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Nebraska Committee to Address Crypto Kiosk Scams Targeting Seniors

Nebraska's Banking Committee scheduled hearing on cryptocurrency kiosk regulations to combat rising fraud cases. Proposed bill LB 609 aims to implement licensing requirements, transaction limits,...

Nebraska Lawmakers to Address Crypto Kiosk Scams Targeting Seniors

Nebraska Legislature considering new regulations for cryptocurrency kiosks to combat rising fraud cases. FBI reported over 5,500 crypto kiosk-related complaints in 2023, with losses exceeding...

Crypto Phishing Scams Hit $1 Billion Mark as Top Threat in 2024, CertiK Reports

Phishing attacks cost the cryptocurrency sector over $1 billion in losses during 2024. CertiK identified 296 separate phishing incidents targeting digital asset holders. Attackers primarily focus...

Hacked Celebrity Accounts Used to Promote $3.5M in Solana Memecoin Scams

Scammers exploited hacked social media accounts to raise $3.5 million through Solana-based memecoins on Pump Fun platform High-profile compromised accounts included McDonald's, Usher, and Wiz...

$243M Cryptocurrency Heist: Arrests Made Following Sophisticated Social Engineering Attack

$243 million stolen in a single month through an elaborate social engineering attack.Key players identified: Greavys, Wiz, Box, Light/Dark, and Danny Trauma.Funds were quickly...

California Loopholes Help Scammers Exploit Tether’s Name

Two fraudsters used corporate loopholes to falsely claim ties with Tether executives.Chinese pig-butchering scammer Sun Yunfeng and US-based Mohammad Alam teamed up for the...

Solana Memecoin Scam Exposed: Martin Shkreli Admits Fraud

Claims of Barron Trump's involvement in DJT were false.Shkreli possibly violated parole terms through his actions.Significant financial impact observed, including a drop in TRUMP...

Brothers Charged in $25 Million Ethereum Fraud Scheme

Anton and James Peraire-Bueno are charged with wire fraud and money laundering.They allegedly stole $25 million in cryptocurrency through a scheme on the Ethereum...

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Crypto Market-Maker Deal Disclosures Virtually Absent

Market-making arrangements are disclosed by fewer than 1% of crypto protocols, a rate dramatically lower than that of traditional...

New Ukraine Cyberattack Targets Government, Healthcare Data

Ukraine's CERT-UA exposed a malware campaign targeting government and healthcare bodies, culminating in a cryptocurrency miner being installed on...

Errol Musk Reveals Elon, Kimbal Own $1.6B in Bitcoin

Errol Musk revealed that his sons, Elon and Kimbal, hold approximately $1.6 billion in Bitcoin.Despite his confidence in crypto's...