Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit, biggest crypto heist

Ben Zhou, chief executive officer of ByBit, during the Token2049 conference in Singapore, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.  Joseph Nair | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hacked to the tune of $1.5 billion in digital assets, in what’s estimated to be the largest crypto heist in history. The attack … Read more

Bitcoin falls 5% in volatile trade around $97,000

Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images Bitcoin fell sharply on Friday amid broader investor caution toward risk assets. Bitcoin dipped below the $93,000 mark earlier in the day before trading above that price in volatile trade. The digital asset was last trading at $97,491.71, according to Coin Metrics, down around 5% from 24 … Read more