Poloniex to Pay $7.6 Million In Sanctions Violations Settlement
Digital asset companies should develop ‘tailored, risk-based’ compliance programs, U.S. regulatory authorities said.
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Analysts Consider US National Security Policy a Pretext to Establish Trade Sanctions Against Other Countries
International analysts have called out the supposed use of the national security policy of the U.S. as a tool to justify the estab...
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Crypto Exchange Poloniex Pays $7.6M to Settle US Sanctions Violations
Poloniex LLC, a US entity affiliated with crypto exchange Polonies, reached a settlement of $7.6 million with the US Department of...
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Level Finance confirms $1M exploit due to buggy smart contract
An attacker manipulated a “claim multiple” bug in a Level Finance smart contract to steal more than 214,000 LVL tokens from the ex...
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Poloniex will pay $7.6M settlement to US authorities for 'apparent violations' of sanctions
OFAC said Poloniex allowed users in Crimea, Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria to conduct digital asset trades, deposits and withdrawals...
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XRP Crypto Scam Prevented as YouTube Assists in Recovering Hacked Channel
YouTube has intervened to prevent an XRP cryptocurrency scam from being promoted on the hacked popular YouTube channel DidYouKnowG...
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Ethereum Price Indicators Show Vulnerability to Bigger Correction
Ethereum price started a fresh decline from the $1,940 resistance against the US Dollar. ETH retested $1,825 and is showing a few...
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Think Like a Hacker: OPSEC Tips To Ensure Crypto Security
Ron Stoner is the Head of Security at US-based crypto security specialist Casa.__________ Operational security, or OPSEC, is the p...
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YouTube helps recover hacked channel that attempted XRP crypto scams
YouTube’s swift intervention ensured damage control by preventing XRP hackers from interacting with the channel’s subscribers.
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Gary Gensler Says SEC Believes Ethereum Is Not a Security—At MIT in 2018
The SEC had a very different take on the second biggest cryptocurrency back in 2018, according to Gary Gensler.
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Today in Crypto: Binance to Begin Japan Operations, Millennials are Dominant Crypto Enthusiast Group, Canadian Police Issue Warnings After a $7.5M Scam, Hamas Stops Crypto Donations
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of...
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Polygon Lending Protocol 0VIX Pauses Protocol After $2M Exploit
The attackers manipulated the price of Aavegotchi's native token, before looting relevant lending pools for at least $2 million on...
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How Soon Will Litecoin Breach This Psychological Resistance Level?
In recent trading sessions, the price of Litecoin has remained stagnant below a significant resistance level while Bitcoin has exp...
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Report: Hackers Breach AT&T Email Accounts, Steal Victims’ Crypto Funds
Cybercriminals have reportedly breached AT&T email accounts and are using the access gained to steal crypto assets from their vict...
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What security? Bitcoin enthusiast cracks known 12-word seed phrase in minutes
If the words of a 12-word seed phrase are known, it’s deceptively easy to enter the wallet and sweep the funds.
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Google Ads data: $4M stolen through crypto phishing URLs
Unsuspecting cryptocurrency users have lost over $4 million to phishing websites promoted using Google Ads.
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Hong Kong security regulator to issue crypto license guidelines in May
The crypto business guidelines were reportedly revealed by the CEO of Hong Kong’s Securities Futures Commission, Julia Leung.
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'Rogue Developers' Drain Merlin DEX of $1.82 Million
Merlin DEX has been exploited for over $1.82 million, with auditor CertiK blaming 'rogue developers' who abused private key privil...
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