Alleged Ukrainian fraudster extradited to US over $500K Conti ransomware plot
Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko was extradited from Ireland to the US for allegedly using Conti to extort $500K from victims in Tennessee.
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DeFi karma: Garden hacked for $11M after bridging Lazarus’ loot
Garden was criticized for profiting from proceeds of other hacks, which investigators claim make up a quarter of the bridge’s volume.
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What the hell is happening at Evolve Bank and Trust?
Former Evolve Bank and Trust CEO Robert Hartheimer has reportedly been arrested for possession of child pornography.
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Bitcoin policy debate heats up after lobbying claims against Coinbase
There’s been a disagreement between Ten31’s Marty Bent and Coinbase about lobbying efforts around a proposed BTC tax exemption.
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Ethereum address poisoning spike, ‘wallets aren’t ready’ says researcher
Researcher Andrey Sergeenkov told Protos about his researc on Ethereum’s scaling improvements and a $63.3M spike in address poisoning losses.
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STRC could be funding more Strategy bitcoin buys than ever
Real-time estimates of Strategy STRC-funded BTC buys indicate that this week might be its biggest capital raise ever.
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UK banking bug gives customers the blockchain experience
For 20 minutes, the glitch allowed customers from Lloyds, Halifax, and the Bank of Scotland to view the banking activity of other users....
Reform UK insider George Cottrell tied to Trump Polymarket bets worth millions
ZachXBT has identified a Donald Trump Polymarket whale as key Nigel Farage adviser and convicted fraudster, George Cottrell.
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Strategy earnings puts tiny STRC front and center
Strategy released its Q3 earnings yesterday, spending vast amounts of time on its newest, (and relatively small) preferred stock, STRC.
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Balancer exploit drains $129M in DeFi disaster •
The exploit, which hit Balancer’s v2 liquidity pools on multiple blockchains, reportedly affected projects that “forked” the exchange’s code.
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