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Australian Federal Police Lead Crypto ATM Crackdown
Australian federal police said it has contacted over 90 Australians as part of a crackdown on criminal use of crypto ATMs, including pig butchering victims and…
Stablecoins Fail Key Tests of Real Money
A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) challenged the notion that stablecoins can serve as money in a modern financial system.According to…
Animoca-Backed Moca Chain Launches for Decentralized Identity Solutions
Blockchain development firm Moca Foundation announced the launch of Moca Chain, a new layer-1 blockchain focused on privacy-preserving identity and data…
Ethena Labs, BaFin Finalize USDe Redemption Plan After Regulatory Crackdown
Ethena Labs announced on Wednesday that the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin, and Ethena GmbH, the company’s German arm, have agreed on a…
Can decentralized fintech hold the line?
As geopolitical tensions rise in the Middle East and global markets brace for volatility, Byte-Sized Insight’s latest episode explores how crypto reacts under…
Bitcoin Hashrate Posts Steepest Three-Year Drop Amid Global Pressures
Bitcoin’s hashrate saw its most dramatic fall of the last three years between June 15 and Tuesday, according to Blockchain.com data.Bitcoin’s hashrate decreased…
Fuzzland Reveals Ex-Employee Behind $2M Bedrock UniBTC Exploit
Smart contract analytics platform Fuzzland disclosed that a former employee was responsible for a $2 million exploit that targeted Bedrock’s UniBTC protocol in…
Unsealed Genesis Lawsuit Alleges DCG ‘Alter Ego’ Scheme
A newly unsealed complaint from bankrupt crypto lender Genesis reveals internal communications at its parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), suggested…
Norwegian Deep Sea Mining Firm Plans $1.2B Bitcoin Treasury
Norwegian deep-sea mining firm Green Minerals AS says it plans to create a Bitcoin treasury and is aiming to raise $1.2 billion to buy and hold Bitcoin…
Coinbase Helped Secret Service Crypto Seizure Operation
Crypto exchange Coinbase says it played a “key role” in supporting a US Secret Service investigation that resulted in the seizure of $225 million linked to crypto…