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Bitcoin Could Be Hacked and Fall to Zero, Warns Chamath Palihapitiya
Cryptonews.net
Bitget announcement on suspending RUNE - THORChain network withdrawal service
Bitget Announcements API
AlpsCon Exploit Analysis
Verichains Blog
Jameson Lopp warns Bitcoin holders against giving up self custody
crypto.news
Trump vows crypto scam crackdown then gets hit with lawsuit
TheStreet
Sanctioned Investor in Cambodian Scam Compound Owns California Mansion
OCCRP Investigations
Cambodia Cracked Down on Banks Allegedly Linked to Cyber-Scams. The IMF Says the Problem Persists.
OCCRP Investigations
Hacker mints tokens on Initia Chain, cashes out about $2.6 million
Crypto Briefing
Pentagon Bans Military Insider Trading on Polymarket, Kalshi After $400K Betting Scandal
Bitcoin.com News
Circle Gateway adds cirBTC and EURC to its unified crosschain balances
Crypto Briefing
Scarborough man's crypto drug dealing enterprise ends in prison time
North Yorkshire Police
Seoul weighs letting crypto exchanges trade token securities as Bithumb fights regulators in court
Cryptopolitan
Bitcoin Core Changes Security Policy as AI Makes Vulnerabilities Easier to Find
Bitcoin.com News
An Ethereum OG Who Bought at $18 Just Cashed out $7.23 Million
Bitcoin.com News
WuBlockchain Weekly: a16z Crypto Rebrands, CZ Warns of Critical PHP Vulnerabilities, First Rules Under GENIUS Act Released, etc
Substack
Eight held in Colombia for US extradition, one accused of moving $42M in crypto
Cryptopolitan
Can AI Hack Bitcoin? CZ Says the Real Danger Lies in Phishing and Data Leak
BeInCrypto
New York AG wants $1.3B from NovaTech founders over crypto scam
Crypto News
CoinDCX belatedly admits latest heist; Ireland fines Coinbase anew
CoinGeek
Cysic dangles a 10% bounty, hacker pours loot into Tornado Cash
Cointelegraph
DOJ’s Fraud Division, Department of Agriculture, and USDA OIG Uncover Nearly $42M in SNAP Benefit Fraud in Nationwide Enforcement Surge Involving Suspected Illegal Aliens
DOJ Justice News
iPhone Crypto Theft Via Websites: DeadTag and Wallet Risks
Bitcoin Foundation
Oil Sprints to a 5-Month High While Tech and Crypto Stumble
BeInCrypto
INTERPOL arrests suspects linked to 2.1m email theft, $2.4m crypto fraud in Nigeria
The Sun Nigeria
Is Monero Traceable? What the FCMP++ Upgrade Changes, and When
Cryptonews
Trader Kimchi Goes From Pump.fun Star to Rug Pull Suspect in 48 Hours
Bitcoin.com News
FOMO challenges Pump.fun with new bridge promising sub-second crypto swaps
crypto.news
Bitcoin price falls below $82K as spot ETFs see $635M in outflows
crypto.news
China Demands Return of 61,800 BTC Seized in UK Fraud Investigation
Gadgets 360
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