Hacker stole $3.3 million from Ethereum ‘vanity addresses’ created with Profanity tool

A hacker drained $3.3 million from multiple Ethereum addresses generated with a tool called Profanity, according to on-chain data from Etherscan. Anonymous security analyst ZachXBT first noticed the e...

40%+ Ethereum PoS nodes are controlled by 2 addresses says Santiment data

Analysis from Santiment indicates that 46.15% of Ethereum’s PoS nodes are controlled by only two addresses. Hours after the Merge, the first address has validated about 188 blocks or 28.97% of the nod...

US Treasury Sanctions Crypto Addresses Tied With Neo-Nazi Russian Group

The United States Treasury Department added five cryptocurrency addresses to its sanctions blacklist. All wallets are connected to the Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary group – Task Force Rusich – that ha...

XRP Wallet Addresses Soar Past 4.3 Million As On-Chain Activities See Remarkable Boost ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp The total number of addresses holding XRP, Ripple’s native token, has hit a milestone of over 4.3 million. The asset attained this landmark despite i...

U.S. Treasury sanctions neo-Nazi Russian wallet addresses

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned digital currency addresses associated with a Russian military task force. The sanctioned addresses included BTC, ETH and USDT that...

Active Addresses of Ethereum Hit Monthly High with $22B Being Staked before the Merge

Ethereum (ETH) continues to be at the centre stage after undergoing its biggest software upgrade called the Merge, which saw a transition from a proof-of-work (PoW) to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus...

Details: 46% of Ethereum PoS nodes controlled by 2 addresses

The Merge gave birth to Ethereum PoS, a complete transition from an energy-intensive proof-of-stake consensus mechanism to an environmentally friendly proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.   The transit...

Crypto Addresses Tied To Russian Neo-Nazi Paramilitary Group Added To U.S. Blacklist

Crypto plays a vital role in shaping the modern-day war. It is used to buy weapons and boost the morale of combatants – and in this scenario – mercenaries who are just out there to add to an ongoing b...

45% of Ethereum PoS Nodes Run By Two Addresses, Raising Fresh Centralization Concerns ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Recent data suggests that only two addresses run over 45% of all Ethereum PoS nodes after The Merge. The much-anticipated Ethereum Merge is finally h...

U.S OFAC Sanctions Wallet Addresses of Ransomware Group

5 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News A rural electric utility company, a children’s hospital, and others are among the sanctions. The suspected attackers and their firms have been added to OFAC’s sa...

Santiment data shows 2 addresses controlling over 45% of Ethereum transactions post-merge

Two addresses have processed over 45% of Ethereum (ETH) transactions since the blockchain network completed its transition to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, according to Santiment data. 📊...

45% of Ethereum Nodes Post-Merge Run by Only Two Addresses, Posing Centralization Risks

– Advertisement – Is Ethereum Decentralized After Merge? Data from Santiment indicates that over 45% of the Ethereum nodes run so far following The Merge are attributed to only two address...

U.S. Treasury Department Sanctions Bitcoin (BTC) Addresses Linked to Ransomware

The U.S Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action against a ransomware group targeting individuals and companies in the United States by adding associated persons ...

Only 2 addresses control 46% of all Ethereum’s PoS nodes for processing transactions post-Merge

The cryptocurrency sector is still reacting to Ethereum’s (ETH) migration to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocol that comes with several potential benefits, like making ETH a deflationary asset. In this l...

US Treasury sanctions Iran-based ransomware group and associated Bitcoin addresses

The United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control has added 10 individuals, 2 entities, and several crypto addresses allegedly tied to an Iranian ransomware group to its list of ...

Ethereum (ETH) Active Addresses And Staking Surges Ahead Of Merge

The Ethereum Merge progress is now 99.99% complete as the community awaits the most anticipated and technically complex upgrade in the history of crypto. The number of active addresses on the Ethereum...

Treasury Blacklists Bitcoin Addresses Linked to Iranian Ransomware Group

In brief The U.S. Treasury today announced sanctions against 10 individuals and two entities for alleged ransomware attacks. The suspects, who are allegedly connected to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary G...

US Treasury Department blacklists Bitcoin addresses linked to Iran ransomware group

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has blacklisted seven Bitcoin wallet addresses linked to members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The department said in a Sept. 14 press release...

Treasury Sanctions Iranian Hackers And Bitcoin Addresses

Per an update from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, several Iranian nationals and their Bitcoin addresses have been sanctioned. An official release mentions Ahmad Khatibi Aghada, Amir Hossein Nika...

OFAC Sanctions 7 New Bitcoin Addresses Allegedly Associated With Iran-Related Ransomware Activities – Bitcoin News

The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has published a specially designated nationals list update (OFAC’s SDN List) that lists a number of individuals accused of being involved with Ira...

Ripple Executive Addresses Bug Fix in New Amendment for NFTs on the XRP Ledger

Ripple’s new non-fungible token (NFT) amendment to the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is on hold pending a fix to a problem that was discovered at the last minute. Nik Bougalis, the director of engineering at Ripp...

Ripple’s Director of Engineering Addresses Postponement

Alex Dovbnya “This is unfortunate but it happens,” Nik Bougalis, director of engineering at Ripple, reacted to recent issue with XLS-20 amendment Nik Bougalis, director of engineering at R...

SHIB adds over 40,000 new holders in 3 months as number of addresses breaks past 1.2 million

The popularity of Shiba Inu (SHIB) and other meme cryptocurrencies had appeared to fade in recent months aligning with the extended depressed markets. However, the latest data shows that a section of ...

Top 10 addresses holding XRP control 73% of all coins

The issue of cryptocurrency whales has, over the years, elicited debate in the sector regarding the power of large holders to influence the price of different tokens. The whale holding is also witness...

The richest Bitcoin addresses and their distribution

According to the specialized website BitInfoCharts, there would be just over 4,000 addresses containing more than $10 million in Bitcoin. The most influential Bitcoin addresses 252,597 Bitcoin, that’s...

Coinbase Funds Lawsuit Against U.S. Treasury Over Sanctioned Tornado Cash Addresses

Leading U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase announced Thursday that it is funding a lawsuit by six individuals against the United States Treasury Department over the recent sanctions on Tornado Cash a...

Solana Founder Anatoly Yakovenko Addresses Ethereum Rival’s Blockchain Outages and Issues

Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko is addressing some of the technical difficulties that Solana (SOL) experienced over the last year. In a new interview with Real Vision’s Raoul Pal, Yakovenko says tha...

Ethereum Network Attracts Over 70,000 New Addresses In Merge Anticipation

The upcoming Ethereum merge is being considered a big crypto project event. The community sees this as a significant factor in rallying the ETH price in the future. Therefore, as the date of merge, Se...

Ethereum Unique Addresses Grow in Anticipation of Merge

Ethereum Merge is only 13 days away, and activity on the network is reaching new highs with 204,571,827 unique addresses on the network now. This represents a growth of over two million unique address...

Ethereum network adds over 70,000 new unique addresses daily ahead of ‘The Merge’

As Ethereum (ETH) prepares for the highly anticipated Merge upgrade, the network continues to record significant activity, considering that the blockchain update is viewed as a bullish sentiment for t...

62% Of Addresses Keep Their Bitcoin Holdings For Over A Year In Bear

The year 2022 has proved to be unfavorable for the crypto market. The industry has been facing a long lasted bear trend, with the flagship coin, Bitcoin, nearly down 70% then its ATH of November 2021....

Bitcoin Key Whale Addresses Skyrocket To 6-Month High Despite Bearish Sentiments ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Bitcoin (BTC) saw some new lows in August and several other crypto assets. Notwithstanding, despite the recent blows the asset has suffered of late, ...