Hacker News with Generative AI: Cryptocurrency

De-anonymization attacks against the privacy coin XMR (monero.forex)
Monero (XMR), a cryptocurrency renowned for its privacy-centric design, has drawn the attention of governments, cybersecurity experts, and analytics firms seeking to deanonymize its transactions.

Cryptocurrency, Privacy, Security, Blockchain

189 points by DbigCOX 30 days ago | 101 comments

Stablecoins Are Bank Deposits (ft.com)
Stablecoins are bank deposits

Stablecoins, Finance, Cryptocurrency, Regulation

6 points by walterbell 31 days ago | 1 comments

Doge Has Achieved Its Final Form (wired.com)
It may seem as though the worst excesses of DOGE have passed, replaced by something closer to a stasis.

Cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, Meme Culture

14 points by instagraham 32 days ago | 2 comments

I shorted $TRUMP coin (and got to have dinner with the President) (theverge.com)
Last month, Donald Trump pushed the boundaries of government and financial ethics by announcing a contest: whoever bought and held the highest amount of the $TRUMP meme coin for an entire month would win an invite to a private dinner with the President.

Cryptocurrency, Politics, Social Media

7 points by mrtomservo 32 days ago | 1 comments

Trump media group plans to raise $3B to spend on cryptocurrencies (ft.com)
Trump media group plans to raise $3bn to spend on cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency, Finance, Politics, Trump

5 points by alephnerd 32 days ago | 1 comments

The Darknet Bible- research document on using the dark web and Monero safely (darknetbible.info)
Welcome to the DNM Buyer’s Bible

Darknet, Cryptocurrency, Privacy, Security, Guide

22 points by lennychanuk 32 days ago | 1 comments

Tiny company with no revenue and ties to China plans to buy $300M in $TRUMP (independent.co.uk)
A tiny TikTok creator company with no revenue and ties to China plans to buy $300million in Trump’s memecoin

Cryptocurrency, China, Business, Social Media

16 points by microsoftedging 33 days ago | 8 comments

Wrench Attacks: Physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency users (2024) [pdf] (dagstuhl.de)

Cryptocurrency, Security, Physical Attacks, Research

120 points by pulisse 33 days ago | 117 comments

'Crypto king' turned NYC townhouse into torture chamber to gain partner Bitcoin (nbcnewyork.com)
The 37-year-old Kentucky man charged with the kidnapping and torture of an Italian man allegedly held captive for weeks inside a Manhattan townhouse aimed to get the man's password to Bitcoin, law enforcement sources say.

Cryptocurrency, Crime, New York, Kidnapping

56 points by zerosizedweasle 34 days ago | 33 comments

Elon Musk's Fake Retreat from Doge (prospect.org)
Despite the billionaire nominally stepping back, his loyalists remain in control of the group.

Elon Musk, Cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, Business, Leadership

19 points by doener 35 days ago | 0 comments

Arrests "imminent" in eXch money laundering case after crypto seizure (monero.forex)
eXch, an instant crypto exchange long preferred by users desiring privacy, has abruptly and unexpectedly announced that they are shutting down their service.

Cryptocurrency, Finance, Law Enforcement, Privacy

11 points by lennychanuk 36 days ago | 0 comments

Digital Payment System GNU Taler Gets Green Light to Operate in Switzerland (itsfoss.com)
GNU Taler, the privacy-preserving digital payment system, is now Swiss ready.

Digital Payments, Switzerland, Privacy, Open Source, Cryptocurrency

24 points by janandonly 36 days ago | 5 comments

Trump Crypto Partner Is KuCoin – Which Is Banned in U.S. for Money Laundering (forbes.com)
Donald Trump’s crypto venture launched its stablecoin Wednesday on an exchange recently banned from the United States after admitting to violating anti-money laundering laws and agreeing to pay a $300 million fine.

Cryptocurrency, Politics, Finance, Regulation

17 points by morisy 36 days ago | 3 comments

Trump admin tells Supreme Court: DOGE needs to do its work in secret (arstechnica.com)
The Department of Justice today asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling that requires DOGE to provide information about its government cost-cutting operations as part of court-ordered discovery.

Politics, Law, Government, Cryptocurrency

40 points by voxadam 37 days ago | 5 comments

Coinbase says its data breach affects at least 69k customers (techcrunch.com)
Coinbase said at least 69,461 customers had personal and financial information stolen during a months-long data breach that it disclosed last week.

Data Breaches, Cybersecurity, Cryptocurrency, Coinbase

22 points by Sourabhsss1 37 days ago | 13 comments

Milei shutters office investigating cryptogate $LIBRA scandal (batimes.com.ar)
President Javier Milei has dissolved a special investigative unit he himself established to probe alleged wrongdoing in his controversial promotion of the ‘$LIBRA’ cryptocurrency,

Cryptocurrency, Politics, Argentina, Investigations

9 points by hbartab 38 days ago | 0 comments

Coinbase Data Breach Will Lead to People Dying, TechCrunch Founder Says (decrypt.co)
The founder of online news publication TechCrunch has claimed that Coinbase’s recent data breach “will lead to people dying,” amid a wave of kidnap attempts targeting high-net-worth crypto holders.

Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Crime, Data Breaches

20 points by thm 38 days ago | 10 comments

Senate Advances Crypto Regulation Bill with Bipartisan Support (nytimes.com)
The Senate on Monday revived a first-of-its-kind bill to regulate parts of the cryptocurrency industry, after a small number of Democrats who had joined the rest of their party in blocking the measure joined Republicans in allowing it to advance.

Cryptocurrency, Regulation, Politics, US Government

5 points by rawgabbit 38 days ago | 0 comments

Coinbase becomes first crypto exchange to join the S&P 500 (latimes.com)
Coinbase on Monday became the first cryptocurrency exchange to join the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, marking a pivotal moment for the digital assets industry.

Cryptocurrency, Finance, S&P 500, Stock Market

16 points by andsoitis 39 days ago | 3 comments

SEC SIM-swapper who Googled 'signs that the FBI is after you' put behind bars (theregister.com)
An Alabama man who SIM-swapped his way into the SEC's official X account, enabling a fake ETF announcement that briefly pumped Bitcoin, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release.

Cybersecurity, Law Enforcement, Cryptocurrency, Social Media

21 points by gslin 39 days ago | 5 comments

MinorMiner: We turn your kid's maths homework into Bitcoin (robertheaton.com)
Hello! Hello! Welcome, welcome. My name is Hobert Reaton, and I’m here in this shabby motel conference room to present you with yet another once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunity.

Cryptocurrency, Education, Investment

56 points by pimterry 41 days ago | 11 comments

Dems are upset about DOGE's IRS hackathon, but the IRS says it never happened (theregister.com)
Congressional Democrats are again demanding answers from a federal agency over whether DOGE's latest tech makeover could put taxpayer data at risk.

Politics, Cryptocurrency, Government, Technology, Security

5 points by rntn 42 days ago | 0 comments

The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto (1988) (csail.mit.edu)
A specter is haunting the modern world, the specter of crypto anarchy.

Cryptocurrency, Politics, Philosophy

17 points by greyface- 42 days ago | 0 comments

Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data, demanding $20M ransom (cnbc.com)

Cybersecurity, Cryptocurrency, Hacking, Coinbase, Ransomware

422 points by gpi 43 days ago | 499 comments

Coinbase was hacked, breached <1% of MTU data (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

Cryptocurrency, Security, Coinbase

7 points by ndr 43 days ago | 2 comments

Coinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breach (techcrunch.com)
Crypto giant Coinbase has confirmed its systems have been breached and customer data, including government-issued identity documents, were stolen.

Cryptocurrency, Security, Data Breaches, Coinbase

14 points by jbegley 43 days ago | 1 comments

Police investigating crypto kidnappings with execs tied up and fingers cut off (news.sky.com)
Authorities in France are investigating a series of kidnappings linked to the world of cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrency, Crime, France, Security

5 points by austinallegro 44 days ago | 2 comments

What has Elon Musk's Doge achieved? (ft.com)
What has Elon Musk’s Doge actually achieved?

Elon Musk, Cryptocurrency, Dogecoin

13 points by znq 44 days ago | 4 comments

MinorMiner: We turn your kid's maths homework into Bitcoin (robertheaton.com)
Hello! Hello! Welcome, welcome. My name is Hobert Reaton, and I’m here in this shabby motel conference room to present you with yet another once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunity.