BTC logo
BTC
$111,481.87
1.21%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,027.63
2.65%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,189.13
0.19%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4226
3.53%
SOL logo
SOL
$194.47
5.41%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3218
1.07%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1986
3.67%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6718
4.67%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.84
2.13%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.15
4.92%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0000
0.01%
BCH logo
BCH
$523.71
2.67%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3264
3.90%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6920
5.27%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.96
4.07%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.12
1.03%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6351
0.06%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1802
4.85%
BTC logo
BTC
$111,481.87
1.21%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,027.63
2.65%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,189.13
0.19%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4226
3.53%
SOL logo
SOL
$194.47
5.41%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3218
1.07%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1986
3.67%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6718
4.67%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.84
2.13%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.15
4.92%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0000
0.01%
BCH logo
BCH
$523.71
2.67%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3264
3.90%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6920
5.27%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.96
4.07%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.12
1.03%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6351
0.06%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1802
4.85%
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Crypto Unable to Shake Reputation as Ransomware Tool in Senate Hearing

A Senate Homeland Security hearing painted cryptocurrencies as the favorite payments for hackers.

By Jesse Hamilton
Updated May 11, 2023, 3:56 p.m. Published Jun 7, 2022, 4:59 p.m.
A Senate committee held a hearing today on crypto's role in ransomware (japatino/Getty images)
A Senate committee held a hearing today on crypto's role in ransomware (japatino/Getty images)