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$20M exploit cripples Sonne Finance, hacker in no mood for negotiation

15.5.2024
Sonne Finance halted operations after a hack drained $20 million in cryptocurrencies, including WETH and USDC. Efforts to recover the funds are ongoing

Equalizer DEX hacker drains funds: Users warned, investigation underway

14.5.2024
A hacker has siphoned tokens through a series of unauthorized transactions, leaving the crypto community in shock

Stolen Poloniex Ether worth $53M never made it back to the exchange

14.5.2024
The Poloniex hacker moved over 17,800 Ether (ETH) from six different wallets into a single Tornado Cash address

Near Protocol ‘darkness’ and ‘sovereignty’ tweets raise hack suspicion

9.5.2024
The unusual messages, including a Morse code video and gothic-font tweets, left the crypto community puzzled. Near Protocol has not yet commented on the incident

How Binance played a key role in arrest of ZKasino scam suspect

8.5.2024
Despite the arrest of the main suspect, some of the stolen funds continued to be moved, suggesting multiple potential attackers

Nigerian officials proposed secret crypto settlement, claims Binance CEO

7.5.2024
Binance CEO Richard Teng says the Nigerian government has set a dangerous precedent after inviting company executives to meetings before detaining them

Four months in prison for CZ, another US state kicks out Binance.US: Law Decoded

6.5.2024
While Changpeng “CZ” Zhao received a surprisingly moderate jail term, Oregon has become the sixth state to revoke, suspend or decline to renew Binance.US’ license

SEC Issues Wells Notice to Robinhood Over Crypto Operations

6.5.2024
A report indicates that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a Wells Notice to the financial services provider Robinhood. This action by the SEC concerns the company’s operations in the cryptocurrency sector and its listing of crypto assets. SEC Mulls Enforcement...

BTC Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Suffers Heart Attack, Analyst Eyes $300K BTC Price, and More — Week in Review

5.5.2024
Johann Steynberg, the mastermind behind a South African bitcoin Ponzi scheme, died of a heart attack while under house arrest in Brazil. A technical analyst predicts a significant surge in Bitcoin’s price, suggesting it could reach $300,000 during the upcoming aggressive phase of the bull...

US probes Jack Dorsey’s Block, Inc. over financial transactions: Report

2.5.2024
U.S. prosecutors are reportedly investigating the fintech firm after a whistleblower claimed it processed thousands of transactions for users from sanctioned countries and terrorist groups

Chinese 'Crypto Dad' faces government investigation

26.4.2024
Yao Qian, the first director of CBDC development at China’s central bank, is reportedly under investigation for suspected law violations

Ethereum Foundation Under Investigation by 'State Authority'

20.3.2024

South Korea Launches Investigation Into Worldcoin’s Data Collection Practices

6.3.2024
The government of South Korea has opened an investigation into Worldcoin, the iris scanning cryptocurrency and digital wallet project. According to a press release, the Personal Information Protection Commission, the data privacy watchdog in the country, will investigate the actions taken...

Crypto Lender Nexo Submits $3 Billion Damages Claim Against Bulgaria

26.1.2024
The cryptocurrency lending platform Nexo has submitted a $3 billion arbitration claim against the Republic of Bulgaria, following a raid on its office in 2023 and a subsequent probe by the Bulgarian Prosecutor General’s Office. Nexo alleges that these actions harmed its business prospects....

Crypto Backers B. Riley and Nomura Entangled in SEC Probe: Bloomberg

22.1.2024
Investment bank B. Riley is under an undisclosed investigation from U.S. authorities for its deals with Brian Kahn, an alleged co-conspirator in a U.S. Department of Justice criminal case

Terra’s Do Kwon Seeks Trial Delay, Citing Extradition Holdup

14.1.2024
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has requested that the judge in his fraud case delay the trial date, currently set for Jan. 29, 2024, because Kwon is still tied up in extradition proceedings in Montenegro. Terra’s Do Kwon Requests Trial Postponement Due to Extradition Issues In a letter...