Got scammed or worried about Bitcoin fraud? Learn how sharing your story with Chainabuse and Scamwatch can help protect you and others from falling victim. Chainabuse allows anyone to publicly share information with enforcement, helping make crypto fraud more transparent, but it’s not a confidential legal channel.  Scamwatch helps raise public awareness about crypto scams...Continue Reading

US authorities seized 145 domains and crypto linked to BidenCash, a dark web market accused of selling millions of stolen credit cards. US authorities seized 145 domains and an undisclosed amount of cryptocurrency tied to BidenCash, a dark web marketplace accused of trafficking millions of stolen credit cards and personal data. The action, announced on...Continue Reading

The SEC sued Keith Crews in 2023 alleging he ran a crypto fraud scheme, but he failed to answer the complaint, leading a judge to hand a default win to the regulator. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has been handed a $1.1 million court victory after a man it accused of running a crypto...Continue Reading

Hyperliquid leverage trader James Wynn has claimed the market is being manipulated against him after he was liquidated for 240 Bitcoin, worth $25 million. The millionaire leveraged crypto trader James Wynn has been liquidated of nearly $25 million in Bitcoin after betting with leverage that the cryptocurrency’s price would rise. Wynn was liquidated for 240...Continue Reading

An end to the “tariff sabre rattling” may see Bitcoin rallying to $120,000 this month, Swyftx lead analyst Pav Hundal tells Cointelegraph. The ongoing loop of tariff uncertainty from US President Donald Trump is the most significant risk for those betting big on Bitcoin over the next two months, a crypto analyst warns. “The biggest...Continue Reading

The bill has seen contention online, but Satoshi Action Fund’s Eric Peterson says it updates the state’s unclaimed property laws so crypto doesn’t get liquidated. California’s lower house has passed a sweeping crypto payments-regulating bill that would also allow the state to take idle crypto holdings from exchanges if an owner hasn’t accessed their account...Continue Reading

Moroccan police arrested Badiss Mohamed Amide Bajjou, who is accused of being one of the ringleaders behind a spate of recent crypto-related kidnappings in France. A man accused of being one of the masterminds behind a string of recent kidnappings in France to gain access to crypto has been arrested in Morocco. At the request...Continue Reading

Hackers are moving from smart contract vulnerabilities to exploiting human behavioural weaknesses, according to the co-founder of Web3 cybersecurity firm CertiK. Cryptocurrency hackers are moving away from exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities and targeting users through social engineering schemes, Web3 cybersecurity company CertiK said. More than $2.1 billion has been stolen in cryptocurrency-related attacks so far...Continue Reading

Binance is cracking down on bot abuse in its Alpha Points early-access program after detecting coordinated bot farming activity. Binance has identified and moved to restrict the use of bots exploiting Alpha, its early-access token distribution system, the exchange said on June 4. In a post, Binance said it had “recently detected certain groups using...Continue Reading

Roughly four months since his nomination and amid announced departures at the CFTC, Brian Quintenz’s nomination to head the financial regulator is moving forward. Brian Quintenz, a former commissioner on the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), may have the opportunity to chair the agency after his nomination by President Donald Trump moved to the...Continue Reading