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A Singaporean national has pleaded guilty in connection with a $240 million Bitcoin theft scheme that exploited impersonation of crypto exchange Gemini.…
Malone Lam faces a pivotal plea agreement hearing in Washington, D.C., nearly two years after his Miami arrest over a $245 million Bitcoin theft.…
A hacker who exploited the Liquid Network returned 3,400 Bitcoin but kept 15% of the total stolen haul, reviving urgent debates on blockchain security.…
HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have acquired India's first tokenized bond issued by REC, settled via CBDC in a landmark transaction reshaping Asian debt markets.…
Hackers extracted $320 million from the Liquid Network blockchain, with the company describing the perpetrators as "purported white-hat hackers" in a post on X.…
LINK surges to an eight-month high after Bottomline, a top-three SWIFT provider moving $16 trillion annually, selects Chainlink to link 600+ banks to blockchain settlement rails.…
Trezor confirms 67,000 additional U.S. customers were affected by a data breach at fulfillment partner ShipMonk, significantly widening the incident's scope.…
Deutsche Bank has reached an undisclosed settlement with a former banker over a $176M lawsuit, raising fresh questions about the lender's legal exposure.…
Standard Chartered has launched institutional Bitcoin and Ethereum spot trading through its Dubai DIFC unit, claiming a historic first among global systemically important banks.…
Blockstream has confirmed its bridge nodes are patched and funds safe to return following a $320M exploit on the Liquid Network sidechain.…
Around 4,000 BTC worth $320M was drained from Blockstream's Liquid Federation wallet on a Sunday afternoon, raising serious questions about federated sidechain security.…
The Philippines proposes a 12-month moratorium on new payment operator licences while tightening crypto rules, threatening to slow Bitcoin adoption across the archipelago.…