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Germany seizes $28 million in raid on unlicensed crypto ATMs
The sting was carried out on Aug. 20 and targeted 35 locations where crypto ATMs were reportedly being operated without the necessary licensing.
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Bitcoin stolen in $238 million breach fails to get privacy shield, returned to original address
The breach, one of the largest in recent memory, was first reported by on-chain sleuth ZachXBT on Aug. 19.
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Germany Federal Office urges use of hardware wallets as crypto theft rises
The German authorities cautioned exchange storage, noting that they are at risk of hackers.
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The charges filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida include violations of federal securities laws' antifraud and registration provisions.
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UK High Court freezes OneCoin assets in $4 billion fraud crackdown
The victims' lawyers believe that the order will deliver justice for those affected by the scam.
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WazirX to restore balances of accounts, undo all trades affected by hack
WazirX will notify users via email about the impacted trades and account reversals over the next few days.
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Malicious firmware enables extraction of Bitcoin seed phrase using deterministic nonces in transaction signatures.
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