Report: North Korean Hackers Target IT Firms with Social Engineering Tactics
In recent years, the North Korean government (DPRK) has allegedly used numerous hacking groups, most notably the Lazarus Group, to seal crypto. Hackers linked to the North Korean government have reportedly broadened their social engineering schemes to steal cryptocurrencies by infiltrating “hundreds” of multinational IT companies. North Korean Hacking Groups Identified At the Cyberwarcon cybersecurity conference, […]
Donald Trump Win Fuels Bitcoin Derivatives Boom
Bitget CEO highlighted Donald Trump’s victory as a catalyst for market optimism, suggesting that investors are factoring in favorable regulatory developments. The open interest in Bitcoin futures has surged significantly since Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election in the United States on November 5. This indicates that there has been an increase in trading […]
Binance Labs Invests in Astherus
Binance Labs has invested in Astherus to enhance its platform and expand its DeFi ecosystem. In addition to receiving funding from Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubator division of Binance, Astherus is a decentralized finance platform with the primary objective of maximizing the real income generated by digital assets. Binance Labs announced on November […]
SecondLane Lists Pump.fun Equity Stake at $1.5B Valuation
The private market site reports that Pump.fun has $15 million equity up for grabs. SecondLane has listed an equity interest in the memecoin protocol Pump.fun with a fully diluted valuation (FDV) of $1.5 billion. The private markets trading platform priced the 1% equity stake in Pump.fun at $15 million, making it available on SecondLane’s web app and […]
Switzerland’s Canton Bern Approves Bill to Study Bitcoin Mining Impact
With the growing clamor surrounding national Bitcoin adoption, Canton Bern’s lawmakers has moved to explore how mining may benefit power grid. Lawmakers in Switzerland’s Canton of Bern have made history by approving a bill to investigate the effects of Bitcoin mining in the region. Following months of bipartisan efforts to encourage adoption, the bill passed with a […]