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CoinGecko CEO Warns of Fake Crypto Summit Scam Using Booking.com
Bobby Ong, the co-founder and CEO of cryptocurrency data platform CoinGecko, has issued a public warning about a…
US Seeks Forfeiture of $14.2B Bitcoin Linked to Pig-Butchering Kingpin Chen Zhi
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to take control of about 127,000…
XVS price turns bullish as Venus Protocol recovers funds stolen from phishing scam
The platform has recovered the assets and returned them to the victim. The attack happened on September 2,…
XVS price slips after $27M Venus Protocol phishing attack
A Venus network user suffered massive losses after authorizing a malicious transaction. The perpetrator took seconds to drain…
Federal Judge Declares EminiFX a Ponzi Scheme, Orders $228M in Restitution
EminiFX, a cryptocurrency investment platform that once claimed to revolutionize automated trading, has been officially declared a Ponzi…
Bitcoin Darknet Giant Abacus Vanishes – Was It a Massive Exit Scam?
Abacus Market, once the largest Bitcoin-enabled Western DNM, has abruptly disappeared, leaving its vendors and buyers in limbo…
The many faces of crypto crime and the relentless cat-and-mouse chase
Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond…
$181M Recovered From Hackers, But Crypto Still Lost $620M in Q2
Crypto and Web3 security incidents led to over $801.3 million in losses across 144 incidents in Q2 2025.…
$4.6B Lost to Crypto Scams as AI Deepfakes Lead the Charge: Report
According to a new research report co-authored by Bitget, SlowMist, and Elliptic, over $4.6 billion was lost to…
$2.1B Stolen in 2025: Wallet Compromises Eclipse All Other Crypto Attack Vectors
Hackers in the cryptocurrency space are shifting their focus from traditional smart contract flaws to manipulating individuals through…