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Crypto VC firm ‘jumps’ in to restore Wormhole’s supply after DeFi hack
To be fair, Jump Crypto owns Certus One, the developer behind the Wormhole token bridge. The $…
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Crypto DeFi protocols lost $1.4 billion this year but recovered over half of it
Decentralised finance (DeFi) applications have been growing multi-fold this year, and so have the e…
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Over $600 million has been stolen from DeFi platform Poly Network in one of the biggest crypto heists of all time - but the hacker has returned some of the cash already
The hacker appeared to be returning part of their loot to Poly Network after saying they would do s…
Sophie Kiderlin
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A cryptocurrency firm that was the victim of a $600 million heist has asked the hacker responsible to be its chief security advisor
"We cordially invite Mr. White Hat to be the Chief Security Advisor of Poly Network," the company s…
Isabelle Lee
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Poly Network says all $610 million stolen by a hacker has been returned after Tether released the final $33 million
Poly Network has taken the unusual step of embracing the apparent hacker, who stole $610 million in…
Harry Robertson
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Some of the biggest cryptocurrency HODLers are also crypto criminals, finds Chainalysis report
More than 4,000 of the biggest cryptocurrency accounts have gotten their tokens through illicit mea…
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Poly Network hacker rewarded with a $500,000 'bug bounty' for helping the DeFi platform improve security
Poly Network said it hopes the hacker will contribute to the blockchain sector's development upon a…
Isabelle Lee
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The hacker behind the biggest heist in crypto is now refusing to return the remaining funds
The USDT account the attacker is referring to has $33 million in stablecoins. Tether has fro…
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Cyber hackers have returned nearly half of the $600 million they stole from DeFi platform Poly Network
Poly Network's pleas for the money back appear to be working. The hackers said they stole "for fun …
Isabelle Lee
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Cryptocurrencies take a beating along with tech stocks, as Facebook earnings hit metaverse tokens and a blockchain hack hits solana and other DeFi coins
Meta's shares plunged 20% in premarket trading, dragging tech and social media stocks lower, while …
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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Crypto lending is booming as investors hunt for yield. It turned this company from niche startup to $1 billion unicorn in just 4 years.
Investors can earn returns far above those of traditional savings accounts by lending out crypto - …
Harry Robertson
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Over $600 million stolen in Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies is now on its way back as the one of the largest crypto heists ever comes undone
However, it’s unlikely that the attacker is doing this out of the goodness o…
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Crypto blockchain hackers have stolen almost $700 million in just 3 months this year, with solana and Binance smart chain hit hard
Attacks on the solana and Binance smartchain ecosystems accounted for well over half of the amount …
Hamza Fareed Malik
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Hackers have returned $342 million to Poly Network after they saying the massive crypto heist was done 'for fun'
There is $268 million worth of ether that has yet to be returned to Poly Network as of Thursday aft…
Matthew Fox
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Hackers raided a Japanese crypto exchange and seized up to $74 million in assets, report says
Japanese crypto exchange Liquid said that bitcoin, ether, XRP and TRX coins were stolen in the hack…
Sophie Kiderlin
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The saga behind $610 million Poly Network cryptocurrency theft — everything we know about the mysterious hacker behind the attack and what went down over the last three days
Poly Network is a ‘cross chain’ platform that tries to help users communicate across com…
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Scammers are exploiting Google, Amazon and Apple’s services to steal crypto
Scams around Google, Amazon and Apple’s platforms have been recorded in the last six months. Scamme…
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Bitcoin holder Ray Dalio gets into ether, praising crypto as he calls cash the 'worst investment'
The billionaire dissed cash as the "worst investment," saying it will likely lose buying power in t…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Yield farming: An investing strategy involving staking or lending crypto assets to generate returns
Yield farming involves lending cryptocurrency in exchange for interest payments and other rewards -…
Coryanne Hicks
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Goldman Sachs' Marcus unit is struggling with burnout, blown deadlines, and a tech-talent exodus
Nearly every significant leader in the business has walked out the door.