Bitcoin hit new three-month highs on Oct. 23 as the week’s first Asia trading session produced snap gains. Bitcoin bulls face crunch BTC price resistance Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price adding momentum to reach $30,944 on Bitstamp. The largest cryptocurrency saw its first weekly close above $30,000 since the summer, going on to tackle levels…
FTX users are reportedly being targeted in a withdrawal scam. X (formerly Twitter) user and FTX creditor advocate Sunil cautioned FTX account holders about the phishing scam and urged them to avoid clicking on dubious links. Sunil’s X post highlights the ever-evolving tactics online scammers employ. FTX users have reported receiving deceptive emails purportedly sent by FTX…
Tether Holdings, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization, Tether, is reportedly preparing to update the frequency of releasing its reserve data reports. Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s chief technology officer and incoming CEO, disclosed that the firm plans to publish reserve data in real-time in 2024, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 20. Tether did not immediately…
Binance Visa debit card services will close down in the European Economic Area (EEA) on Dec. 20, according to an announcement by the cryptocurrency exchange on Oct. 20. Binance exchange accounts will be unaffected. According to a message to customers posted online, Binance’s card issuer, Finansinės paslaugos “Contis” — or Contis Financial Services — will stop…
The United States Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, issued an alert for financial institutions as part of efforts to identify “suspicious activity” related to funding terrorist groups. In an Oct. 20 notice, FinCEN said that the militant group Hamas — behind the Oct. 7 attack on Israel — employed “fundraising campaigns involving virtual currency…
Despite the name “EtherHiding,” the new attack vector that hides malicious code in blockchain smart contracts doesn’t have much to do with Ethereum at all, cybersecurity analysts have revealed. As reported by Cointelegraph on Oct. 16, EtherHiding has been discovered as a new way for bad actors to hide malicious payloads inside smart contracts — with the ultimate goal…
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