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US indicts Chinese nationals using crypto in global fentanyl trafficking
Authorities said customers sent crypto to wallets controlled by the defendants, with funds later moved to overseas financial institutions.
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Google Sets 2029 Deadline to Deal With Quantum Threat—Is It a Problem for Bitcoin?
Google just issued a 2029 deadline to encrypt its systems against quantum computers. Bitcoin may not have the same luxury of time.
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Resolv temporarily halts protocol to ‘contain the impact’ of 80M USR exploit
Resolv’s USR dollar stablecoin is trading at just $0.24 after an attacker minted 80 million unbacked tokens, forcing a full protocol pause and reopening fears over stablecoin risk.
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Arrest Made in Violent Kidnapping of Ledger Founder for Crypto Ransom: Report
An individual was arrested in Spain for their alleged role in the violent kidnapping of Ledger co-founder David Balland and his wife last year.
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Resolv Labs’ stablecoin depegs as attacker mints millions of tokens
An attacker has exploited the Resolv USR stablecoin to mint 80 million tokens and has reportedly been able to cash out at least $25 million.
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Apple iOS Malware Targets Crypto Apps on Unpatched iPhones: Google
The DarkSword exploit chain affects older versions of iOS 18, delivering malware that specifically hunts for exchange and wallet apps.
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Coinbase Commerce page requests seed phrases, raising security concerns
A Coinbase subdomain linked to its Commerce tool reportedly directed users to a withdrawal page asking to enter their seed phrases, raising concerns among security observers.
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Venus’ XVS token plunges 9% as exploit leaves protocol with bad debt
Venus Protocol's native XVS token dropped 9% following a security exploit that left the decentralized lending platform with significant bad debt. The incident occurred on the BNB Chain-based protocol, which allows users to lend and borrow cryptocurrency assets. Trading data shows XVS fell from approximately $8.50 to
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Crypto e-commerce firm Bitrefill discloses cyberattack, names North Korea’s Lazarus Group as potential suspect
Bitrefill said attackers accessed 18,500 purchase records, potentially revealing “limited customer information."