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BitBoy alleges O’Leary was key player in Celsius collapse along with FTX
Bitboy alleged that Kevin O'Leary was a key player in the Celsius collapse and had close ties to Sam Bankman-Fried.
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CertiK investigates KYC actors hired to scam the web3 community
Blockchain and DeFi-focused security firm Certik discovered a global network of professional KYC actors who bypass KYC processes to spoof crypto communities before an insider hack or exit scam.
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FTX hacker identity discovered by Kraken Exchange team
Kraken Exchange CSO, Nick Percoco, just announced via a tweet reply that the hackers identity has been discovered
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Over 50K BTC from Silk Road worth officially seized by DOJ after 10 year investigation
50,676BTC has been taken into U.S. custody following the conviction of Silk Road attacker James Zhong who pleaded guilty on Nov. 4
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SEC charges members of Trade Coin Club for operating 82K BTC crypto Ponzi scheme
The SEC alleges members of the Trade Coin Club swindled 82,000 bitcoin from investors by disgusing as a crypto trading bot that promised high investment returns.
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Hackers have stolen $2.98B via exploits in the crypto industry so far
Roughly $760 million was stolen in October through 44 hacks across 53 protocols — making it the worst month for crypto hacks in 2022.
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Over 95% of tokens launched on Uniswap are scams – Research
According to the study, Uniswap's simplicity and lack of regulation make it easy for scammers to list non-valuable tokens.
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UK High Court shutters crypto firm PGI Global for alleged scam involvement
PGI Global UK had collected around $710,000 from its potential investors, promising 200% returns from their investments in the company, but failed to fulfill its commitment
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Bug causes Google to list malicious websites in searches for ‘CoinMarketCap’
Google is displaying phishing websites as the first few search results when users search for CoinMarketCap.
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Over $1M worth of ETH, NFTs stolen in phishing attack
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On-chain data reveals Binance US, Bittrex also targeted by API attack used on FTX
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FTX compensating users who lost $6M to phishing attacks “just this once,” says SBF
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