U.S. Congress Demands 90-Day Report on Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Security
The U.S. Congress is moving forward with legislation that would require the Treasury Department to deliver a comprehensive report...
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California Man Gets 51 Months for Laundering $37M in Cambodia-Based Crypto Scam
California resident Shengsheng He received a 51-month federal prison sentence for laundering $36.9 million from victims in an inte...
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions 19 Myanmar, Cambodia Entities for Forcing Trafficking Victims into Crypto Scams
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 19 entities across Myanmar and Cambodia for operating massive crypto scam networks that de...
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OFAC Sanctions Southeast Asian Crypto Crime Networks For Scamming Americans Out Of $10 Billion
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions on criminal actors in Southeast...
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Crypto Firms Assess Fallout From Massive Supply Chain Security Breach
Crypto firms are racing to assess potential fallout after reports of a large-scale supply chain attack that compromised a widely u...
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US Lawmakers Seek Treasury Report on Feasibility, Security of Government-Held Bitcoin
The House spending bill seeks to direct the Treasury to assess the feasibility and governance of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
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California Man Sentenced in $37M Crypto Scam Amid Ongoing DOJ Crackdown
Victims of the crypto scam were lured through messages and dating apps, then tricked into fake crypto investments.
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SwissBorg loses 193K SOL in Solana exploit
This incident highlights the ongoing vulnerabilities in blockchain security, potentially undermining trust in decentralized financ...
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Wasabi confirms no impact from recent NPM package exploit
Wasabi's unaffected status boosts user confidence and highlights the importance of robust security practices in crypto platforms....
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SwissBorg hacked for $41M SOL after third-party API compromise
Hackers drained 193,000 SOL from SwissBorg’s Solana Earn program after a Kiln API was compromised, affecting 1% of users and 2% of...
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Hackers Exploit JavaScript Accounts in Massive Crypto Attack Reportedly Affecting 1B+ Downloads
A major supply-chain attack has infiltrated widely used JavaScript packages, potentially putting billions of dollars in crypto at...
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Swiss Crypto Platform SwissBorg Hit by $41.5M SOL Hack After Partner API Compromise
Swiss crypto platform SwissBorg lost $41.5 million worth of Solana (SOL) tokens after hackers compromised partner API provider Kil...
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Crypto Users Warned to Stop Transacting as Massive Exploit Threatens Apps and Wallets
Security experts are advising crypto users to be very careful as a large-scale supply chain exploit could be used to swipe funds.
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ALERT – The NPM Hack Is a Wake-Up Call for Crypto Users
The breach hit core JavaScript libraries like chalk, strip-ansi, and color-convert—packages so foundational they’re practically di...
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Pi Network Flags Scam Wallet Amid $346M Token Risks as 60M Users Await Unlock
Key Takeaways: Pi Network exposed a scam wallet allegedly siphoning unlocked tokens and dispersing them into hundreds of smaller w...
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DeFi Platform Nemo Protocol Exploited for $2.4 Million in Hack
The attack on the Sui-based DeFi protocol comes as 2025's crypto thefts outpace last year’s, with more than $2.17 billion stolen t...
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Crypto Phishing Losses Surpass $12 Million, Driven by Ethereum-Focused Exploits
There was a sharp rise in phishing scams involving cryptocurrency during August, with losses exceeding $12 million as hackers bega...
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Kinto plunges 81% as ETH L2 set to wind down months after hack
Ethereum layer-2 Kinto’s token plummeted after its team announced its blockchain would wind down on Sept. 30, months after a $1.6...
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