US prosecutors have accused a Florida man of uploading fake video games containing malware to Steam, the popular PC gaming platform. Once victims downloaded and installed the games, the malware was designed to infect their computers, steal their passwords and other data, and empty their crypto wallets, according to a criminal complaint. On Tuesday, the
Crypto VC firm Paradigm has raised $1.2 billion (its third venture fund and fourth overall) with the goal of investing in the “technical frontier,” company founder Matt Huang announced Wednesday. For Paradigm, the technical frontier will extend beyond its cryptocurrency investing roots. This fund is expected to expand its investment focus to include robotics and
A month after US regulators filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Kraken in 2023, the exchange’s auditors have resigned, according to court records. Now Kraken’s parent company is suing its former Mazars USA auditors for $22 million. The lawsuit follows a confidential arbitration in which the arbitrator, a retired judge, awarded Kraken $22 million, according
Nearly 1 million people have lost a total of $3.8 billion after purchasing President Donald Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin, according to cryptocurrency analysis firm Nansen. The New York Times reports that Nansen’s analysis is based on transactions that are publicly visible on the blockchain, and shows that 988,905 accounts had lost money in memecoin by the
The team behind Donald Trump’s memecoin, in what is becoming a common ritual, is holding a soirée for the coin’s top holders. Even though the novelty of these gatherings may have worn off, the second Trump coin conference may appeal to those looking for a bargain. Tickets to the conference and luncheon, scheduled for Saturday,
