Bitcoin Meme Coin Launchpad Odin.fun Loses $7 Million in Liquidity Exploit
The launchpad has paused operations, blamed malicious China-linked actors for the attack, and plans to re-open next week.
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Ethereum core dev’s crypto wallet drained by malicious AI extension
Ethereum core dev Zak Cole lost funds after a malicious Cursor extension stole his private key, highlighting increasing wallet dra...
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Estonian Founders of HashFlare Bitcoin Mining Scam Jailed for 16 Months
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering whether to appeal, as the sentence falls well short of the 10-year prison term sough...
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How a Georgia County Put Its Election Results on Bitcoin — And Why It Will Transform Election Security
Bitcoin Magazine How a Georgia County Put Its Election Results on Bitcoin — And Why It Will Transform Election Security At the Bit...
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Security Experts Flag Possible 51% Attack on Monero, Citing 6-Block Reorganization
Several reports indicate that the Qubic project has captured 51% of the network’s hashrate, with some observers warning that Qubic...
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Crypto Miners Drained Enough Power to Light up a City — Kazakhstan Cracks Down
Authorities in Kazakhstan have uncovered a scheme involving electricity companies illegally supplying power to cryptocurrency mine...
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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak: YouTube Bitcoin Scam Victims 'Lost Life Savings'
Wozniak was impersonated by scammers on YouTube more than five years ago and has struggled to get justice for victims.
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ASX-Listed DigitalX Director Cleared of Internal Trading Policy Breach
An internal review has found no breach of trading policy by recently appointed DigitalX director Ieva Guoga. Her on-market share p...
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ASX-Listed DigitalX Denies Policy Breach in Director Trades Probe
The ASX-listed crypto investment manager has defended its director's share trades while outlining plans to quadruple its Bitcoin h...
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Uniswap Price Climbs Above $11 as Bulls Breach Key Resistance Levels
Breaking above a local downtrend resistance has added momentum to its recent performance. Price action has been supported by stead...
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Exit Scam? DeFi Protocol CrediX’s Team Vanishes Following $4.5 Million Exploit
The team behind the DeFi protocol CrediX is suspected of an exit scam following a recent $4.5 million security breach. The team ha...
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CrediX Finance Team Vanishes After $4.5M Hack, Exit Scam Suspected
The team behind decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol CrediX Finance appears to have vanished following a $4.5 million exploit tha...
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CrediX Finance team disappears after $4.5M hack
Stability DAO said it had identified two CrediX Finance team members and was working with other projects and authorities to recove...
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FTC: Imposter Scam Losses Among Seniors Surge 362% Since 2020
Older Americans are losing money to imposter scams at an alarming rate, with losses and case numbers surging to record highs, acco...
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GreedyBear scam group ramps up crypto theft to ‘industrial scale’
A cybercrime group dubbed “GreedyBear” has stolen over $1 million in crypto using hundreds of fake wallet extensions, malware type...
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Australian Crypto Laundering Crackdown: ASIC Charges Four Over $35M Fake Bond Scam
Four Australian men, including former barrister Dimitrios Podaridis, are facing money laundering charges for allegedly facilitatin...
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Australian Regulators Charge Four in Moving Scam Proceeds to Crypto Exchanges
A former barrister is among those accused of shifting scam proceeds to crypto exchanges.
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Aave hit by phishing attack day after reaching $60B in net deposits
Scammers used Google Ads to impersonate Aave investment platforms in an attempt to trick users into linking wallets to malicious s...
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