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Fake HSBC bank stablecoins hit the market showcasing dangerous new crypto scam wave
Hong Kong's stablecoin licences are barely three weeks old, and the scammers are already here.
Andjela Radmilac 7 min read
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Canada wants to ban crypto ATMs as fraud fears turn Bitcoin access into a political target
Crypto ATMs helped bring crypto to ordinary users, but Canada now says they've have become too useful for criminals.
Legal
EU sanctions push deeper into Russian crypto rails with bans on digital rouble support
The new package moves beyond named exchanges, putting Russia-linked stablecoins, platforms, and settlement agents in scope.
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Anyone regularly swapping business cash for crypto without an FCA license risks police raids and charges in UK
Britain’s crackdown on suspected illegal peer-to-peer crypto dealers is legally straightforward, but it also tests how much direct financial exchange can survive inside a regulated crypto market.
Trading
Trump “not happy” with prediction markets – says world is a “casino” as Special Forces soldier arrested for insider trading on Polymarket
US Special Forces soldier faces DOJ and CFTC charges over alleged classified intel trades as prediction markets’ integrity comes under fire.
People
Apple’s new CEO inherits a multimillion‑dollar crypto scam problem in the App Store
As Tim Cook passes the baton, a sophisticated syndicate of crypto thieves is testing the limits of Apple’s security.
Quantum
Crypto’s new trust test: which chains are truly quantum ready — and which are just talking
As NIST pushes organizations to start migrating now, public post-quantum planning is beginning to look like a new marker of maturity across the crypto stack.
Scams
Oil tanker attacked after falling for crypto scam granting fake Strait of Hormuz safe passage
Oil tanker shot at after crew followed bogus crypto clearance to cross Strait of Hormuz, exposing new twist in maritime scams.
Exchanges
Kraken is actively being extorted by criminals threatening to release the top crypto exchange’s internal data
Kraken says it is facing an active extortion attempt, with attackers threatening to leak internal data unless demands are met.
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Fed, Treasury warn banks that Anthropic-class AI now poses a systemic cyber risk
Hacks
Circle under fire as $230M in stolen USDC flows unblocked days after freezing legitimate accounts
Hacks
Hackers sneak crypto wallet-stealing code into a popular AI tool that runs every time
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