Mt. Gox’s former CEO floats hard fork to recover 80K hacked Bitcoin
Mark Karpelès said it has been 12 years since the start of Mt. Gox’s bankruptcy proceedings and “this is probably the last sore po...
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Minnesota to weigh ban on crypto kiosks after scam reports
Representative Erin Koegel proposed a total ban on crypto ATMs in Minnesota, building on a 2024 state law that imposed restriction...
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CoinEx Review 2026: Is This Crypto Exchange Safe And Legit?
CoinEx is a leading crypto exchange platform that launched in 2017 and now supports more than 1,300 cryptocurrencies across spot,...
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Senator Blumenthal Demands Binance Records Over Alleged $1.7B Iran Sanctions Breach
A U.S. Senator has launched a formal Senate Homeland Security Committee inquiry into Binance following reports that the exchange f...
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OKX integrates Chainalysis Alterya for pre-withdrawal scam screening
Cryptocurrency exchanges are moving to block scam-linked transfers before funds leave their platforms as fraud losses continue to...
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Crypto Millions Finance Sale of Stolen US Trade Secrets, Treasury Says
The Treasury Department sanctioned a Russian exploit broker network accused of trafficking stolen U.S. trade secrets and governmen...
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Is MEXC Safe? Security, Privacy, and Risks Explained in 2026
MEXC is a leading global cryptocurrency exchange that operates as a centralized exchange using advanced security features to prote...
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Australian Cybercrime Squad Charges Man in $3.5 Million Crypto Scam
Australian detectives have dismantled a major investment scam that defrauded over 190 elderly and vulnerable victims of $3.5 milli...
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3 Solana platforms to shutter following devastating $40M hack
Solana DeFi aggregator Step Finance says it was “unable to secure a viable outcome” after a $40 million treasury wallet breach in...
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Uniswap founder slams scam crypto ads after victim 'lost everything'
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams highlighted a case where a victim lost a “mid-six-figure” portfolio to a fake top search result posin...
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Hacker returns $21M in Bitcoin stolen from South Korean authorities: Report
Local media reported that the stolen 320 Bitcoin was returned to a wallet controlled by authorities, with the unknown hacker seemi...
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Moonwell hit by $1.78M exploit as AI vibe coding debate reaches DeFi
The exploit saw the Moonwell protocol exploited for $1.78 million after cbETH was mispriced at $1.12 instead of about $2,200, inte...
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Figure Technology suffers data breach, exposing personal customer details
ShinyHunters hackers leaked user data after a social-engineering attack on a Figure employee and the company reportedly refused to...
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Fugitive Mastermind of $73M Crypto Scam Sentenced to 20 Years by US Court
A fugitive crypto scam operator Daren Li was sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison and three years of supervised release for...
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Scammer Sentenced to 20 years for $73M Scheme as Investors look to BMIC’s Verifiable Protection
What to Know: The 20-year sentence in a $73M pig butchering case highlights how sophisticated social engineering now underpins maj...
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Phantom Chat Feature Targeted in Fresh Bitcoin Phishing Wave: $BMIC Offers Security
What to Know: Phantom’s in-app Chats expand social attack surface; scammers exploit hype and speed to route users into phishing li...
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SEAL and Ethereum Foundation Partner to Combat Wallet Drainers: Security-First Investors Switch to $BMIC
What to Know: The Ethereum Foundation and Security Alliance are effectively standardizing threat intelligence to combat wallet dra...
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Phantom Chat under scrutiny after $264K address poisoning loss
Phantom Chat is under scrutiny after a phishing attack drained $264,000 in Wrapped Bitcoin, renewing concerns over wallet UX and a...
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