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QuadrigaCX Wallets Found Empty, Mystery of $150 Million Missing Crypto Deepens
The cold wallets of QuadrigaCX, once the largest crypto exchange of Canada, have reportedly been found to be empty. According to Bloomberg, most of the Bitcoin funds from the exchange’s cold wallets were moved out in April 2018, more than 9 months before QuadrigaCX revealed it had lost $150 million in customer funds after its CEO Gerald Cotten passed away with sole control of the company’s wallets. дальше »
2019-3-4 13:21 | |
QuadrigaCX Auditor: Most of $150m in Lost Crypto Has Been Drained, What Does This Mean for Investors?
The QuadrigaCX imbroglio took a turn yesterday when Big Four Auditing Firm, Ernst & Young (EY) released its “Third Report of the Monitor” that asserts that they have identified six separate crypto wallets were used to store the exchange’s cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-3-2 22:30 | |
“Clear and Robust Strategy” Nets 0.023% Recovery of Bitfinex’s Hacked Funds (So Far)
According to an official statement published on February 25, 2019, Bitfinex has revealed that the United States government returned 27. 7 BTC (worth about $105,000 USD) to the exchange, as part of restitution for a hack that was effected on the exchange back in 2016. дальше »
2019-2-26 02:39 | |
QuadrigaCX and the Million Dollar Questions: What We Do and Don’t Know
QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him. дальше »
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
First QuadrigaCX Monitor Report: $460k in BTC “Inadvertently” Sent to Cold Wallet
According to the latest court documents in the ongoing QuadrigaCX case, the exchange sent roughly $470,000 CAD (approximately $355, 000 USD) worth of bitcoin from a hot wallet to a cold-storage wallet on February 6, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-13 03:56 | |
As the Case Against QuadrigaCX Progresses, Creditors Fight for Top Priority
The QuadrigaCX trading platform has been struggling for a while, only to be amplified by the death of former head Gerald Cotten. Much of the court discussions have surrounded the laptop of Cotten, which allegedly contains access to cold wallets and more that could reimburse creditors for what they’ve lost. In fact, at least for […] дальше »
2019-2-9 00:34 | |
Its Now Easier to Convert Fiat to Cryptocurrency Directly via AirSwap
Even when the growing list of decentralized exchanges is highly expected to reduce the amounts of cryptocurrencies lost in hacks, there’s one thing that they may fail to adequately resolve! They may not eliminate the need for traders to first acquire their digital assets on custodial wallets before transferring them to their respective “self-custodied” wallets. […] дальше »
2019-2-9 22:57 | |
$136 Million in Missing Crypto From QuadrigaCX Could be Gone Forever: WSJ
Canada’s largest digital asset exchange QuadrigaCX has claimed to have lost more than $136 million worth of crypto in cold wallets controlled by its CEO Gerald Cotten. In an official affidavit filed with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court by Jennifer Robertson, the widow of Cotten, Robertson claimed Cotten passed away in India with the sole control over user funds. дальше »
2019-2-8 13:16 | |
Blockstream Open Sources Development of Its Proof of Reserves Tool
On February 4, 2019, blockchain tech company Blockstream announced the development of a “proof of reserves” tool to standardize the authenticity of exchanges’ crypto reserves. дальше »
2019-2-7 01:01 | |
Quadriga CEO Death – Funds Moved From ‘Lost’ Cold Wallets
A company with legal problems; a mysterious death; missing customer funds. The QuadrigaCX story could have come straight from the pen of a hack Hollywood writer. Well now, the internet’s faithful crypto-investigators, claim to have found evidence of transactions initiated from the supposedly ‘lost’ cold wallets. дальше »
2019-2-4 20:00 | |
Is the Missing Crypto From QuadrigaCX’s $150 Million Disaster On the Move? Experts Weigh-in
According to several reports, some funds from the missing $150 million holdings of Canada’s biggest crypto exchange QuadrigaCX could be moving. On Saturday, CCN reported that QuadrigaCX lost more than $190 million in funds stored in both crypto and fiat as the CEO, who had sole control over user funds passed away. дальше »
2019-2-4 20:50 | |
Avoiding QuadrigaCX’s $190 Million Disaster: How Do the World’s Largest Crypto Exchanges Store Funds?
Canada’s largest crypto exchange QuadrigaCX lost more than $190 million worth of user funds and is unable to reimburse its users. As CCN reported on February 1, the founder and CEO of QuadrigaCX passed away in India with sole control over the company’s cold wallets containing more than $150 million in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, and $40 million in cash stored with a third party. дальше »
2019-2-3 11:48 | |
$190 Million in Crypto Gone Forever, How Canada’s Biggest Bitcoin Exchange Lost it All
QuadrigaCX, the largest bitcoin exchange in Canada, has lost $190 million worth of crypto after it lost access to its cold storage wallets. An affidavit filed on January 31 with the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia revealed that $190 million in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Cash SV, Bitcoin Gold, Litecoin, and Ethereum were lost. дальше »
2019-2-2 00:30 | |
Italian court forces BitGrail CEO to repay $170M in ‘lost’ cryptocurrency
An Italian judge has reportedly ordered Francesco Firano, founder of shady cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail, to repay the $170 million worth of cryptocurrency that went “missing” early last year. дальше »
2019-1-28 18:25 | |
Bitcoin (BTC) Sellers Lost $1.7 Billion in Bear Market
Bitcoin (BTC), Cryptocurrency–While the crypto markets have shown a slight recovery to start 2019, with Bitcoin holding above $4000 briefly before making a small correction, investors–and their wallets–are still reeling from the effects of 2018’s prolonged bear cycle. дальше »
2019-1-17 06:11 | |
Bitcoin Investor In Turkey Lost $170,000 After Losing Wallet Password And Recovery Backup Codes
Bitcoin Investor Lost $170k After Losing Backup Codes Virtual currency wallets have been used by investors in order to secure their assets and control their funds. One of the main points of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is ‘to be your own bank’ and that means to be responsible for the funds you own. Due to the […] дальше »
2018-12-10 21:59 | |
Turkish Investor loses $170,000 worth of BTC due to lack of Backup
For those who have cryptocurrency wallets without proper backup, a huge loss may be lurking in the corner if something is not done to safely backup your wallet and recovery seeds. An investor in Turkey is counting his losses right now after losing $170,000 because he lost his password and wallet recovery information. дальше »
2018-12-10 22:50 | |
Will the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) Help Scale Crypto?
If you find yourself lost in the fray of the dozens of different blockchain wallets and exchanges, you’re not alone. Many people have to navigate the winding paths between storing… The post Will the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) Help Scale Crypto? appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »
2018-11-29 21:10 | |
Investor Lawsuit Brought Against AT&T, T-Mobile for SIM Swapping Hacks
Leading cryptocurrency investor law firm Silver Miller Law has filed suit against cell phone giants AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of several digital asset investors who were victims of the identity-theft tactic known as “SIM swapping. дальше »
2018-11-10 01:35 | |
14 Crypto Cybergang Criminals Target Bitcoin Holders for $80,000, Get Busted by Turkish Police
A band of 11 individuals is in custody of recent hacks into emails, cryptocurrency wallets and user accounts of Bitcoin holders. The Turkish nationals are accused of masterminding the digital currency heist after law enforcement received complaints from victims who lost their cryptocurrencies to the gang. дальше »
2018-11-5 23:53 | |
Turkish Police Detain 11 Suspects in Bitcoin Theft Case
The cybercrime unit of the Turkish police has detained 11 people suspected of hacking into emails, user accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. The operation was launched after law enforcement received a number of complaints from victims who lost digital cash. дальше »
2018-11-4 06:55 | |
Are Bitcoin Whales The Ones Shaping The Market?
A popular school of thought among many people in the crypto space is that a small number of Bitcoin owners with a big enough load of bitcoin to move the market are behind the unstable markets and the price manipulation. дальше »
2018-10-11 16:30 | |
Research: Bitcoin whales make the cryptocurrency market less volatile
Fears that Bitcoin whales could dump enormous amounts of coins crash the market might be absolutely groundless – or so does new research suggest. Researchers from Chainalysis examined the transaction history of the 32 largest Bitcoin wallets and concluded that – contrary to popular belief – big-time cryptocurrency whales play a crucial role in keeping the market stable. дальше »
2018-10-11 15:58 | |
No Cash, No Pain: What If You Woke up to No Paper Money?
In an paperless money environment, people would find several ways to thrive. What if we wake up one day and find that all the paper money that we are familiar with has disappeared? We might shake our empty wallets but it would do us no good. дальше »
2018-10-9 18:30 | |
Passware: Lost Bitcoin Wallet Passwords Are a Thing of the Past
There is no greater news than learning about the ability to recover the password to one’s wealth. Passware Inc. claims that Passware Kit marks “the first commercially available forensic software to recover passwords” for two Bitcoin wallets: Blockchain. дальше »
2018-10-6 18:29 | |
Passware Promises to Recover Crypto Passwords, But Not For the Reasons You Would Expect
Passware Inc. has announced a tool that will enable the recovery of Bitcoin wallet passwords. The software will support at least two wallets, namely the Bitcoin Core wallet and the Blockchain. дальше »
2018-10-5 20:20 | |
Mt. Gox Trustee Confirms He Sold off $230 Million in Cryptocurrency
A man known as “Tokyo Whale,” for the enormous amount of bitcoin he controls, confirms he unloaded another big chunk of it earlier this year. Nobuaki Kobayashi, the trustee of now-defunct Tokyo exchange Mt. дальше »
2018-9-25 19:54 | |
In First Half of 2018, Japan Counts $540 Million Lost to Crypto Thefts
When Tokyo-based Mt. Gox got hacked to the tune of 650,000 bitcoin in 2014, Japan learned early on the tough lessons of cryptocurrency theft. Yet, to this day, despite the country’s ongoing efforts to educate investors and ramp up oversight of crypto exchanges, it still feels the sting of hackers. дальше »
2018-9-21 23:45 | |
Japan lost over $540M in cryptocurrency hacks in first half of 2018
Hackers have swiped over $540 million (60 billion Yen) worth of cryptocurrency from Japanese netizens over the first six months of 2018. On September 20, Japan’s National Police Agency revealed the number of cryptocurrency-related reported incidents rose to 158 – triple the amount of incidents over the same period last year, local outlet The Asahi Shimbun reports. дальше »
2018-9-20 11:47 | |
55% Of Bitcoins Are Deposited In Million-Dollar Wallets: Study
Early investors of cryptocurrencies are reaping the benefits of an entirely new category, especially holders of Bitcoin (Crypto: BTC). Turns out, most bitcoins (55%) are deposited in digital wallets that have at least 200 coins. дальше »
2018-9-19 15:30 | |
Diar Report Reveals 30% of Bitcoin Supply is Lost or Yet to be Mined
A recent report by cryptocurrency research publication Diar has revealed some interesting statistics about Bitcoin wallets and the nature of their owners. The findings show that the majority of Bitcoin is held in a small number of wallets and many of these have had no outgoing transactions even despite the 2018 bear market. дальше »
2018-9-19 01:30 | |
The Google Pay for Bitcoin Wallets: Payment Codes and PayNym Bots
An emblematic, and probably the most controversial feature, cryptocurrencies brought to the world economy is absolute privacy. Lately, however, it seemed that this property was lost as financial institutions started to get the hang of the way they work. дальше »
2018-9-9 19:00 | |
Complete refunds guaranteed by a ICO platform after being involved in a $7 million hacking incident
Initial coin offering support platform KickICO lost $7.7 million in KICK tokens in a hack on Thursday, the company reported. CEO Anti Danilevski wrote in a blog post that the startup’s team discovered some 70 million KICK tokens missing from its wallet after the KickCoin smart contract owner’s private key was compromised. Several users’ wallets дальше »
2018-7-27 22:31 | |
Thousands of EOS Tokens Lost During Switch to Mainnet
A Reddit user’s post is catching the attention of several other EOS holders. The user claims to have lost 15000 EOS tokens bought in mid-May. The wallets could not be activated till June 2, because of which he could not participate in the token migration event. дальше »
2018-7-1 21:58 | |
Investors Who Lost Bitcoin In Mt. Gox Hack May Receive Compensation
A new court ruling means creditors to the Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange stand a chance to get their lost funds back in their Bitcoin wallets. The Tokyo District court has permitted the company to move out of criminal bankruptcy and into civil rehabilitation, an Mt Fox. дальше »
2018-6-23 01:19 | |
Mt. Gox Creditors May Be Reimbursed in Bitcoin Under Civil Rehabilitation
The Japan-based Mt. Gox exchange had its bankruptcy stayed due to a petition filed by some of the creditors for the commencement of civil rehabilitation proceedings in Tokyo District Court on November 24, 2017, and heard today, June 22, 2018. дальше »
2018-6-23 19:39 | |
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