Steam Kicks out Pirate Game for Stealing Crypto Wallets

Valve has removed a game titled Piratefi from its online store Steam after it was discovered to be embedded with malware. Security researchers, including Marius Genheimer from SECUINFRA Falcon Team, revealed to Techcrunch that the malware was designed to trick gamers into installing an info-stealer known as Vidar, which can extract sensitive data such as … Read more

Coinbase Launches Proof-of-Reserves for cbBTC

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase unveiled its proof-of-reserves page for cbBTC, the exchange’s wrapped version of bitcoin (BTC) that allows users to deposit bitcoin with Coinbase and send tokens that represent the deposited BTC to multiple blockchain networks such as Ethereum or Solana. Displaying live proof of bitcoin in custody gives users confidence that at any given … Read more

Russian Power Company Reports $14 Million Loss Due to Illegal Crypto Mining

Russian power company Rosseti suffered over $14 million in losses in 2024 due to illegal crypto-mining operations, which have led to network congestion, equipment damage, and criminal investigations. Unauthorized Crypto Mining Results in Heavy Losses For Rosseti Russian electricity provider Rosseti has reported $14 million (1.3 billion rubles) in damages from illegal cryptocurrency mining in … Read more

Libra’s Hayden Davis Says He Sent Money to Javier Milei’s Sister

Reporting from Coindesk has revealed that Hayden Davis, CEO of Kelsier Ventures, one of the entities behind the embattled memecoin Libra, allegedly boasted about sending money to Karina Milei, Argentinian President Javier Milei’s sister, months before the token’s scandalous launch that netted Kelsier $100 million and landed Javier Milei in serious political trouble including a … Read more

New Whale Bets Big on Solana with $7.57 Million Investment, Staking Nearly All of It

An attention-grabbing move has been made in the cryptocurrency market by a new whale that has taken a gigantic bet on Solana (SOL). The newly formed wallet, which goes by the name of “Guf5k,” just pulled off a remarkable heist, withdrawing from Binance an astonishing 42,895 SOL, with an approximate worth of $7.57 million, at … Read more

Vivek Ramaswamy: Post-’Easy Money’ Economy to Drive Corporate Bitcoin Adoption

As global markets grapple with tighter monetary policies, entrepreneur-turned-politician Vivek Ramaswamy predicts a structural shift in corporate finance strategies, with bitcoin poised to become a staple of institutional treasuries. Bitcoin—A ‘More Common Corporate Treasury Holding’ In a statement on X on Feb. 18, 2025, Vivek Ramaswamy—the former 2024 presidential candidate and former DOGE lead—declared that … Read more