Binance floated a similar idea in 2019 after losing 7,000 BTC worth about $40 million in a hack. CEO Changpeng Zhao suggested a coordinated reorg with mining pools to erase the theft, but he quickly ...

Mark Karpelès submitted a pull request to Bitcoin Core that would redirect coins that have remained untouched since 2011 to a recovery address controlled by the MtGox trustee, reigniting the oldest ...

Alabama resident Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months in prison for his role in the January 2024 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account. Hackers used the SEC's account to ...

Former Mt. Gox CEO proposes a hard fork to unlock 79,956 Bitcoin. The plan sparks debate over protocol rules and creditor repayment.

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An Alabama man pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with the January 2024 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account, which was used to falsely claim that the SEC had approved ...

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The man, Eric Council Jr., pleaded guilty three months ago in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud in connection with ...