Exit scams and regulations disrupt global darknet markets

Recent exit scams have displaced the users of darknet markets, with Eastern European-only platform Hydra now the largest worldwide. A report published by blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace has detailed significant disruptions to the clandestine darknet marketplace sector following a spate of exit scams during recent months.  Despite opportunities for new marketplaces to capture the users […]

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse opposes Coinbase’s ‘no politics’ policy

Brad Garlinghouse said tech companies have an obligation to contribute to solving societal issues. Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of blockchain-based payments firm Ripple, disagrees with Coinbase’s new policy restricting its employees from engaging in political discussions at work. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong first announced the ‘apolitical’ policy in a blog post on Sep. 27. He […]

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Yearn Finance doppelganger scam tries to trick visitors out of their keys

Scam websites posing as famous crypto projects ask for private keys so they can steal users’ funds. Decentralized finance yield farming platform Yearn Finance has a doppelganger that is tricking visitors into sharing the private keys of their cryptocurrency wallets. The scam website of Yearn Finance perfectly copies almost every aspect of the original yearn.finance website […]

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