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FBI Seizes $6M in Crypto Scams Targeting U.S. Citizens

The FBI has seized over $6 million in cryptocurrency from Southeast Asian scammers involved in sophisticated schemes targeting U.S. citizens. The scammers, using confidence-based...

Visa Embraces Blockchain, Assists Banks in Tokenized Asset Testing

Visa is taking another major step into the digital asset space by launching a platform designed to help banks test tokenized assets and smart...

SEC Approves BNY Mellon’s Expanded Custody of Crypto Assets

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted approval to the Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BNY) to expand its custody of cryptocurrency...

Crypto Founder Allegedly Paid LA Deputies to Help Extort Victims, FBI Claims

Adam Iza, the founder of the cryptocurrency trading platform Zort, is at the center of a major federal investigation involving fraud, bribery, and corrupt...

Hacker Behind $2M Crypto Heist Offered Job by Victim Protocol

In a surprising twist, Bedrock, a crypto liquid restaking protocol, extended a job offer to the hacker who exploited a vulnerability in its system,...

Hong Kong Aligns Crypto OTC Derivative Rules with European Standards

Hong Kong regulators are gearing up to align their cryptocurrency over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reporting standards with those set by the European Securities and Markets...

PayPal Enables U.S. Businesses to Buy, Sell, and Hold Crypto

PayPal has officially rolled out a new feature allowing businesses in the United States to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies. U.S. business merchants can...

Kamala Harris Calls for U.S. Dominance in Blockchain

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has voiced her support for the United States to remain a global leader in blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Faces Corruption Charges Amid Federal Probe

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted as part of a federal corruption investigation, marking a historic moment as the first sitting...

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan Highlights Growing Crypto Adoption

As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to gain momentum in 2024, Matt Hougan, the Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, claims that some of the...

Diddy Joins Sam Bankman-Fried in High-Security Brooklyn Jail Unit

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the hip-hop mogul, has reportedly been moved to the same high-security unit at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York,...

Banana Gun Trading Bot to Cover $3M Loss Following Hack

Banana Gun, a Telegram-based cryptocurrency trading bot, has confirmed a $3 million loss due to a recent hack that exploited a vulnerability in its...