holder of Bitcoin, with 203,000 BTC under the control of the US.

Enzo Biochem penalized $4.5M over 2023 ransomware theft • The Register

Biotech biz Enzo Biochem is being forced to pay three state attorneys general a $4.5 million penalty following a 2023 ransomware attack that compromised the data of more than 2.4 million people. New York’s attorney general Letitia James announced the…

Bitcoin Miner Reserves Reach 2021 Levels, What This Means

Bitcoin miners’ reserves can serve as a good indicator of whether a cryptocurrency sell-off is coming. Typically, the higher their reserves, the more likely these miners are to start selling in an attempt to secure profits. However, once reserves plummet,…

US Government Wallet Moves $600 Million in Bitcoin

Key Points 10,000 BTC worth approximately $600 million has been moved from a government-linked wallet. The wallet in question is related to assets seized along the Silk Road. Share this article A wallet tied to the U.S. government has transferred…

Research focus: week of August 12, 2024

Welcome to Research Focus, a series of blog posts highlighting key publications, events, code/datasets, hires, and other milestones from the research community at Microsoft. EVENT Register now for the Research Forum on September 3 Discover what the future holds for…

Exodus Expands Wallet Capabilities with Blockchain.com On-Ramp Integration

Exodus Movement, Inc. has announced a new partnership with Blockchain.com to integrate Passkeys Wallet with Blockchain.com’s fiat on-ramp services. The integration is aimed at streamlining the process of creating and funding cryptocurrency wallets, potentially expanding access to digital assets. Exodus…

Ransomware attackers introduce new EDR killer to their arsenal – Sophos News

Sophos analysts recently came across a new EDR killing utility deployed by a criminal group attempting to target an organization with ransomware called RansomHub. While the ransomware attack was ultimately unsuccessful, postmortem analysis of the attack revealed the existence of…

As Solana’s reboot takes shape, Ethereum-focused Renzo jumps in with ‘ezSOL’

“We think resttaking is going to be the biggest DeFi segment, similar to how liquid staking grew, and because of the complexity that comes with resttaking, I think everyone is focused on the token, but they don’t realize how much…