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Florida’s new crypto ATM law makes scam refunds the cost of doing business
Florida has turned crypto ATM scam prevention into a business-liability test for kiosk operators. The state’s newly chaptered…
Congress moves to rebuild crypto crime task force after DOJ dismantled its dedicated crypto team
Congress wants a task force for cryptocurrency theft months after the Justice Department disbanded NCET. The proposal, introduced…
THORChain exploit turns emergency chain halt into a DeFi trust test
THORChain’s suspected multichain exploit and emergency halt on May 15 has turned into another DeFi security incident, and…
Ripple insider warns XRP holders as fake airdrop scams surge across XRPL
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is seeing a drastic rise in fraud attempts targeting its users as the network…
OpenAI’s new image model shows why crypto scams are about to get much worse
A crypto founder had his laptop compromised when he joined what appeared to be a Microsoft Teams call…
How crypto futures markets are feeding ‘scam coin’ insider pump and dumps
RAVE briefly crossed a $6.7 billion valuation on Apr. 18 before collapsing nearly 95% in hours. The market…
Oil tanker attacked after falling for crypto scam granting fake Strait of Hormuz safe passage
The latest geopolitical risk to crypto from the Strait of Hormuz has come via radio from a tanker…
Kraken is actively being extorted by criminals threatening to release the top crypto exchange’s internal data
Kraken says it is being extorted by a criminal group threatening to release internal material after two support…
Coinbase claims arrest in the $355 million insider extortion scheme that targeted nearly 70,000 customers
Coinbase said a former customer support agent was arrested in India as investigators probe a breach tied to…
Binance Blacklists Fake Listing Agents, Offers $5M Bounty for Fraud Tips
Binance has publicly identified and blacklisted several individuals and companies for pretending to be official “listing agents,” offering…
