Mining Pools Are the New Mixers For Cybercriminals: Chainalysis
[Jun 15, 2023 7:00 AM] Hackers have a new way to recycle their ill-gotten crypto gains.
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The Memecoin Grift and How It Threatens Ethereum Culture
[Jun 9, 2023 12:35 PM] If Ethereum is to grow it’ll have to mature beyond the antics of those shilling the token-of-the-moment, says Paul Dylan-Ennis.
Biggest Bank in Australia to Limit Transfers to Crypto Exchanges
[Jun 8, 2023 10:00 PM] Commonwealth Bank of Australia plans to restrict payments to crypto trading platforms, citing the threat of scams. The measure would deal another blow to digital asset exchanges operating in the country where it has been getting harder to deposit…
Gary Gensler: Crypto market is like 1920s stock market, full of 'fraudsters'
[Jun 8, 2023 3:34 PM] Gensler argued that securities laws helped prevent stock market scams once they were passed in the 1930s and can benefit the crypto market of today.
Sotheby’s Golden ‘Goose’ Sale and Mercedes Benz Puts NFTs in Motion
[Jun 2, 2023 10:05 AM] Sotheby’s will sell Dmitri Cherniak's “The Goose” NFT at a live auction this month, while Mercedes Benz released a collection inspired by its luxury vehicles.
Crypto phishing scams: How users can stay protected
[May 31, 2023 7:01 AM] A look at the different techniques employed by crypto phishing scammers and how users can stay protected.
Memecoins: From memes to multibillion-dollar pumps, scams and rug pulls
[May 26, 2023 7:01 AM] Memecoins have come a long way from the early days of being joke cryptocurrencies.
Connecticut Banking Regulator Fines Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin of America
[May 23, 2023 12:30 PM] According to the Connecticut Department of Banking, commissioner Jorge Perez revealed that the regulator has reached a settlement with the crypto automated teller machine (ATM) and kiosk operator Bitcoin of America. As part of the settlement…
FBI releases warning about fake crypto job advertisements
[May 23, 2023 3:37 AM] The fake job advertisements have lured prospective employees to foreign countries and then forced participation in cryptocurrency fraud schemes.
Bitcoin of America to halt operating unlicensed crypto ATMs in Connecticut
[May 23, 2023 12:20 AM] The Department of Banking highlighted that Bitcoin of America failed to obtain a license as a money transmitter to operate Bitcoin ATM kiosks in the state.
Australian ‘Big 4’ bank begins trial for cryptocurrency payment blocks
[May 18, 2023 2:49 AM] One of Australia’s Big Four banks announced efforts to combat crypto fraud activities aimed at reducing losses from scams.
Serial Phishing Scammer Uses a Mix of Laundering Techniques, Including Coin Swaps and a Mysterious OTC
[May 16, 2023 1:34 PM] Attacker behind a fake HitBTC website might have stolen $15M worth of crypto from multiple scams and phishing attacks
GREED Token Is Not a Crypto Scam, but a Lesson on How to Get Scammed Amid Meme Coin Mania
[May 15, 2023 11:09 AM] Despite multiple warnings from Voshy, the meme coin's creator, speculators turned over Twitter permissions to get access to the token. They got a valuable lesson in account security.
Irish newspaper apologizes for misleading AI-generated article
[May 15, 2023 6:01 AM] A daily newspaper in Ireland released a statement saying it was “deliberately deceived” into believing the identity of a guest writer, which turned out to be AI.
UK government targets fraudsters with new ban on cold calls for crypto
[May 3, 2023 1:38 AM] The U.K. government plans to introduce laws to reimburse victims of authorized crypto fraud and work with Ofcom to prevent phone number “spoofing.“
April’s crypto scams, exploits and hacks lead to $103M lost — CertiK
[Apr 30, 2023 11:01 PM] The month was particularly bad for exploits, with the amount lost accounting for half of the total crypto exploited so far in 2023.
Tencent Cloud to reportedly offer deepfake creation tool at $145
[Apr 29, 2023 2:32 AM] Tencent Cloud’s deepfake creation service can analyze and train itself on three-minute videos and 100 voice clips to produce a convincing deepfake video within 24 hours.
Not funny: Comedy club NFT debacle teaches lesson in transparency
[Apr 28, 2023 7:05 AM] What started with a comedy club would later become a notorious case of legal loopholes and frustration for the nonfungible token community.
Web3 Security Startup Shield Raises $2.1M in Pre-Seed Funding
[Apr 20, 2023 11:00 AM] The company, a member of a16z’s Crypto Startup School, aims to create a security standard across Web3 projects through its API, Discord Bot and certification program.
Etherscan Reconfigures Blockchain Explorer Settings to Filter Out Potential Scams
[Apr 10, 2023 12:58 PM] Zero-token value transfers will no longer be visible by default as a way of preventing “address poisoning” hacks.
Sybil Millionaires: How Airdrop Hunters Trick Projects and Snatch Fortunes
[Apr 10, 2023 10:23 AM] They maintain multiple accounts for the same project, stay undetectable and maximize profits from airdrops like those of Arbitrum, Aptos, Sui and others. Special report by Anna Baydakova.
Net losses from crypto theft down sharply in Q1 2023 at $322M: Report
[Mar 31, 2023 2:00 PM] A report from app provider De.Fi showed losses from theft down in Q1 2023 compared to last year, along with recovery of funds; Euler accounted for a huge share of both.
$119M in Stolen Crypto So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain
[Mar 24, 2023 8:49 AM] DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021. Now they’re preying on NFT projects too, a blockchain intelligence firm says.
New Proposal Wants To Burn All Coins In LUNC Oracle Pool, Will This Help The Price?
[Mar 23, 2023 11:00 AM] Terra Classic (LUNC) has been suffering since the unfortunate event that happened in May 2022. After the network’s collapse, the cryptocurrency lost over 99% of its value. As a result, investors lost billions of dollars, but the network is far from…
A third of US crypto holders have experienced theft: Report
[Mar 22, 2023 10:47 AM] 10% of crypto holders surveyed made no attempt at protecting their assets; victimization varied strongly by age.
Crystal Blockchain Study Reveals $16.7 Billion in Crypto Assets Stolen Since 2011
[Mar 21, 2023 2:00 PM] Crystal Blockchain, a company that provides blockchain data and analytics, published a study covering security breaches, fraud, and scams related to cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (defi). According to the study, approximately $16.7…
This Ukrainian Startup Is Looking to Automate Crypto Crime Reporting Using Smart Contracts, AI
[Mar 21, 2023 12:41 PM] HAPI Labs has launched a platform for reporting of scam- and crime-related addresses in partnership with Ukraine’s cyber police.
British Bank Natwest Implements New Limits on Cryptocurrency Payments to Combat UK Crypto Scams
[Mar 15, 2023 12:00 PM] On March 14, 2023, the U.K.-based bank Natwest Group announced new limits on cryptocurrency payments, citing crypto scams that cost U.K. consumers £329 million annually. The limit imposed on crypto exchanges is £1,000 daily ($1,215), with a 30-day…
NatWest bank puts $6K monthly limit to crypto exchange payments
[Mar 14, 2023 12:37 PM] NatWest’s head of fraud protection emphasized the importance of self-custody in crypto amid the bank imposing new crypto restrictions.
17 biggest crypto heists of all time
[Mar 10, 2023 3:45 AM] Crypto exchanges are hacked surprisingly often. A few of the biggest crypto heists that occurred in the past few years are discussed in this article.