Token’s 4,900% Surge Sparks ‘Bull Trap’ and Exit Scam Warnings
UCN has skyrocketed over 4,900% since August 27, with a 24-hour surge of more than 400% on August 29, climbing from $205 to $1,257...
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Treasury Sanctions Crypto IT Scam Spanning North Korea, Russia, and China
The sanctions implicate entities first targeted by the Biden administration for their role in stealing crypto from American compan...
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Iran’s Crypto Flows Drop 11% in Q1 of 2025 Amid Geopolitical Strains and Exchange Hack: TRM Report
Total cryptocurrency flows involving Iranian entities fell to $3.7 billion between January and July 2025, representing an 11% decl...
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Kanye ‘Ye’ West Disavows YZY Token, Claims Instagram Was Hacked
Key Takeaways: Kanye West posted a disclaimer on X disowning the first YZY token, claiming his Instagram was hacked. The original...
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TRM Labs: Iranian Crypto Flows Fall to $3.7B in 2025 as Nobitex Hack, Tether Freezes and Geopolitics Erode Trust
TRM Labs reported that Iran’s crypto economy contracted in early 2025 amid escalating geopolitical tensions and a major exchange h...
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Interpol Operation Dismantles 25 Crypto Mines in Angola, Busts $300 Million Zambian Crypto Scam
An Interpol coordinated operation led to a sweeping cybercrime crackdown across Africa, resulting in 1,209 arrests and the recover...
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Iran crypto flows fall 11% on Israel conflict, Nobitex hack: TRM Labs
Iran crypto flows have dropped 11% this year to July amid conflict with Israel, a $90 million hack on local crypto exchange Nobite...
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Kanye West Meme Coin Down 81% From Peak as Rapper Says Instagram Hacked for Scam
Kanye West said his Instagram account was hacked to promote a fake meme coin, all while the real YZY token flounders.
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Kanye West’s Instagram hacked and now follows fake YZY coin account
The hack highlights vulnerabilities in celebrity social media accounts, potentially undermining trust in digital currencies and bl...
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CertiK predicts ‘endless war’ with crypto hackers after $2.5B stolen
Ever-evolving cybersecurity efforts are forcing hackers to seek out weak links among human vulnerabilities to fuel an “endless war...
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Binance Unveils Keyless Wallet Extension for Chrome with MPC Security and Multi-Chain Support
Key Takeaways: Binance launches its Wallet Extension (Beta) for Google Chrome, enabling seamless access to Web3 and dApps. Keyless...
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Citi Executive Warns Stablecoin Interest Payments Could Drain Bank Deposits Like the 1980s Crisis
Citigroup’s Ronit Ghose warned that stablecoin interest payments could trigger 1980s-style deposit flight from traditional banks.A...
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AI Can Be Hacked With a Simple 'Typo' in Its Memory, New Study Claims
Researchers showed that AI deep learning models, used in everything from self-driving cars to finance to healthcare, can be sabota...
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Citi executive warns stablecoin yields could drain bank deposits: Report
Citi’s Ronit Ghose warned that paying interest on stablecoin holdings could trigger bank outflows akin to the 1980s, driving up fu...
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New scam service Vanilla Drainer takes $5M in three weeks
Draining volume has dropped from 2024, but a new scam service tool called Vanilla has been turning investigators’ heads with $5 mi...
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How a retired Aussie cop lost $1.2M in a crypto scam in Thailand
As the adoption of digital assets grows rapidly, there has been a significant increase in the amount of funds lost to scams and ha...
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Coinbase Tightens Security with US Training Requirements After North Korean Infiltration Threats
The company now requires all new employees to complete training in person in the United States. Workers who handle sensitive syste...
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Apple Issues Emergency Patches for Zero‑click Exploit That May Enable Crypto Wallet Theft
Apple released emergency security updates addressing CVE‑2025‑43300, a zero‑click Image I/O vulnerability that researchers warned...
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