Crypto
XRP Ledger goes offline but speculators don't seem to care
Another major blockchain has temporarily gone offline, speculators seem unfazed by the fact that the chain appears to be less reliable now.
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Coinbase faces heavy fire as users duped for millions in social engineering scams
$65 million was stolen in December 2024 and January 2025 alone.
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Notorious teen hacker charged with stealing $65M crypto by exploiting defi protocols
The US Justice Department’s Criminal Division on Monday charged a notorious teen hacker – now an adult – with exploiting two decentralized finance protocols (DeFi) and making off with $65 million in cryptocurrency from the protocol's investors.
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Elon Musk's father's meme coin pumps and dumps following endorsement
Errol Musk has entered the market with his own coin and it has already experienced its pump-and-dump moment.
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents hope Trump might get their son out of jail
US President Donald Trump is becoming a source of hope for more cryptoasset-related convicts seeking early release from jail.
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Crypto con artists cry foul after discovering empty wallets
A crypto project that helps launch malicious memecoins has apparently been scammed, while its users lost millions. However, a blockchain investigator claims it might be an exit scam.
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Crypto scammers capitalize on the DeepSeek AI hype
As the AI world, together with all AI enthusiasts, is busy analyzing the latest Chinese artificial intelligence breakthrough, crypto scammers are busy trying to capitalize on this viral story.
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Crypto kidnapping drama comes to an end: ten arrested, victim hospitalized
Dramatic developments in France ended with the release of a kidnapped couple, during which multiple people were arrested, and the ransom they were paid was frozen.
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Co-founder of major crypto company Ledger reportedly kidnapped in France
This year has already seen multiple assaults on cryptoasset owners. The latest warning sign once again comes from France, where a co-founder of a major crypto company has reportedly been kidnapped.
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Ethereum community in disarray over leadership debate and Buterin authority
Some members of the Ethereum (ETH) community have started distancing themselves from the Ethereum Foundation (EF) amid a leadership debate as Vitalik Buterin defends his authority.
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Donald Trump disappoints bitcoin and crypto optimists on first day
As Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th US president, part of the crypto market missed at least two things on his first day back in office.
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Trump brings the most pro-bitcoin administration: here’s who’s on his team
This time, something is fundamentally different about Donald Trump’s team as he prepares to enter the White House for his second term on January 20th.
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TRUMP tanked after MELANIA launch
The price of TRUMP tanked by around 44% (but soon recovered some of the losses) after another Trump family meme coin was announced this weekend, this time associated with Trump's wife, Melania.
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What’s the real scope of crypto crime? Depends on who you ask
Blockchain analysis is still a relatively young industry, and as analysts provide varying data, the market, regulators, and law enforcement might find it challenging to evaluate the scope of illicit crypto flows.
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Illicit crypto volumes grow
New data shows that illicit crypto volumes in 2024 were potentially higher than in 2023, while the share of these flows compared to total transaction volume remains below 1%.
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North Korean crypto hackers have gotten so bad they forced an international warning
The US, Japan, and South Korea also stressed the importance of ongoing international collaboration to reduce North Korea-related cyber threats and promised to continue working together.
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Crypto bettors make predictions for Donald Trump's inauguration
As Donald Trump's second inauguration nears, so do the results of crypto-related bets on what will happen during the ceremony on January 20th.
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Indicted pastor saw his crypto scam idea in a dream
A US pastor has been indicted for allegedly operating a cryptocurrency scam. This is unusual, but what’s even more bizarre is that the padre told investigators that the idea came to him in a dream.
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