Bitcoin

A North Korean hacking group stole cryptocurrency worth over $300 million from the Japan-based exchange DMM Bitcoin, according to Japanese police and the United States' FBI.

The TraderTraitor group, believed to be part of Lazarus Group, which is allegedly linked to the Pyongyang authorities, carried out the heist, Japan's National Police Agency said yesterday.

Hello, holidays and vacations are arriving with good weather, a bit of chill, and some snow, normal for the season. We hear about upcoming natural disasters almost every other day, but thankfully we don’t see them materializing. On the contrary, roads and shops are jam-packed, and hotel and airline bookings, both domestic and international, are nearly sold out.

The bitcoin continued its post-election rally by setting a new record high above $106,000, days after President-elect Donald Trump again proposed creating a national strategic reserve of cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin soared as high as $106,491 on Sunday, according to CoinDesk data.

Hello, the Christmas spirit continued yesterday in our politics, with K.M warmly welcoming Mayor Charis along with Christos Protopappas, as well as his own Skertsos and Livanio, who of course are also the Prime Minister’s airport transfers from PASOK. At the meeting, of course, was also Mylonakis with the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Development, Mrs.

Türkiye ranks third globally in cryptocurrency ownership after the United Arab Emirates and Singapore, according to a report by Triple-A.

In 2024, the cryptocurrency ownership rate in Türkiye was 19.3 percent. This is 25.3 percent for the United Arab Emirates and 24.4 for Singapore.

Argentina and Thailand ranked fourth and fifth at 18.9 percent and 17.6 percent of ownership.

In May 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz, an early cryptocurrency enthusiast, used Bitcoin to buy two pizzas from Papa John's. He spent 10,000 Bitcoins, or roughly $40 at the time, in one of the first purchases ever made with the digital currency.

It has turned out to be the most expensive dinner in history.

Employees talk to bypassers in front of a Bitcoin exchange advertisement truck in Hong Kong on November 27, 2024. Bitcoin burst past 100,000 USD for the first time on Dec. 4, 2024 as traders welcomed Donald Trump's pick to head the U.S. securities commission, while Seoul stocks slipped as South Korea's president faced impeachment after his brief imposition of martial law this week.

Asian markets rose Monday following a record close on Wall Street as traders welcomed Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, while bitcoin's push to $100,000 ran out of steam after coming within a whisker of the mark at the end of last week.

The Bitcoin has surpassed $99,000 for the first time, continuing a rally based on hopes that Donald Trump will usher in a “golden age” for crypto that will include more supportive regulation for the industry and a possible national strategic bitcoin reserve for the U.S.

“Buy whatever you can.” With this phrase, crypto evangelists urge mostly retail investors to pour all their money into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.