Tag: Crypto

Bybit Founder Says $1.4B ETH Hack May Stem From Safe Wallet Compromise

Bybit founder Ben Zhou has raised concerns that multisig wallet provider Safe may have been compromised, allowing hackers to steal $1.4 billion in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). Speaking in a live stream, Zhou explained that the attack targeted Bybit’s Ethereum cold wallet, but all other wallets, including its Bitcoin (CRYPTO:...
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Safe wallet pauses certain functionalities after Bybit hack

Ethereum multisig wallet Safe has announced it is temporarily halting certain functionalities as the post-mortem of the $1.4 billion Bybit hack on Feb. 21 begins. Safe said in an update that the wallet’s security team had not found any evidence…...
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CZ Suggests Bybit Halt Withdrawals, Offers Help With $1.5B Hack

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has recommended that Bybit should halt withdrawals as a security precaution following Friday’s $1.5 billion hack. “Not an easy situation to deal with. Might suggest to halt all withdrawals for a bit as a standard security precaution. Will provide any assistance if needed. Good...
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Why The SEC Needs to Allow Staking in Exchange-Traded Products

For far too long, the U.S. has been falling behind the rest of the world on staking policy. Now, in just the first 30 days of the Trump Administration, staking has been mentioned in Congressional hearings, listed as a top priority by the SEC’s newly created crypto task force...
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U.S. Senators Push for SEC to Rethink Crypto Staking in Exchange Funds

Staking should potentially be added to the menu for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a bipartisan group of U.S. senators argued in a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday. Issuers of crypto ETFs had originally planned to include the staking feature in their fund offerings, but...
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