The Carbon Project Presale Opens to the Public
PRESS RELEASE. Carbon is a social crypto hub, slated to launch in January. It will bring your day-to-day crypto experience into one awesome place, while rewarding you at the same time. Fully encrypted data that’s as decentralised as you want it to be. Carbon includes features such as a Twitter-style social feed and profiles, an encrypted password vault, notepad and encrypted, decentralised direct messenger as well as crypto team tools...
Televend’s Complex System of Telegram Drug Bots Swell as German Police Seize 9 Telegram Drug Channels
During the last few months following the departure of the infamous Empire darknet market (DNM), a great number of DNM users have been flocking to alternative vendors. More recently, a new bot service on Telegram called Televend has been attracting tens of thousands of users and the service has grown colossal since it was first introduced. Meanwhile, law enforcement from Germany recently seized nine Telegram groups operating in the...
Kucoin Recovers 84% of Funds Stolen in $280 Million Hack
Kucoin chief executive officer Johnny Lyu revealed Wednesday that the exchange recovered 84%, or $235 million, of the $280 million stolen in one of crypto industry’s biggest hacks in September. In a tweet, Lyu said the affected funds have been recovered “via approaches like on-chain tracking, contract upgrade and judicial recovery. As asked by the law enforcements, we will publish all the details once the case is closed.” The Kucoin...
Hackers Have Stolen $100 Million From Defi Projects This Year
Hackers have stolen $100 million from decentralized finance (Defi) projects so far this year, according to a new report. Defi accounted for 50% of all hacks and thefts in the second half of the year. Defi Hacks on the Rise A new report by cryptocurrency forensics and blockchain threat intelligence firm Ciphertrace shows that $100 million have been stolen from decentralized finance (Defi) this year. The company detailed on Monday: In...
Swiss Police & Europol Shut Down Pirate IPTV Service in First-of-a Kind Action
After years of criticism, earlier this year the US Trade Representative removed Switzerland from its annual piracy “Watch List.” The development came as a direct result of the country’s revised copyright law which introduced a “stay down” policy for infringing content while allowing rightsholders to track pirates. Downloading pirated movies and music for personal use remained legal, but offering such content to the public is a...
