North Korean hackers registered two companies in the US to attack cryptocurrency developers
North Korean hackers linked to the Lazarus group registered fake companies in the US to spread malware among cryptocurrency project developers. The attackers created at least two companies with official American registration and used them as a cover for attacks, sending job offers to developers and impersonating interviews. Fake employee profiles were generated using AI, and blogs and social media pages were created for them.
Ljubljana has become the most crypto-friendly city in the world, surpassing Hong Kong, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi.
The ranking took into account licenses, taxation, housing availability, internet speed, the number of crypto ATMs, and the level of retail crypto usage.
In the crypto exchange Mosca, located in Moscow City, searches are underway today in a major fraud case — the damage is estimated at 500,000,000 rubles.
The investigation is related to the deception of Olga Serova, the former head of the Samara Region Development Corporation.
At the end of last year, the 71-year-old pensioner was convinced to transfer 350 million rubles and $800,000 to the fraudsters.
She went to the bank to withdraw the money, and despite the managers' pleas not to do so, she insisted on her own and handed the funds over to the scammers.
Bitcoin has once again surpassed silver and has become the 6th largest traded asset in the world🔥
After the price increase, the market capitalization of the first cryptocurrency exceeded $1.85 trillion (compared to $1.84 trillion for silver). The largest assets by market capitalization are gold and the stocks of companies Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Alphabet (Google).
Since the beginning of the week, BTC has gained about 10% and is trading above $93,000. Just at the beginning of April, the price fell below $75,000 against the backdrop of declining stock indices following Donald Trump's statement about the introduction of trade tariffs.
Bitcoin's share in the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market is nearly 64%. The total capitalization of all crypto assets excluding Bitcoin (TOTAL2 index) is $1.03 trillion, with nearly $362 billion attributed to Ethereum and the stablecoin USDT.
⏺Gold prices have surpassed $3400 per ounce for the first time in history
📊 June gold futures quotes on CME rose by 2.19%, reaching $3401.3 per ounce
Gold is rising amid further weakening of the US dollar and fears of a trade war.
The trade conflict initiated by US President Donald Trump has unsettled the markets, undermining the appetite for riskier assets while simultaneously triggering a rapid flow of market participants into safe-haven assets.
The DXY dollar index fell by 1.29% on Monday, hitting a low of 98.234 points. This is the lowest level in over three years — since March 31, 2022.
Support for the gold market was also provided by the news that Trump is considering firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
"Firing Powell not only undermines the principle of central bank independence but also risks politicizing US monetary policy in a way that markets would find concerning."
If confidence in the Fed is called into question, it could undermine trust in the dollar and accelerate flows into safe havens, including gold.
Today, less than 4% of the world's population owns cryptocurrency.
The largest share of such users is in North America, where they make up 10.7% of the total population.
In South America, this figure is 6.6%, in Asia it is 3.6%, in Europe it is 3.4%, and in Oceania it is 3.3%. Africa significantly lags behind with a share of only 1.6%.
Trump: "I don't need Elon Musk at all — I just like him"
According to the president, Musk has done an excellent job, but he emphasizes: he has no dependence on the billionaire. Trump also shared what he does with the purchased Tesla:
"I don't need it. You know what I do with it? I let people from the office take it for a ride."
Trump suspended tariffs for 90 days, establishing a uniform rate of 10% for all countries except China. For China, the US president set a harsh 125% — according to Trump, 'for showing disrespect'.
The lawyer has sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security demanding the disclosure of a meeting with the creator of Bitcoin
Crypto lawyer James Murphy has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to obtain documents that may confirm the agency met with the alleged creators of Bitcoin.
The basis for the lawsuit was the speech of DHS agent Rana Saoud at the OffshoreAlert conference in Miami in April 2019. At that time, she stated that her colleagues had communicated with four individuals whom the agency believed were involved in creating Bitcoin.
Agents flew to California, where they "realized that he [the creator of Bitcoin] was not alone," and had a conversation with a group of four people to learn about their motives.
Murphy is demanding the provision of records, letters, and other materials related to this meeting. He admits that DHS officials may have been mistaken, but believes that if the meeting indeed took place, it should be documented.
The lawyer is accompanied in the case by former U.S. federal prosecutor's assistant Brian Field, who specializes in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases that allow citizens to access government documents. $BTC #Satoshi_Nakamoto ?
Binance will delist a bunch of shitcoins on April 16, including: BADGER, BAL, BETA, CREAM, CTXC, ELF, FIRO, HARD, NULS, PROS, SNT, TROY, UFT, and VIDT 🪙
🤬 Global markets are engulfed in a massive sell-off, and investors are losing confidence, main points:
🔴 The Chinese market opened down 10%. China's stock market is experiencing the largest one-day crash since 2008. 🔴 Nasdaq futures fell by 5.4%, S&P 500 - by 3.84%. This is the worst three-day decline since 'Black Monday'. 🔴 Taiwan has temporarily banned short selling after imposing 32% tariffs on its goods. 🔴 The Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell by 8% in the first 30 minutes of trading. The Korean stock market index KOSPI dropped by more than 5%. 🔴 Trump rejected the deal with the European Union: "Let them start paying us a lot of money first". 🔴 Crypto is in decline: the market lost 9% in a day, Bitcoin fell below $77,000, Ethereum - to $1,500. 🔴 Mark Cuban: "Don't sell, the market will recover. I just don't know when". 🔴 The Supreme Leader of Iran has placed the country's forces on heightened alert, but is still open to negotiations.
Donald Trump: "Sometimes you have to take bitter medicine to get better".
A hacker stole 2930 ETH ($5.4 million) from zkLend, and then mistakenly visited a phishing website impersonating TornadoCash — as a result, all 2930 ETH went to another thief.
The founder of the scam exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been transferred to a federal transit center in Oklahoma City, serving as a temporary location in the U.S. prison system before being sent to a new place of imprisonment.
His transfer began on March 26 after an unauthorized video interview with Tucker Carlson from the Brooklyn jail — at that time he stated that he believed his sentence was erroneous and was confident that FTX could now have "$100 billion in assets against $15 billion in liabilities" if it weren't for the collapse.
The price of Toncoin reacted with growth to the praise of the TON blockchain from Durov
The rate of the native cryptocurrency TON rose by 9% after the founder of Telegram announced significant investments in the project from venture funds and quoted the praises of "the brightest minds of Silicon Valley".
Durov noted that the last month has been good for the ecosystem: TON attracted over $400 million, and major investors publicly supported the project.
At the same time, all the opinions expressed by Durov emphasize that the success of the project depends on the integration of TON and Telegram.
Benchmark partner Peter Fenton stated that the potential growth of Telegram users to 1.5 billion by 2030 "creates an unprecedented opportunity in human history to ensure widespread financial flows," implying the use of the TON network in them.
The partnership between TON and Telegram was cited as an example of good work by Ribbit founder Mickey Malka, Draper Associates founder Tim Draper, and Sequoia Capital partner Sean Maguire.
After Durov's publications on the evening of March 26, the price of Toncoin began to rise. By 13:20 Moscow time on March 27, it had increased from $3.56 to $3.88. Over the course of a day, TON gained 7.1%, while the overall cryptocurrency market showed a decline.