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Cryptocurrency intruders attack: Hackers have stolen $2 billion from cross-chain bridges since the beginning of 2022 – Chainalysis
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Cryptocurrency intruders attack: Hackers have carried out thirteen attacks on cross-chain bridges since the beginning of 2022, stealing a total of $2 billion; Chainalysis analysts found. The volume of stolen cryptocurrency because of attacks on cross-chain bridges totaled $2 billion, Chainalysis analysts said in a blog post.
Cryptocurrency intruders attacks – what is going on?
Experts found out that since the beginning of 2022 malefactors have carried out thirteen attacks on cross-chain bridges. At the same time, the reported amount of theft is 69% of all the capital stolen by hackers from the cryptocurrency market since the beginning of the year.
According to analysts, the main problem among cross-chain bridges lies in the storage system of cryptocurrency, which is transferred from one blockchain to another. Whether it is a smart contract or a centralized depository, a single cryptocurrency storage point becomes a prime target for attackers, experts believe.
Chainalysis recommended that projects pay more attention to independent audits. So far, no project has been able to develop a “gold standard” for project security, experts say. However, as soon as such progress is achieved, many projects will take this standard as a basis for their solutions.
At the same time, many projects still do not conduct basic courses on counteraction to social engineering and do not make cryptocurrency intruders alert, experts say. As an example, analysts cited the hack of Sky Mavis nodes with just one PDF file, which allowed North Korean fraudsters to steal more than $600 million in cryptocurrencies.
As a reminder, earlier the Nomad cross-chain bridge was hacked, which resulted in more than hundreds of millions of dollars of user funds falling into the hands of fraudsters. As users found out, the scammers withdrew $150 million worth of assets from Nomad.
For unknown reasons in the bridge configuration there was an opportunity to get 100 WBTC in exchange for sending 0.01 WBTC. Users also believe that the automated protocol system didn’t provide timely evidence of the legality of such transactions.
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Huobi CEO wants to sell stake in business
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August 12, 2022By
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Huobi exchange CEO Leon Lee is in talks to sell his stake in the business for $3 billion
The founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Huobi, Leon Lee, is in talks with a group of investors to sell a controlling stake in the cryptocurrency exchange for $3 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing sources close to the negotiations.
Lee intends to sell about 60% of the company, which he founded nearly a decade ago. TRON ecosystem founder Justin Sun and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are among those interested. It remains unclear, however, whether they have agreed to the terms of the deal.
According to unofficial information, the deal could be completed as early as the end of August, but the exact timing remains unclear. Huobi CEO confirmed in a comment to Bloomberg that Lee is discussing the sale of a stake, but declined to elaborate on the details. At the same time, Justin Sun said in a media commentary that he was not in talks with the head of Huobi to buy the business.
Bloomberg notes that for health reasons, Lee has long given others control of the Huobi business. Whether the current deal is related to his health is unclear.
As a reminder, Huobi curtailed its mining business in China in the summer of 2021 and also limited its trading functionality. According to media reports, OKEx, a cryptocurrency exchange, also closed its business in China.
Huobi said the decision was made because of “dynamic changes in the market.” Representatives of the exchange added that this way they wanted to protect the interests of investors. The “temporary” restrictions included futures contracts, crypto products traded on exchanges, as well as lending.
Earlier we reported that the U.S. stock exchange regulator launched an investigation into Coinbase.
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Arrests have begun in Korea in a case involving the laundering of billions in the biggest crypto exchanges in Korea
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August 12, 2022By
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Law enforcement authorities in South Korea have begun making arrests in a case involving abnormal bank transfers linked to the biggest crypto exchanges in Korea.
The South Korean prosecutor’s office has made its first arrests in the investigation of over $3 billion in illegal cryptocurrency-related transactions. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing the prosecutor’s office in Daegu.
As you know, Korea bans cryptocurrency. It is reported that law enforcement authorities have detained three suspects in the creation of fictitious companies to conduct the business of trading cryptocurrency without a license. According to the prosecutor’s office, the detainees are also suspected of providing false data to banking organizations for arbitrage totaling $307 million.
As noted by the media, the detainees are being held as part of a case of billions of dollars in transfers through major Korean banks since February 2021. As a reminder, the editorial board wrote that two Korean banks (Woori Bank and Shinhan Bank) had anomalous $3.1 billion worth of currency transactions, with local regulators claiming that cryptocurrency exchanges and a certain local trading company were involved in most of the transactions.
In fact, the investigation against the banks is linked to the collapse of the Terra ecosystem. The media revealed that the Korean financial regulator contacted the banks just a week after prosecutors raided seven of the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges in a case involving the collapse of the blockchain ecosystem.
As the editorial wrote, prosecutors seized transaction records as well as other material from the Bithumb, Upbit, Coinone, and other exchanges. In addition to the trading venues, prosecutors also raided eight other locations, including the offices and private property of those involved in the case.
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Best crypto traders to follow do not believe in improvement of the situation in the crypto market
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August 12, 2022By
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According to the survey, 90% of best crypto traders to follow consider the possibility of the economic crisis in the U.S., with 74% of them expecting it this year
According to the survey, 18% of traders are now most worried about the possibility of an economic crisis – 6% more than in the previous quarter. It turns out that 63% of traders surveyed have a negative attitude toward crypto and meme coins.
An economic crisis is inevitable, said crypto traders
The survey also revealed that few traders intended to buy digital assets soon. Basically, only experienced investors and buyers are ready to stay in the market.
Meanwhile, a large majority (69%) of respondents believe that the economic crisis will last a year or less. Only one in five withdraws funds from the stock market in an attempt to protect themselves from a possible fall.
It’s worth noting that despite having the highest correlation between stocks and crypto in several years, bitcoin’s moving correlation with Nasdaq bonds has fallen to its lowest level in three months. What does this mean? The crypto market is finally moving away from traditional assets.
Inflation is still the top concern for traders (21%), and nearly 79% of them expect it to decline by the end of 2023. Most traders also believe the Fed will gradually slow interest rate hikes for the remainder of 2022.
After all, according to the Consumer Price Index report released by the U.S. Department of Labor, annual inflation in the United States slowed to 8.5% in July.
Earlier we reported that Crypto prices today rise as U.S. inflation declines.
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