Australia Slaps 10-Year Ban on Adviser Over $9.6M Crypto Scam
The Australia securities watchdog has imposed a decade-long ban on a former financial adviser who allegedly funneled millions in c...
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US Lawmaker Demands SEC Release Documents on ETH Security Status
U.S. lawmaker pressures SEC to release internal documents on ethereum’s security status, citing regulatory inconsistency and need...
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Ethereum Foundation highlights UX, social layer as security ‘challenges’
According to the Ethereum Foundation, “a significant burden of security” still falls on users of digital assets.
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AI Deepfakes Plague Crypto, Fueling $4.6B Scam Surge: Report
The rise of artificial intelligence is fueling a new wave of sophisticated scams in the crypto world, with deepfake technology pla...
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No One Fell for It: Paraguay’s Bitcoin Legal Tender Announcement Was a Zero-Sum Hack
A recent social media post by President Santiago Peña announcing the enactment of bitcoin as Paraguay’s legal tender, shook the cr...
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Crypto Executive Behind $530M Scandal: Russian Ties, Sanctions Evasion & 22 Criminal Charges
Key Takeaways: $530 million in crypto allegedly laundered through U.S. banks by Russian national using Tether (USDT). Defendant us...
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Bitget Anti-Scam Report Shows AI-Related Scams Drive $4.6B in Crypto Losses in 2024
This content is provided by a sponsor. Victoria, Seychelles, 10 June 2025—Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 com...
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How to report a Bitcoin scam using Chainabuse and Scamwatch
Got scammed or worried about Bitcoin fraud? Learn how sharing your story with Chainabuse and Scamwatch can help protect you and ot...
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87 deepfake scam rings taken down across Asia in Q1 2025: Report
A new report from Bitget, SlowMist and Elliptic highlights the severity of deepfake scams, urging both individuals and organizatio...
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Feds Charge Crypto Founder With Evading US Sanctions, Laundering $500M
Evita Pay founder Iurii Gugnin is accused of turning his crypto firms into a "covert pipeline" for sanctioned Russian entities.
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Why Traditional Crypto Security Advice Is Failing Against AI-Powered Scams
On June 4, followers of the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) witnessed something that upset conventional wisdom about soci...
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Paraguayan President’s X Account Hacked – False Bitcoin Legal Tender Announcement Posted
Key Takeaways: Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña had his official X account compromised, leading to the spread of a false announc...
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Sui DeFi Exchange Cetus Back in Action After $233 Million Exploit
Following a damaging protocol vulnerability in May, Sui decentralized exchange Cetus is back online with a compensation plan.
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Paraguay Says Presidential X Post Promising Bitcoin Reserve a Hack
The South American country is also not starting a strategic BTC reserve. Hackers asked readers to send the asset to a Bitcoin addr...
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Did Paraguay just make Bitcoin legal tender? Suspected hack of president’s X account sparks confusion
The incident highlights the vulnerability of digital platforms in disseminating misinformation, potentially impacting national and...
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A crypto scam that doesn’t need private keys: How does zero-value transfer work?
A crypto investor lost $2.6 million in hours, falling victim to a zero-value transfer scam, a type of address poisoning scam.
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Australia unmasks $123M crypto laundering ring behind security firm
A multi-agency investigation traced illicit funds to a suspected $123 million crypto laundering operation hiding behind a security...
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LIBRA Token: Argentina’s President Faces No Ethics Breach Over His Endorsement
Key Takeaways: Argentina’s Anti-Corruption Office ruled that President Milei did not breach ethics laws by endorsing LIBRA. LIBRA’...
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