The attackers who managed to pull a second 51% attack against the Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain have double-spent nearly $1.7 million worth of ETC tokens, after reorganizing over 4,200 blocks on the blockchain.
A new survey has found bitcoin is still the go-to cryptocurrency for darknet marketplaces, with only 45% of surveyed darknet markets revealing they support the privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero.
German authorities have seized over €25 million ($29.6 million) worth of bitcoin and bitcoin cash from the alleged programmer of a movie piracy website called movie2k.to.
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- Hackers Double-Spent $1.7 Million in Second 51% Attack on Ethereum Classic
- Bitcoin Is Still the Go-to Crypto for Darknet Marketplaces
- German Authorities Seize $30 Million in BTC and BCH From Movie Piracy Site
At the time of writing, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $11,975.94 (2.45%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $3.63 bn. As for ether (ETH), it is trading at $395.25 (0.16%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $1.81 bn. The MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 10 Index is currently tracking at 4,597.79 (1.56%).