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In brief North Wales Police are investigating a $2.8 million (£2.1 million) Bitcoin theft in which a cybercriminal posed as a senior detective. The scammer claimed that the victim’s personal details had been found on the phone of someone recently arrested, before pressuring them to “secure their funds” via a phishing link. The force noted…
In brief SkyBridge Capital boss Anthony Scaramucci predicted that Bitcoin will be “between $180,000 and $200,000” by the end of 2025. He pointed to supply-and-demand dynamics and institutional interest as major drivers. Scaramucci argued that large institutional investors will mainly opt for Bitcoin ETFs over corporate treasuries. Amid Bitcoin’s roughly 6% pullback this week, former…
In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies added $1.7 billion in ETH in the last week. The firm now holds more than 1.5 million ETH, or greater than 1% of the total Ethereum supply. Shares of BMNR are trading down 3.7% on the day, but still outperforming ETH. BitMine Immersion Technologies added $1.7 billion or more than…
CRYPTO SLIDES, LINK LEADS ALTS, FED ENDS CRYPTO SUPERVISIONBTC slides to $115k despite stability in stocks. ETH & SOL weakest in majors, LINK leads alts. Fed ends crypto supervision program. US weighs digital ID verification in DeFi. BTC hits 1.7% of total global money supply. ETH hits ATH in transaction count, active addresses. ETH ETFs…
In brief The FBI has released an updated advisory warning that fictitious law firms are targeting victims of crypto scams for further exploitation. The agency noted that scammers return to the scene of the crime, winning former victims’ trust because they know the details of lost funds and when transfers were made. Members of the…
In brief Binance chief security officer, Jimmy Su, told Decrypt that North Korean attackers are the single biggest threat to crypto companies. He said that the centralized exchange throws away suspicious resumes every single day, and sometimes catches the malicious actor red handed during a video call. That’s not all, North Korean attackers also poison…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors sell off after big overnight pump; BTC at $120,500 ETH soars to $4,350 in big weekend run; Punks hit $235k…
In brief Russian hacking group GreedyBear has scaled up its operations and stolen $1 million within the last five weeks. Koi Security reported that the group has “redefined industrial-scale crypto theft,” using 150 weaponized Firefox extensions. This particular ploy involves creating fake versions of widely downloaded crypto wallets such as MetaMask, Exodus, Rabby Wallet and…
SEC DROPS XRP CASE, ETH NEARS $4K AGAIN, GOLD HITS ATHTrump signs EO letting crypto into 401ks. XRP up 10% as SEC officially ends legal battle. ETH continues outperform BTC, nears $4k resistance. Crypto-friendly Miran set for Fed board. Fundamental Global to raise $5b to buy ETH. 87% odds ETH hits $4k this month. XRP…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors jump on 401(k) news; ETH passes $3,900 SEC and Ripple drop legal battle for good; XRP jumps 7%…
