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AI-driven phishing scams and hidden crypto exploits shake Web3 security
SBI Crypto was breached, losing $21 million in assets via a suspected laundering operation. A phishing scam targeting…
Tether-backed crime unit freezes $300m of illicit funds
Tether and its T3 partners have frozen over $300 million in criminal assets, a milestone revealing a year-long,…
New prison report flouts claim FTX could have repaid customers from $25B in assets
Sam Bankman-Fried is again challenging the core narrative of his downfall: that FTX was insolvent when it collapsed…
Crypto firm Xeltox fined record C$177M by Canadian AML regulator
Xeltox/Cryptomus fined C$177M for failing to report 1,000+ suspicious crypto transactions. Violations involved child abuse, fraud, ransomware, and…
Coinbase CLO to Treasury: modernize AML with AI and blockchain
On Oct. 20, 2025, Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, took to X to urge the U.S. government…
Some estimate the U.S. government now holds 327,000 bitcoins. Is this evaluation correct?
On Oct. 14, 2025, the Department of Justice reported that it had forfeited 127,271 bitcoins from a Cambodia-based…
A week-long 51% attack on the Bitcoin network would cost $6 billion, research reveals
Bitcoin is trusted by governments and financial institutions. Reputable investors call it “digital gold,” and some even claim…
Roger Ver may pay the US $48 million and walk free, NYT reported
One of the earliest Bitcoin popularizers, libertarian activist, and the mastermind behind Bitcoin Cash, Roger Ver, no longer…
Chainalysis maps $75b illicit crypto hidden in plain sight
Chainalysis has pinpointed a massive $75 billion in criminal cryptocurrency sitting untouched in publicly viewable wallets. The findings…
Will the UK sell newly seized $7.2B BTC, create Bitcoin treasury or pay victims?
Will the UK sell 61,000 BTC, or pay victims the gains? The United Kingdom is holding 61,000 Bitcoin…
