Kamala Harris Urged to Embrace Digital Assets

The Digital Chamber, a crypto advocacy group, has called on U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to support the digital asset industry with three requests. The group urged her to promote pro-digital asset language in the Democratic Party’s platform, choose a vice-presidential candidate with expertise in digital asset policy, and engage with industry leaders. Digital Chamber … Read more

Wazirx: Withdrawals and Trading Paused for All Users, Over 80 Bounty Intents Received Within 24 Hours

Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx is working to resume withdrawals after a major security breach compromised a multisig wallet, resulting in the theft of over $230 million. The exchange has paused deposits, withdrawals, and trading, and launched a $23 million bounty program to recover the stolen assets. Within 24 hours, Wazirx received over 80 intents for … Read more

Indian Crypto Exchange Wazirx Updates on Major Multisig Wallet Hack

Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx has provided an update on the over $230 million security breach in its multisig wallet, which involved Liminal’s custody services. The exchange detailed the incident and ongoing recovery efforts, promising transparency and further updates. “We have already blocked a few deposits and reached out to concerned wallets for recovery,” the crypto … Read more

Indian Crypto Exchange Wazirx Suspends Withdrawals Amid $230M Security Breach

Indian crypto exchange Wazirx has announced a security breach affecting one of its multisig wallets, resulting in the theft of over $230 million. Cryptocurrency and INR withdrawals have been halted as the team investigates the incident, with blockchain investigators Zachxbt and Mudit Gupta offering insights into the sophisticated hack. Wazirx Security Breach Halts Withdrawals After … Read more

Huione Marketplace Involved In Laundering $35M From DMM Bitcoin Hack

In July 2024, over $35 million from the infamous $305 million DMM Bitcoin hack has been laundered through the online marketplace Huione Guarantee. Suspicions point to the Lazarus Group, known for sophisticated laundering techniques and off-chain indicators linked to similar cyberattacks. Tether’s Response and Laundering Path Over the weekend, Tether took action by blacklisting a … Read more

Minterest Protocol Hacked For $1.4M In Security Breach

The Minterest protocol recently suffered a security breach resulting in the loss of approximately $1.4 million in assets. The exploit occurred on the Mantle chain, with the attacker funded by TornadoCash on the Ethereum (ETH) chain. All stolen funds on the Mantle chain have since been bridged to ETH. 🚨ALERT🚨@Minterest has encountered a security breach … Read more