Scams
Teddy Doge developers pull out $4.5 million in alleged ‘soft rug pull’
Wallets connected to the developers swapped TEDDY tokens for wrapped BNB, which were then converted to BNB and BUSD, and sent to Binance.
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Ex-Coinbase manager arrested in insider trading case for leaking asset listing details
Based on the ex-Coinbase employee's information, his brother and an associate earned around $1.5 million in profits, the DOJ alleged.
Crime
Finland earns $48M from sales of seized Bitcoin
The sold Bitcoins were connected to digital assets seized by the authorities for facilitating narcotics and doping substances transactions.
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FBI detects fake crypto apps that scammed $42.7M from 244 victims
The FBI recently issued a public warning against fake crypto apps after detecting three fraudulent apps that stole about $42.7 million between October 2021 and May 2022.
Web3
Web3 space has lost $1.48 billion to cyberattacks since January
Web3 lost a total of $1.478 billion to cyberattacks from January to May 2022, with only 4 incidents being responsible for 81%.
Regulation
Senator Elizabeth Warren wants more enforcement from SEC in the crypto space
In the aftermath of major crypto lenders going bankrupt, there's a need for strong investor protection rules, and people are looking to the SEC.
Crime
Mixer usage sees all-time high thanks to nation-affiliated cybercriminals
Chainalysis' recent report revealed that crypto mixer platforms reached an all-time high of $51.8 million, with the majority of the volume coming from criminals with known nation-state affiliations and sanctioned entities.
Legal
Vermont joins multistate investigation into Celsius
State authorities in Texas, Alabama, and Vermont are investigating the operations of crypto lending firms like Celsius over offering unregistered securities.
NFTs
The Saudis hits number 1 on OpenSea as bots claim free mint, scammers attack Discord
Wallet 0x8026 has made almost $2 million since February by botting free mint NFT projects including Crypto Dads, Tubby Cats, Shroomz, and recently launched Saudis
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Hacks
Hacker wants 10 Bitcoin in exchange for Chinese citizens’ stolen data
DAOs
Wonderland community votes to buy $25M of ex-treasury manager tokens
Hacks
Crypto hacks are declining in numbers but increasing in damage
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