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An attacker exploited a verification flaw in Aztec Connect's deprecated, immutable smart contract, stealing $2.1M in crypto including 909 ETH. No current Aztec Network users were affected.
Blockchain security firm Quantstamp says a phishing email disguised as a Bithumb update led to the $36 million theft of Humanity tokens, with malware patterns pointing to North Korean actors.
Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and the restricted Mythos 5 model can find and chain software vulnerabilities at superhuman speed. DeFi, which has lost over $840 million to hacks this year, is one of the most exposed industries if safety filters fail.
Google filed a federal lawsuit alleging a Chinese cybercrime network used its Gemini AI to automate phishing campaigns that stole 3.87 million credit card numbers and caused $1.9 billion in losses since 2023, targeting crypto wallets and exchange accounts.
Binance, Bybit, Bitget Wallet and MEXC canceled tokenized SpaceX IPO campaigns after Kraken-owned xStocks failed to deliver the underlying assets, forcing refunds to users.
A Tennessee man faces 11 federal counts for running a crypto Ponzi scheme through Star Credit Holdings from 2020-2024, diverting over $1.9 million in investor funds to himself and family.
Bybit refunded all SpaceX IPO subscription funds after xStocks failed to deliver the underlying assets. Binance also canceled its IPO campaign, distributing $1 million in bStocks tokens to affected users.
A federal appeals court upheld Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud conviction and 25-year sentence for stealing FTX customer funds. His separate bid for a presidential pardon from Donald Trump faces steep political odds.
A federal appeals court upheld Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud conviction and 25-year sentence, closing one of his last legal paths to freedom. The court ruled the case against the FTX founder was "conservatively stated, robust."
A federal appeals court rejected Sam Bankman-Fried's bid to overturn his fraud and conspiracy conviction, ruling the trial was fair and the evidence against him was "robust."
A federal appeals court rejected Sam Bankman-Fried's bid to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence, ruling the evidence against him was "robust." SBF has also applied for a presidential pardon, but Polymarket traders give it only a 3% chance.
Poland's president vetoed a crypto bill for the third time, blocking MiCA implementation just weeks before the EU deadline. Poland is now the only EU state without domestic MiCA rules, leaving local crypto firms at risk of losing access to EU customers.
A Seychelles court ruled KuCoin must pay a Swiss investor over $2M after the exchange declared his delisted CHP tokens "abandoned." The investor says KuCoin still hasn't paid and plans further legal action.
An unknown entity moved $120M in USDT through privacy coin Monero, spiking its price 33%. Onchain sleuth ZachXBT traced the funds and Tether froze $72M linked to the laundering attempt.
TRM Labs warns crypto scammers are targeting World Cup fans with fake ticketing sites, fixed-match betting schemes and event-themed crypto promotions. The FBI and FIFA have also issued warnings about fraudulent ticket sales.
Avalanche Treasury Company (AVAT) debuted on Nasdaq via a $675M SPAC merger but shares dropped 16% on day one. The company aims to give institutional investors exposure to the Avalanche ecosystem without holding crypto directly.
The Nasdaq 100 dropped 7.5% in a week, wiping out $2.7 trillion, as oil above $90 and surging PPI inflation push traders to price in Fed rate hikes. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $1.9B in June outflows, testing BTC's $60K support.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have shed $2.1 billion in June so far, pacing May's $2.4B outflows. Total net assets dropped $33B from $109B to $77B as Bitcoin fell 27% from its May peak.
South Korean police have booked Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won on bribery charges for allegedly hiring a lawmaker's relative in exchange for favorable regulatory treatment. Police raided Bithumb twice this year.
Solana-based DEX Raydium was exploited for $1.34 million through five deprecated liquidity pools from an older AMM program. The exchange says no current users were affected and will repay funds from its treasury.