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Hackers pulled off a $620 million crypto heist by tricking an engineer into applying for a fake job and opening an offer letter containing spyware, report says
After multiple interview rounds, hackers posing as recruiters sent an Axie Infinity engineer an off…
Hannah Towey
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Metaverse tokens like Decentraland, Sandbox and Axie Infinity have risen nearly 400% in a year despite the sell-off in crypto market
Metaverse tokens are cryptocurrencies attached to metaverse games. Games like Decentraland, Sandbox…
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Play-to-earn crypto games have exploded onto the scene and are shaking up gaming business models. Here's how they work, and where the value comes from for investors.
Value for play-to-earn games comes from the users, the popularity of the game, and the demand for i…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Binance CEO says the crypto exchange seized $5.8 million from a North Korean network behind a recent $620 million Axie Infinity hack
"The DPRK hacking group started to move their Axie Infinity stolen funds today," said Binance CEO C…
Carla Mozée
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These were the 5 worst performing cryptos over the past week amid the bitcoin bear market
With more than 18,000 cryptocurrencies in existence and counting, there are more than triple the nu…
Matthew Fox
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Axie Infinity's developer just raised $150 million in a funding round led by Binance to start reimbursing victims of the historic $625 million crypto hack
Other companies involved include blockchain game company Animoca, venture capital firms a16z and Di…
Phil Rosen
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A hacker just stole over $600 million in crypto. Experts explain the historic swindle and why cyberattacks shouldn't discourage adoption of digital assets.
Experts said the $600 million crypto swindle that hit Axie Infinity's Ronin Network isn't the block…
Phil Rosen
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Axie Infinity's owner vows to reimburse victims of $600 million theft after a hacker pulled off one of the largest crypto heists in history
Users who lost tokens during the massive Ronin Network crypto heist will be reimbursed, according t…
Phil Rosen
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The most-traded NFT collection in Q3 was Pokemon-inspired Axie Infinity as crypto gaming expands
Axie Infinity, which features colorful, fighting creatures, has generated $2.5 billion in trading v…
Carla Mozée
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A 27-year-old left his Goldman Sachs job and became a crypto capitalist in the play-to-earn video game world
Sam Peurifoy, who earned his PhD in chemistry from Columbia University, is now known as "Captain" o…
Natasha Dailey
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NFTs would need millions of newly planted trees to offset carbon emissions, study says
A single tree can process 60 kilograms of CO2 in its lifetime, meaning 1.37 trees can offset one NF…
Natasha Dailey
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The frantic metaverse land grab is likely to persist in 2022 as investors realize virtual real estate equals cash, predictive analytics firm says
Interest in metaverse land rentals has also surged as businesses look to host major events like Fas…
Natasha Dailey
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Axie Infinity and The Sandbox lead drop in metaverse tokens as altcoins follow bitcoin lower
Axie Infinity slumped 16.8% in the last 24 hours, as the Sandbox and Enjin coin fell 6.6% and 7.5%,…
Natasha Dailey
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North Korean hackers are getting away with a lot less crypto even as theft attempts rise
Among the 20 hacks by North Korean-affiliated cybercriminals last year, the total amount of crypto …
Yuheng Zhan
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Axie Infinity players in the Philippines may have to start paying tax on trading ‘pets’
Axie Infinity, a game where players can trade, train and battle their ‘pets’ — and earn some money …
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Venture capital invested a record $30 billion in crypto in 2021, more than quadruple previous high
Investors are pouring into "anything and everything" in crypto, Bloomberg reported, citing PitchBoo…
Natasha Dailey
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The fight to control the metaverse: Crypto die-hards prepare for battle with Facebook and Big Tech
Keanu Reeves summed up the feeling in cryptoland when he said: "Can we just not have metaverse be, …
Harry Robertson
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Goldman Sachs says the metaverse must run on blockchain, and heralds crypto tech as a huge disruptor
Blockchain is the only technology that can secure ownership across different virtual worlds in the …
Harry Robertson
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Metaverse-related cryptocurrencies like Axie Infinity and Decentraland are up 37,000% this year, crushing bitcoin and other altcoins
The returns for metaverse coins were "turbocharged" by Facebook's rebrand to "Meta," according to M…
Natasha Dailey
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Most NFTs could end up being dead web pages according to a skeptic who just right-clicked and downloaded all of them
Geoffrey Huntley downloaded a 20-terabyte index of NFTs, saying he wants to show future generations…