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A former Georgia banker faces federal charges after allegedly helping steal about $931,500 from customers and route the funds to Coinbase accounts. Prosecutors say she received more than $1,000 for her role
Reviewed by Reviewed by Saman Waris Updated 00:00 EDT September 30, 2026 Share Share Share Back to Top Internet Computer [ICP] is on a strong upside run, defying the market trend. After falling to $2.90 and breaching the $3 support, the altcoin bounced back, defended the price level, and climbed to a four-month high of $3.40
Victims of a £1.5 million crypto investment fraud are closer to recovering some of their losses after a UK court ordered two convicted men to pay £851,402.27. The Financial Conduct Authority plans to return funds collected through the orders
Fraudulent texts posing as Coinbase allegedly led to the theft of 33.7 bitcoin from two wallets held within one account. The bitcoin was worth approximately $900,000 at the time of the theft. Federal prosecutors now seek to forfeit cryptocurrency traced to part of it
Bitget this week resumed customer withdrawals and within one hour, users had taken over 4,000 bitcoins off the exchange
Trump forms committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against Fed governor Lisa Cook Jennifer Schonberger · Senior Reporter Fri, October 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM GMT+1 3 min read President Trump has established a committee to investigate allegations against Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, including mortgage fraud and whether her statements constituted legal "cause" for Cook's removal from the central bank
"Today I call upon the blockchain industry to calmly start planning for 'bunker mode,'" Drake wrote on X on Wednesday, urging large holders to begin a gradual move of their funds to fresh addresses
Cointelegraph says it is “not for sale” after CoinDesk reports the crypto news outlet is seeking a buyer
Raheim Hamilton, 30, of Suffolk, Virginia, also agreed to forfeit 24.4 ether worth about $60,000 and three properties, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. A federal judge in Chicago sentenced Hamilton on Monday and imposed a $5 million fine
The two investment subsidiaries of market maker DWF Labs allege they agreed to sell Falcon Finance tokens FF$0.1106 and ESPORTS tokens at a discount to BitGo, which would be subject to a three-month lock-up period, in a lawsuit filed in London’s High Court
Ripple (XRP) developers have shared a newly discovered security vulnerability that has existed on the network for years
ZachXBT used $349,700 to infiltrate a crypto laundering network, tracing over $12 million tied to North Korea’s $1.5 billion Bybit hack
A new detail has emerged today regarding the assets stolen from Ledger devices, a topic that has dominated the cryptocurrency world's headlines
Reviewed by Reviewed by Jacob Thomas Updated 06:00 EDT October 10, 2026 Share Share Share Back to Top Ledger theft has hit $91 million, spanning nearly 500 addresses, and raises questions about the future of crypto self-custody
Justin Bons Slams XRP Ledger Over Closed-Source Emergency Code and Validator Control
Kishu Inu grew into a billion-dollar cryptocurrency, and its creator allegedly collected millions from undisclosed token sales. Federal prosecutors now accuse him of misleading investors while selling holdings secretly allocated before the public could buy
During Operation ClickFix, which targeted a criminal group that used social engineering for phishing purposes, the Civil Police of Santa Catarina recovered over $1.7 million held in self-custody wallets—the largest seizure of this nature ever recorded by law enforcement agencies in Brazil
A hack has been reported on one of the most widely used cryptocurrency wallet hardware devices, resulting in the theft of a significant amount of assets
Bitcoin (BTC) sought to avoid fresh losses on Friday as crypto markets digested reports of an exploit affecting Ledger hardware wallets
A Bitquery investigation found nearly 1 million net new addresses matching scam patterns while USDT0 supply and meaningful holdings declined sharply
Bitcoin falls 7% as U.S. government BTC transfers coincide with rising short-term holder selling, while $74.6K emerges as a key support benchmark
Reviewed by Reviewed by Jacob Thomas Updated 04:00 EDT October 9, 2026 Share Share Share Back to Top The Chainlink [LINK] Cross-Chain Interoperability Program (CCIP) version 2.0 was released on the 28th of September. The groundwork for its Q4 cycle was laid, it was reported. Yet, the LINK price is down 8.12% from the $14.02 daily session open on the same day
Core Lightning’s latest update fixes Bitcoin payment delays, protects funds during channel shutdowns, and closes security flaws affecting node operators
Reviewed by Reviewed by Jibin Mathew George Updated 01:00 EDT October 9, 2026 Share Share Share Back to Top Lido, an Ethereum-based staking giant, plans to expand into on-chain lending with an institutional and security-focused offering. In an X post, the team announced that the product, Lido Lend, will go live this quarter. As it stands, there are no specific timelines though
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