Berlin's state government refused to pay a 30 Bitcoin ransom (about $2.4 million) demanded by the Rhysida ransomware group, leading to the release of 5.7 terabytes of stolen data on the dark web. The cyberattack, detected on August 14, disrupted two Senate departments responsible for urban development, housing, mobility, transport, and environmental affairs, temporarily affecting government services. Authorities are investigating the breach and reviewing the leaked data to assess the impact, while warning residents about potential identity theft. This incident highlights growing resistance to ransomware payments amid increasing cyber threats, with Berlin maintaining a firm stance ahead of its September 20 state election.
Injective, a layer-1 blockchain focused on finance, announced plans to integrate native privacy features into its protocol, emphasizing privacy as a human right. This move aims to support institutional clients handling sensitive transactions and real...
South Korea's Financial Services Commission unveiled a phased roadmap to integrate conventional securities onto blockchain starting February 4, 2027. The plan begins with tokenizing private money-market funds, corporate bonds, and unlisted shares, tr...
Bitcoin's mining difficulty increased by 1.31% at block height 965664, marking the eighth rise in 2026, reaching 127.45 trillion. Despite this, the network's hashrate remained steady at 934 EH/s, below the 1 ZH/s threshold. Meanwhile, the hashprice s...
The Graph (GRT) surged 15% to $0.02 with a 180% rise in trading volume to over $37 million, signaling strong bullish momentum. Top Binance traders show a clear buying bias, and retail involvement has increased, supporting the price rise. However, ris...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed EIP-8141, aiming to simplify Ethereum wallets by allowing multiple actions in one transaction, supporting key rotation to reduce reliance on seed phrases, and enabling apps to pay users' gas fees. This...
