Hackers steal over $130M by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·20d ago
Hackers are in the midst of a massive theft of cryptocurrency from supposedly secure offline hardware wallets, according to blockchain security firms monitoring the heists.
FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims' crypto wallets | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·17 Jul 2026
U.S. prosecutors have accused a Florida man of uploading fake video games that contained malware to Steam, the popular PC games platform.
Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·23 Dec 2025
Cybercriminals stole $2.7 billion in crypto this year, a new record for crypto-stealing hacks, according to blockchain-monitoring firms.
World launches its 'super app,' including crypto pay and encrypted chat features | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Lucas Ropek·12 Dec 2025
World, the biometric ID verification project co-founded by Sam Altman, released the newest version of its app today, debuting several new features, including an encrypted chat integration and an...
Coinbase starts onboarding users again in India, plans for fiat on-ramp next year | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Ivan Mehta·7 Dec 2025
After a pause of more than two years, crypto exchange Coinbase has opened its app for registration in India.
Five people plead guilty to helping North Koreans infiltrate US companies as 'remote IT workers' | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·14 Nov 2025
Five people have pleaded guilty to helping North Koreans defraud U.S. companies by posing as remote IT workers, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday.
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is a big fan of agentic coding | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Russell Brandom·29 Oct 2025
The rise of agentic coding tools has been a sea change for software engineers across the industry — but for Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko, it seems to have landed particularly hard.
North Korean hackers stole over $2 billion in crypto so far in 2025, researchers say | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·7 Oct 2025
Hackers working for the North Korean government have stolen more than $2 billion in crypto so far this year, according to blockchain analysis firm Elliptic.
Spacecoin beams blockchain transaction through space in bid for decentralized internet | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Aria Alamalhodaei·2 Oct 2025
Spacecoin says it reached a new milestone in its quest to build a decentralized communications backbone that could one day rival SpaceX’s Starlink.
Israel announces seizure of $1.5M from crypto wallets tied to Iran | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·15 Sept 2025
Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that it was ordering the seizure of 187 crypto wallets that allegedly belong to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC.
Crypto wallet integrated with Telegram introduces crypto trading and yield features | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Ivan Mehta·13 Mar 2025
Telegram’s crypto wallet, developed by a third-party company called The Open Platform (TOP), has introduced new features for people who don’t just use Telegram as a messaging app.
Following takedown operation, Garantex invites customers to 'face-to-face' Moscow meeting | TechCrunch
cryptocurrency | TechCrunchby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·10 Mar 2025
It has not been a good week for Russian crypto exchange Garantex. Firstly, on Thursday, stablecoin issuer Tether blocked access to Garantex’s wallets that held around $28 million of the crypto...
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