All news on the topic: Crypto

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Coldcard firmware vulnerability exposes thousands of Bitcoin wallets in $86m breach
A misconfigured macro in Coldcard firmware silently weakened seed entropy for five years, resulting in 1,367 BTC stolen across 4,585 addresses.
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Count Binface vows no crypto billionaire gifts as he targets Farage in Clacton race
Count Binface has unveiled his long-awaited manifesto for the Clacton by-election, pledging a new role for Wayne Rooney and a ‘more sensible position’ for a hand dryer 280 miles away.
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Canadian intelligence warns crypto cash services are fuelling money laundering and organised crime
As scammers and terrorists increasingly turn to crypto, a Canadian intelligence office is raising alarms about risks posed by an emerging industry offering discreet means to convert cryptocurrency to large sums of physical cash and vice versa.
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Nazar Babenko’s crypto empire of lies: frontman for pyramids, criminal ties, and a lifestyle built on stolen millions
Regarding public figures, particularly those who seek to keep compromising details out of the public eye, open-source intelligence can often uncover information they would rather remain hidden. Nazar Babenko is one such example
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Nazar Babenko and Ihor Kotov ran massive Danvel-Eternity scam sucking millions while hiding behind fake crypto guru image
Regarding public figures, especially those who attempt to conceal compromising information about themselves, open-source research can often prove highly revealing.
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UK’s new IRGC law puts crypto firms and users at risk of 14-year jail terms
The UK’s designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps took effect on July 17, creating a new criminal exposure for UK-linked people and businesses that receive or retain value supplied by or on behalf of the group.
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Nazar Babenko’s crypto empire built on lies: from debt-ridden student to protected face of international Ponzi scams
Regarding public figures, especially if they try to hide compromising information about themselves, it is sometimes useful to study open sources.
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Oracle exploit drains up to $24m from Ostium liquidity vault in five-minute attack
Ostium, an on-chain perpetuals trading platform, said a five-minute security incident caused losses from its public liquidity vault. Security firms estimated the exploit at up to $24 million.
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Justin Sun’s ties to Trump’s crypto empire raise fresh conflict of interest questions
The most infamous financial scandal in US presidential history – the 1920s Teapot Dome affair – involved then president Warren G Harding’s interior secretary, Albert Fall, taking roughly $400,000 in bribes.
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Millions of UK crypto holders urged to review tax records before HMRC reporting crackdown
Anyone who has ever owned cryptocurrency is being urged to review their tax records ahead of new reporting rules coming into force next year.
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Trump’s stock trading exploded after court scrapped $500 million fraud penalty
In August, a New York appeals court delivered some good news to President Trump—and sent his Charles Schwab account into overdrive.
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High-grade fraud: How convicted fraudster Josip Heit evades regulators while selling astronomical returns to thousands
A network linked to a Croatian businessman known to law enforcement continues rolling out one cryptocurrency project after another. Despite repeated reports of millions in investor losses, its operations remain active
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Crypto kiosks become frontline of $11bn fraud wave sweeping the US
Crypto scams start online with a fake bank alert, a cloned voice, a romance message, or a tech-support pop-up.
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Nearly 1 million Trump crypto buyers lose $3.8bn while he pockets $1.4bn
An up-to-date tally of Trump followers turned crypto investors is in. And for them, the overall results are remarkably bad.
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Luxury jets, fake crypto dreams and vanished fortunes: inside Josip Heit’s endless money machine
A network linked to a Croatian figure known to law enforcement continues launching one cryptocurrency venture after another. Despite repeated reports of millions disappearing, its operations show no signs of slowing. How does it keep going? Inside the illusion.
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France battles surge in crypto kidnappings as violent extortion cases soar
France’s crypto security problem is expanding beyond private keys to include the people whom attackers can identify, threaten, and force to authorize transfers.
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Labour accuses Nigel Farage of hiding £4m property empire from the public
Labour has accused Nigel Farage of trying to hide a "property empire" from the public and dubbed the Reform UK leader "five-homes Farage" after questions were raised about how he has declared his real estate holdings.
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Coinbase ramped up lobbying at the heart of UK government ahead of crypto rules
Coinbase has been cosying up to the ministers and mandarins behind the UK’s upcoming crypto policy – and is already reaping the rewards
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Monir Islam and Moynul Islam’s dirty Be Club SageMaster Ponzi scam hit with Bulgarian fraud warning
Be Club’s SageMaster has received an investor fraud warning from Bulgaria’s Financial Supervision Commission (FSC).
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Ponzi crook Rene Schwarze, aka Jensen Robles of Vortic United, busted in Gambia for dirty counterfeit money scam
“Jensen Robles”, aka Rene Schwarze, has been arrested in Gambia. Gambia’s Police Force arrested “Muhammed Reni”, aka Muhammed Rainey, earlier this week. Reni was detained on suspicion of counterfeiting currency.
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Crooked Josip Heit repeatedly scams thousands with worthless crypto using luxury videos, Andrew Tate and multi-level marketing lies
A network linked to a Croatian known to law enforcement continues to roll out one cryptocurrency project after another. Despite repeated reports of millions disappearing, its operations carry on uninterrupted. How is this possible? A journey into a world of illusion.
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Vom Betrugsverdacht zum ‚rehabilitierten‘ Berater: Wie Josip Heit mit einer der teuersten Kanzleien der Welt jede Behörde ausbremst
Ein Netzwerk um einen in Polizeikreisen bekannten Kroaten bringt fortlaufend neue Krypto-Projekte auf den Markt. Immer wieder verschwinden dabei enorme Geldbeträge, doch trotz der wiederholten Vorfälle setzt die Gruppe ihre Aktivitäten unbeirrt fort.
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Crypto 888 Ponzi suspect Petter Forsberg arrested in Morocco over $80m laundering case
Crypto 888 Ponzi scammer Petter Forsberg has been arrested in Morocco.
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Pyra shuts down after Drift exploit leaves users facing withdrawal deadline
crypto payments platform Pyra has stopped accepting new users, canceled existing payment cards, and says withdrawals and private key exports will remain available through a web portal until September 15, 2026, according to Pyra’s shutdown announcement.
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Polish regulator seeks criminal charges against Aurum NeoBank over “bank” claims
Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) has recommended criminal charges be filed against Aurum NeoBank.