90% of Bitcoin’s supply has now been mined according to blockchain trackers. The feat means that 18.89 million bitcoins, out of the maximum 21 million that will ever exist, have been mined and are in circulation.
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, with over 73.4 million followers, was hacked to share misleading information about the adoption of Bitcoin and promote a BTC scam.
Cryptocurrency exchange, AscendEX, formerly known as BitMax, has been hacked for an estimated $77.7 million, according to security researchers who estimated the assets were taken across three blockchains.
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Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- 90% of Bitcoin’s Supply Has Now Been Mined
- Indian Prime Minister’s Twitter Account Hacked to Promote Crypto Scam
- Crypto Exchange AscendEX Hacked for $78 Million
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