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Crypto Market News
$2 Billion Lost to Crypto Scams and Cyberattacks in 2023

Hackers employed a medley of techniques this year, including rug pulls, blockchain exploits, flash loan attacks, and more.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
Little green toy soldiers protecting the frozen Ukraine Bitcoin reserve funds.
Regulations
Tether Welcomes FBI, Secret Service in Fight Against Crime

Tether proves its commitment to combating USDT-enabled crypto crime by onboarding the FBI and the Secret Service.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
Angry robot not letting you join the Tether club.
Stablecoins
Tether’s New Wallet-Freezing Policy: What Holders Need to Know

Tether rolls out a new wallet-freezing policy to combat cybercrime and sanctioned wallets.

by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Exchanges
KyberSwap’s $47M Remains Hostage, Hacker Shares New Demands

The hacker demanded complete authority over the governance mechanism of KyberSwap, and the surrender of both on-chain and off-chain assets.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Crypto Market News
Kronos Research Issues Ultimatum to Reclaim Stolen $26M 

The market maker offered the hacker a 10% white hat bounty for 90% of the stolen assets.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Cryptopedia
Protecting your Crypto Cybersecurity on Cyber Monday

Stay safe with these helpful tips.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Regulations
dWallet Labs Research Reveals “Billion Dollar Exploit” Through Compromised Validator Private Keys

dWallet Labs researchers were able to execute commands with root privileges on more than 450 servers, many of which were
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
Altcoins
Poloniex Close to Restoring Full Operations After $125M Hack

The Poloniex exchange will complete final security checks before resuming normal operations.

by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Regulations
Coin Cloud Breach Doxxes Platform Users As Security Fails

Bankrupt crypto ATM firm CoinCloud suffered a major security breach that compromised data of users in the U.S. and Brazil.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Exchanges
Justin Sun’s Poloniex Disables Wallets to Tackle $100M Attack

The exchange has disabled user wallets amid 15% TRX surge.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Altcoins
Blockaid Secures $33M to Surveil Crypto Transactions

Web3 security startup Blockaid raises funds to bolster security measures and enhance industry protection against cyber threats.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Bitcoin (BTC)
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Faces Serious Security Threats

Antoine Riard's disclosure of security vulnerabilities in the Lightning Network challenges the future of Bitcoin's scalability solutions.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Press Releases
TON Foundation Enlists The Support Of Elliptic To Provide Ecosystem Analysis And Security

The collaboration will ensure that users across TON’s ecosystem are protected from accounts associated with illicit or malicious activities. 
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Altcoins
Chainlink’s Multi-Sig Change Triggers Alarm in Crypto Community

Chainlink gets blasted over implementing an unannounced cut to its multi-sig requirements.

by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Crypto Market News
Mixin Kernel Suffers $200M Drain: Here’s What Happened

The Mixin Network hack serves as a stark reminder that the battle for security and trust in cryptocurrencies continues.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Exchanges
CoinEx Rebounds with Enhanced Security Measures After Major Hack

CoinEx announced its comeback with heightened security measures to protect user assets.

by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Regulations
How VAIOT’s zk-SNARK-Enhanced AI Legal Assistant Can help stop Income-Cerification Fraud

VAIOT utilizes zk-SNARKs, a privacy-preserving technology, in its AI Legal Assistant to securely verify income.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Regulations
From Bad to Worse: Atomic Wallet Hit by Second Lawsuit

Russian Atomic Wallet users are readying legal action in a bid to recoup US$12 million in collective losses.

by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
Man wondering 'What in the world is going on'', a hacker is frozen and coins.
Exchanges
Cypher Protocol Freezes $600K in Stolen Funds on CEXs

Cypher Protocol has frozen $600,000 in stolen funds on centralized exchanges as it awaits seizure warrants from law enforcement.
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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Altcoins
Axie Infinity’s Double Whammy: Declining Users and Police Warning

Axie Infinity gets singled out by the Philippines police in cybercrime warning. What does it mean for the P2E sector?
by . Fact checked by: Ciaran Lawler, Editor: Stefan Trapp
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