California regulator launches complaint-based crypto scam tracker
The regulator receives thousands of consumer and investor complaints about possible crypto scams each year, and it appears it’s do...
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Norwegian police recover $5.9M stolen from Axie Infinity Ronin hack
The seized funds will be used to reimburse affected users and help prevent North Korea from funding its nuclear weapons program.
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Norwegian Authorities Recoup $5.9M From Axie Infinity Ronin Hack
Norwegian financial crimes agency Økokrim has tracked and seized a portion of the funds stolen in the Axie Infinity Ronin hack.
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Cardano Price Forecast as Founder of Crypto Capital Venture Says ADA is Likely Not a Security – ADA to the Moon?
ADA, the ticker for cryptocurrency Cardano, the token that powers the smart-contract-enabled Cardano blockchain, is seeing a modes...
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Mango Markets Attacker Urges Court to Let Him Keep Hacked Funds
Avraham Eisenberg's legal team has objected to a January lawsuit that would see him return $47 million to Mango Labs.
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Charity or Scam? Former FTX Executive's Foundation Accused of Making Profits from Employee Token Prices
A former FTX executive’s foundation allegedly turned a donation of some $600,000 in FTT tokens into a whopping $150 million. And h...
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Paxos ‘categorically disagrees’ with the SEC that BUSD is a security
Paxos said it will engage with the U.S. securities regulator on the matter and is prepared to “vigorously litigate if necessary.”
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Binance CEO Warns of ‘Profound Impacts’ on Crypto Industry if BUSD Is Ruled as a Security
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has warned of “profound impacts” on the crypto industry if stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD) is ruled...
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Today in Crypto: Wirex Signes Long-term Global Partnership with Visa, Bank of Brazil Says Citizens Can Pay Taxes with Crypto, MetaMask Warns Users About Phishing Attempts
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of...
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Hackers Attack Domain Registrar Namecheap; Flood of DHL and Metamask Phishing Emails Follow
On Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, the domain registrar Namecheap’s email account was compromised by hackers. Subsequently, a large number...
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This Popular Hardware Wallet was Hacked by a Cybersecurity Firm – Should You Be Concerned?
OneKey, a provider of cryptocurrency hardware wallets, was successfully hacked in just one second by the cybersecurity firm, Uncip...
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MetaMask issues scam alert as Namecheap hacker sends unauthorized emails
Web hosting company Namecheap detected the misuse of one of its third-party services for sending some unauthorized emails, which d...
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Wormhole hacker moves another $46M of stolen funds
The Wormhole exploiter appears to be seeking arbitrage opportunities with Ethereum-pegged assets.
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OneKey says it has fixed flaw that got its hardware wallet hacked in 1 second
Unciphered posted a video showing a “Massive critical vulnerability” in the OneKey Mini. The creators say it’s been patched and th...
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Seoul Sanctions North Korea Over Crypto Theft
South Korea has imposed sanctions on the North in relation to a number of cyberattacks often resulting in the theft of cryptocurre...
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Jump Crypto unveils critical vulnerability on Binance’s BNB Chain
The security flaw would allow the mint of an unlimited amount of arbitrary tokens. The issue was privately disclosed to the BNB te...
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South Korea sets independent sanctions for crypto theft against North Korea
The sanctions against several well-known individuals and hacking groups came just hours after S. Korea announced a joint cyber ven...
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Central Bank of Brazil to Test Security and Transaction Privacy Levels of the Digital Real
The Central Bank of Brazil will focus its first digital real tests on determining the levels of privacy and security that can be a...
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