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The protocol was at the center of some recent hacks and exploits in decentralized finance, including the alleged theft of $455 million by the North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group. origin »
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The Indian Directorate of Enforcement is investigating WazirX to determine whether it facilitated the laundering of 2,790 crore Indian rupees(over $350 million) through its platform, the country’s Finance Minister, Pankaj Chaudhary, told local media.
2022-8-4 03:00 | |
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CULT DAO, one of the projects pushing for faster adoption of decentralized finance, revealed plans for a Revolt 2 Earn (RVLT) token, which earned the awareness of Anonymous. According to the group’s recent Twitter bio, the collective known for its hacktivist activity seems to appreciate the upcoming concept. This alleged support does not come as […]
2022-5-9 15:56 | |
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Decisions regarding crypto regulations shall not be rushed, says Nirmala Sitharam, the Finance Minister of India. In an interaction at Stanford University, Sitharam flagged concerns over alleged illegal activities and misuse of the digital asset has stated that India shall be thoughtful regarding imposing crypto regulations.
2022-4-29 04:00 | |
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The DeFi platform’s native token price dropped more than 60% following a compromise by an unknown party.
2021-7-15 11:23 | |
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The new policy organization, DeFi Education Fund, focused on promoting decentralized finance (DeFi) education and advocacy were supported through the Ethereum (ETH) DeFi protocol Uniswap and it deployed half of the funds received from the protocol’s treasury in a single transaction.
2021-7-15 13:00 | |
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Turkey’s Minister of Treasury and Finance sheds light on regulatory actions following an alleged $150-million crypto exchange scam.
2021-5-8 12:58 | |
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Rogue developers seem to have rug-pulled their own project, Compounder Finance, netting some $10.8 million in funds from the project’s investors.
2020-12-3 19:24 | |
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According to reports on Oct 26. 2020, nearly $24 million in value has been siphoned from the liquidity pools of Harvest Finance, a major decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol. Harvest Finance subsequently confirmed the hack, stating that the protocol is “working actively on the issue of mitigating the economic attack on the Stablecoin and BTC pools.
2020-10-26 15:17 | |
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Harvest Finance is actively tackling the apparent $24 million attack.
2020-10-26 10:56 | |
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As the multi-billion dollar OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme continues to tumble, news of witnesses set to testify against the scam’s perpetrators are now coming to light. According to Finance Feeds, employees of the Bank of Ireland have been asked to testify in the case against Mark Scott, one of the alleged figureheads of the $3 billion-plus OneCoin scam.
2019-9-30 17:30 | |
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The Indian cryptoverse lacks clarity on the government’s take on cryptocurrencies, after another alleged draft of the cryptocurrency bill circulated on social media. However, the community remained in good spirits and finally, found some relief after the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Singh Thakur, responded to a few questions in Parliament.
2019-7-19 18:45 | |
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Bitcoin will remain legal in India while the government works on regulations, a minister has said in new positive comments on the fate of the industry. Finance Minister: Bitcoin Regulations Coming Responding to a request for clarity on the state’s view of cryptocurrency, Anurag Thakur, India’s Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, firmly denied any token was illegal.
2019-7-19 10:59 | |
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The curious case of Bulgaria’s alleged hoard of 200,000 bitcoins resurfaced again this week as sources claimed the Balkan country was HODLing cryptocurrency. Report: Bulgaria Sold All Its BTC Seemingly referencing a press release from May 2017, TrustNodes led the renewed media interest in a story about how Bulgarian authorities confiscated the BTC after taking down an unknown criminal operation.
2019-5-24 14:00 | |
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The founder of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has been taken into custody by Shanghai police officials after allegedly being involved in a fraudulent scheme regarding the WFEE Coin, Sina Finance reported on September 11, 2018.
2018-9-12 17:00 | |
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At the time of writing, the total amount returned to GMX stood at approximately $20 million. GMX acknowledged the technical sophistication of the exploit and issued a $5 million bounty for the return of funds.
Gotbit founder and CEO Aleksei Andriunin was extradited to the US on Feb. 25, the US Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts said. The 26-year old Russian national was arrested in October 2024 over allegations of market manipulation and fraud.
Safemoon CTO Thomas Smith has pleaded guilty to charges in a $200 million crypto fraud case. US authories arrested the Safemoon exec, alongside CEO Braden John Karony, in 2023. Thomas Smith, the chief technology officer of SafeMoon LLC, has pleaded guilty to two charges of securities fraud conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy.
Crypto scams around pig butchering saw crypto users lose over $3. 6 billion in 2024. This reflects a 40% surge in the past year. Pig butchering scams hit highest in 2024 to crypto users,according to a report issued by Cyvers.
Pink Drainer lost 10 ETH ($30,000) to an address poisoning scam, exploiting address similarities. Attackers mimicked Pink Drainer’s wallet address to deceive them into sending funds. The attack comes days after Pink Drainer announced ceasing operations.
Layerswap’s domain, layerswap. io, was hijacked, leading to a phishing scam and $100,000 loss. Despite delays, Layerswap regained control, pledged full refunds, and offered a 10% bonus. Crypto scams remain prevalent, with $46.
So far, concerns have escalated over the use of cryptocurrency by sanctioned groups and terrorist organizations, as revealed in the latest “2024 Crypto Crime Report” by leading blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.