Russia cracks down on ‘illegal’ cryptomining with prison terms up to five years — Kremlin will begin prosecuting in 2027

The Russian government plans to penalize ‘illegal’ mining of cryptocurrency to prison terms of up to five years.

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World’s oldest Bitcoin Mining Pool celebrates 15th anniversary, has mined 1,311,339 bitcoins worth $115 billion — group has 255 billion times more hash power than at inception

15 years ago, the first Bitcoin mining pool was introduced by coder Slush.

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Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows

This was another banner year for crypto hacks and heists — 2025 was the third year in a row that a new crypto theft record was set.

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12 years ago, a whiskey-fuelled rant coined the iconic term HODL with a drunken mispelling — Bitcoin investment strategy would have turned $523 into over $87,000, a 16,666% gain

On December 18, 2013, a cryptocurrency investor felt compelled to pen a message rallying his fellow shellshocked troops on the Bitcointalk forums. Thus, the ‘HODL’ strategy was born.
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North Korean hackers stole record $2 billion in crypto in 2025, including single heist worth $1.5 billion, report claims — rogue state accounts for 60% of all reported crypto thefts this year, $6.75 billion total since records began

Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis says DPRK has set a record for 2025, with the regime expected to execute more sophisticated attacks in the future.
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