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White House crypto adviser Witt defends Clarity Act, calls it ‘pro-law enforcement’ as lawmakers race to pass bill
The White House's top cryptocurrency adviser, Patrick Witt, called the Clarity Act a "pro-enforcement bill," despite …
Chainalysis says ‘top-tier’ gray market peptide vendors turn to bitcoin and stablecoins
“To scale, the gray-market peptide trade adopted cryptocurrency as its backbone,” Chainalysis said in a report.
Coinbase, SpaceX, Meta join DOJ anti-scam operation that froze $3.8 million in crypto
Private-sector firms joined the DOJ's "Disruption Week," freezing $3.8 million in crypto and disrupting 1.4 million s…
DOJ, CFTC probe George Santos over Kalshi trades tied to State of the Union appearance: report
DOJ and CFTC are investigating George Santos after Kalshi flagged trades where he allegedly bet against his own State…
UK treats crypto network like a sanctioned bank after claims it processed $90B for Russia
Western governments spent three years building what they believed was an airtight financial blockade around Russia, s…
The US says it grabbed Iran’s crypto in a $1B seizure – will it end up in Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve?
reasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the Reagan National Economic Forum that the US had seized roughly $1 billion …
US charges Google engineer with using internal search data to pocket $1.2 million on Polymarket
Prosecutors charged Spagnuolo with fraud and money laundering, while the CFTC filed a complaint alleging insider trad…
Singapore charges ex-Hodlnaut CEO over allegedly misleading claims tied to Terra collapse, faces up to 20 years in prison
Authorities alleged that the former CEO distributed claims stating that the company had not been impacted by the 2022…
South Korea arrests suspects behind Solana memecoin CatFi in first rugpull case under new law
By using fake social media channels, the suspects allegedly lured thousands into buying Solana memecoin CatFi, before…
Researchers flag TrapDoor malware campaign targeting crypto developer environments including Aptos, Sui and Solana
The TrapDoor malware campaign used malicious packages across npm, PyPI, and Crates.io to target crypto developer envi…
Brazilian gang raid reveals a new crypto-crime model: turning stolen power into digital money
Rio de Janeiro Civil Police launched an operation targeting a Comando Vermelho operational nucleus and found a crypto…
US sanctions Sinaloa Cartel-linked cash-to-crypto laundering network tied to fentanyl trafficking
OFAC sanctioned a Sinaloa Cartel-linked cash-to-crypto network accused of laundering fentanyl proceeds through crypto…
CAB, Europol secure another 500 BTC likely tied to Irish drug trafficking case
Irish authorities secured another 500 BTC after accessing a second dormant wallet likely tied to the long-lost Clifto…
Ohio man sentenced to 9 years for running $10 million crypto Ponzi scheme
The CFTC filed an enforcement action against Rathnakishore Giri in August 2022 for running the fraudulent investment …
Myanmar bill proposes death penalty for scam coercion, life imprisonment for crypto fraud: report
A Myanmar bill proposes the death penalty for scam coercion and life imprisonment for crypto-related offenses.
XRP Is Quietly Taking Over And These Are The Things That Investors Keep Missing
Crypto pundit Pumpius has highlighted how XRP is quietly taking over with several upgrades and features on the XRP Le…
Three Tennessee men indicted in alleged $6.5 million crypto robbery spree
The defendants allegedly assaulted victims across multiple California cities and stole assets including $6.5 million …
IRL crypto threats: Physical “wrench attacks” have led to over $100 million in losses since January alone
Crypto investors have lost more than $100 million to physical extortion in the first four months of 2026, according t…
Chainlink emerges as the unlikely $3B winner of KelpDAO exploit as DeFi projects dump LayerZero
Crypto projects with more than $3 billion in total value locked have migrated their cross-chain infrastructure to Cha…
Firefox finds 20 year old bug and patches 14 months of fixes in 30 days using Anthropic’s Mythos AI
Mozilla’s latest Firefox security update provides a rare glimpse into what happens when frontier AI capabilities re…
Crypto ‘wrench attacks’ on the rise, with victims’ family members increasingly at risk: CertiK
There has been 34 verified incidents globally, a 41% increase from the same period in 2025, CertiK said in a report p…
Taiwan news anchor indicted for allegedly taking crypto payments from China to produce propaganda, bribe soldiers
Taiwan prosecutors indicted a news anchor for allegedly accepting crypto payments from an "overseas hostile force" to…
California man gets 78 months in prison for role in $250 million crypto theft ring
Marlon Ferro, also known as 'GothFerrari,' was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a nationwide social e…
DeFi lender Aave asks court to block $71 million crypto seizure tied to North Korea claims
The filing challenges a New York restraining notice that froze ETH on Arbitrum after the rsETH exploit, with Aave arg…
How one trader used morse code to trick Grok into sending them billions of crypto tokens from its verified wallet
Tagging @grok in an X post plus a few dots and dashes was all that was needed last night for a bad actor to pickpocke…
Fake HSBC bank stablecoins hit the market showcasing dangerous new crypto scam wave
The most dangerous stablecoin scam probably looks nothing like what most people picture. There's no anonymous founder…
Canada wants to ban crypto ATMs as fraud fears turn Bitcoin access into a political target
The country that gave the world its first crypto ATMs is now preparing to eliminate them entirely. In April 2013, a V…
South Korea seeks 20-year term for Delio CEO in $169 million crypto case: report
South Korean prosecutors seek 20 years for Delio CEO over $168.8 million embezzlement from 2,800 crypto deposit users.
FBI leads arrests of 276 in global crypto ‘pig butchering’ scams
Dubai police arrested 275 individuals, while Thai authorities arrested one suspect allegedly involved in crypto scams.
US court sentences Cartier descendant to 8 years in $470 million crypto laundering case
A US court sentenced Maximilien de Hoop Cartier to 8 years for operating an unlicensed crypto exchange that laundered…