AWS says services have “returned to normal operations” after a US-EAST-1 outage, first reported on October 20 at 3:11am ET, that affected major services
Amazon Web Services, a leader in the cloud infrastructure market, reported a major outage on Monday that took down numerous major websites.
AWS says “the underlying DNS issue” is mitigated and most “operations are succeeding normally” after a huge US-EAST-1 outage; some services are still “impacted”
The cause of the AWS outage is currently unclear.
Source: Coinbase's hackers had bribed enough customer service representatives to achieve effectively on-demand access to customer info in the past five months
On the long list of crypto companies that have been hacked, there are plenty of examples of financial losses that are much more painful …
Trump signs an EO to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a Digital Asset Stockpile using BTC and other digital assets forfeited in criminal or civil cases
Now, Trump wants to create a crypto “strategic reserve.” (1/2) @theangrydonkey : Earlier this week, Trump announced the names of five digital assets he expects to include in this ...
Trump signs an EO to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a Digital Asset Stockpile using BTC and other digital assets forfeited in criminal or civil cases
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve “just a few minutes ago,” says crypto tsar David Sacks.
President Trump names Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano as assets to be included in a strategic US crypto reserve, causing significant price surges
XRP, ADA, SOL post double-digit losses Molly White / Citation Needed : Issue 78 - President on brink of bailout for bitcoin CoinDesk : Here Is What Crypto Leaders Are Saying About ...
President Trump names Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano as assets to be included in a strategic US crypto reserve, causing significant price surges
Crypto Braced For Another Trump Shock After Bitcoin, XRP, Solana And Cardano Price Boom CoinDesk : Here Is What Crypto Leaders Are Saying About Trump's Crypto Reserve Plans Matthew...
Crypto exchange Bybit says a hacker took control of one of its cold Ethereum wallets, resulting in what analysts estimate was the loss of ~$1.5B worth of tokens
- North Korean group Lazarus suspected by industry researchers — Prices of Ether, Bitcoin and other tokens decline after theft
Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, a crypto and libertarian cult hero serving a life sentence since 2015 on money laundering, drug charges, and more
Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.
A Texas District Court rules against the sanctions on Tornado Cash, ordering a previous decision to be reversed; the US sanctioned Tornado Cash in August 2022
- A U.S. District Court has ordered the sanctions on Tornado Cash to be reversed. — The price of TORN jumped over 140% following the news.
Polymarket says the FBI seized CEO Shayne Coplan's phone and electronics; source: the DOJ is investigating Polymarket for allegedly accepting bets from US users
- Polymarket says FBI agents seized CEO's phone, electronics — Platform has taken recent measures to weed out US traders
The ramifications of a potential US crackdown against Tether, a noticeable player in the market for US debt, will extend beyond the digital asset industry
Of all the legal actions taken against cryptocurrency companies by US regulators and prosecutors over the past year …
Sources: federal prosecutors are investigating Tether for possible violations of sanctions and anti-money-laundering rules; US Treasury is considering sanctions
The U.S. government is investigating cryptocurrency company Tether for possible violations of sanctions … Forums: Hacker News : Federal investigators probe Tether r/Buttcoin : Fede...
Tether reports a “record” $5.2B net profit in H1 2024, net operating profit of $1.3B in Q2, and $97.6B US debt holdings, more than Germany and other countries
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The US DOJ indicts two brothers for allegedly stealing $25M in crypto via an exploit of the MEV-Boost software used by some Ethereum validators
The alleged 12-second attack related to the controversial practice known as MEV, or maximal extractable value. — 10 Years of Decentralizing the Future
A Dutch judge finds Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev guilty and sentences him to 64 months; Pertsev was jailed in August 2022 over alleged money laundering
Alexey Pertsev was first jailed in the Netherlands in August 2022. — Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months in jail for money laundering
Bitcoin's fourth halving is now complete, lowering miners' block subsidy rewards from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC; the third halving was in May 2020
Done and dusted! André Beganski / Decrypt : Bitcoin Completes Fourth Halving, Ushering In New Era for BTC Gino Matos / Crypto Briefing : Runes could solve Bitcoin's long-term secur...
The US SEC sends decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap a Wells notice warning that the agency intends to bring an enforcement action against the company
The Securities and Exchange Commission warned Uniswap on Wednesday that it intends to bring an enforcement action against the company …
The US SEC sends decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap a Wells notice warning that the agency intends to bring an enforcement action against the company
The Securities and Exchange Commission warned Uniswap on Wednesday that it intends to bring an enforcement action against the company …
The US SEC sends decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap a Wells notice warning that the agency intends to bring an enforcement action against the company
The Securities and Exchange Commission warned Uniswap on Wednesday that it intends to bring an enforcement action against the company …