91M – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com Latest Crypto News Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:21:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.10 https://i0.wp.com/earlybirdsinvest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-New-Project-2024-12-17T235703.455.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 91M – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com 32 32 240146708 Figma’s $91M Bitcoin Bet Isn’t a ‘Michael Saylor’ Move, CEO Says https://earlybirdsinvest.com/figmas-91m-bitcoin-bet-isnt-a-michael-saylor-move-ceo-says/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/figmas-91m-bitcoin-bet-isnt-a-michael-saylor-move-ceo-says/#respond Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:21:03 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/figmas-91m-bitcoin-bet-isnt-a-michael-saylor-move-ceo-says/

Collaborative design software company Figma (FIG) expanded its bitcoin holdings to $91 million in the second quarter of this year, the company disclosed Wednesday during its earnings call.

The move, revealed by Chief Financial Officer Praveer Melwani, comes as part of a larger $1.6 billion cash position. “Within the $1.6 billion, we also held approximately $91 million in our bitcoin exchange-traded fund,” Melwani said.

Figma, which went public on the New York Stock Exchange in July, has had an eventful few years. A planned $20 billion acquisition by Adobe collapsed in 2023 after regulators raised antitrust concerns. Since then, the company continued to grow its customer base, which includes 95% of the Fortune 500.

Unlike some firms that have turned to bitcoin holdings as a last-ditch effort to excite investors or pivot away from declining core businesses, Figma’s approach appears more conservative.

“We’re not trying to be Michael Saylor here,” CEO Dylan Field told CNBC, referring to the co-founder of MicroStrategy, known for turning his previously sleepy software company into a major bitcoin holder. “This is not, like, a Bitcoin holding company. It’s a design company, but I think there’s a place for it in the balance sheet and as part of a diversified treasury strategy.”

Neither the increase in bitcoin exposure nor the better-than-expected revenue boosted investor sentiment, at least in the short term. Despite beating earnings expectations, Figma shares dropped 18% on Thursday, closing at $55.96. That remains above the IPO price, but down about 50% from the frenzied IPO-day peak.

Figma’s quiet addition of bitcoin to its treasury adds another name to the list of public companies experimenting with digital assets as part of their financial infrastructure — but without the spectacle or evangelism often associated with the move.

For now, bitcoin remains a small slice of Figma’s balance sheet.

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$91M in Bitcoin Vanishes in Social Engineering Heist: Funds Already on the Move https://earlybirdsinvest.com/91m-in-bitcoin-vanishes-in-social-engineering-heist-funds-already-on-the-move/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/91m-in-bitcoin-vanishes-in-social-engineering-heist-funds-already-on-the-move/#respond Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:09 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/91m-in-bitcoin-vanishes-in-social-engineering-heist-funds-already-on-the-move/

Social engineering scams have proved to be one of the damaging attack vectors in crypto, which are capable of bypassing technical defenses and draining platforms or users of staggering sums.

In the latest development, a victim lost 783 Bitcoin, worth approximately $91 million, in such an attack.

Hackers Impersonate Wallet Support

Prominent on-chain investigator ZachXBT reported that the attackers impersonated both exchange and hardware wallet customer support. Blockchain data shows the thief has already laundered the stolen funds through the privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet Wasabi.

The incident coincidentally occurred on the one-year anniversary of the $243 million Genesis Creditor theft.

ZachXBT explained that large-scale breaches have left massive amounts of personal information exposed online, which makes it easier for threat actors to exploit victims. By leveraging these data leaks, attackers can convincingly impersonate exchange or wallet support, gain trust, and ultimately carry out such scams.

When asked by a community member how one can avoid falling victim to social engineering, ZachXBT offered a blunt but practical piece of advice: treat every call or email as a potential scam by default.

Social Engineering: A Dominant Attack Vector

TRM Labs recently highlighted the growing dominance of social engineering in crypto-related thefts. The firm found that the first half of 2025 witnessed a record $2.1 billion stolen through hacks and exploits. Over 80% of losses were tied to infrastructure intrusions such as compromised private keys and seed phrases, which were often made possible through social engineering tactics or insider threats.

The average hack size also doubled compared to 2024, as it hit $30 million during the same period. TRM noted that the Bybit incident in February, attributed to North Korean state-sponsored actors, was the largest crypto hack in history, as it accounted for nearly 70% of total losses. Beyond that mega theft, dozens of other attacks occurred in January, April, and May, with several exceeding $100 million each.

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Bitcoiner loses $91M in social engineering attack: ZachXBT https://earlybirdsinvest.com/bitcoiner-loses-91m-in-social-engineering-attack-zachxbt/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/bitcoiner-loses-91m-in-social-engineering-attack-zachxbt/#respond Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:33:53 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/bitcoiner-loses-91m-in-social-engineering-attack-zachxbt/

A Bitcoiner lost $91 million in a single transaction to a social engineering attack on Tuesday, with funds then sent to a privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet, according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT.

The victim was deceived by impostors posing as crypto exchange and hardware wallet support, losing 783 Bitcoin (BTC) in a single transaction, ZachXBT said in an X post on Thursday.

Blockchain data shows the theft occurred on Tuesday at 11:06 am UTC, and the exploiter started laundering the stolen funds a day later through the Bitcoin privacy-focused Wasabi Wallet to conceal the trail of the stolen funds, ZachXBT said. 

Social engineering attacks involve attackers tricking people into revealing sensitive information, such as their private keys or passwords, allowing attackers to steal the funds. These exploits have been rampant in crypto, targeting everyone from sophisticated crypto investors to the elderly. 

Asked how one can avoid being socially engineered, ZachXBT said to assume every call or email received is a “scam by default.”

Source: ZachXBT

ZachXBT rules out North Korea hackers

While ZachXBT didn’t name any suspects, he ruled out the notorious North Korean state-backed Lazarus Group as a potential culprit.

The attacker received the funds at a clean Bitcoin wallet address — ‘bc1qyxyk’ — before using Wasabi Wallet’s privacy features to try to conceal them.

ZachXBT added that, coincidentally, the attack occurred exactly one year after the $243 million Genesis creditor theft.

Scammers impersonating hardware crypto wallet providers

Scammers have frequently impersonated crypto hardware wallet providers such as Ledger and Trezor using sophisticated methods.

In late April, scammers impersonating Ledger sent out letters posing as the company, asking users for secret recovery phrases to crypto wallets in an attempt to take control of the device. 

They claimed a “critical security update” needed to be performed on their devices and that failure to comply may “result in restricted access to your wallet and funds.”

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In the same month, an elderly US citizen lost over $330 million worth of Bitcoin to a social engineering attack, sending shockwaves through the industry.

Crypto theft is still a multibillion-dollar industry

More than $2.1 billion was stolen from crypto-related attacks across the first five months of 2025, with the bulk of losses coming from wallet compromises and phishing attacks, blockchain security firm CertiK said in June.

The largest incident by far was the $1.4 billion exploit of crypto exchange Bybit in February, highlighting that even large, extensively audited crypto platforms remain at risk.

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