Outage
Two Ethereum bridges lose $31.7M within hours as third protocol halts staking
About $31.69M in combined bridge losses and B²'s July 22 staking suspension reveal three distinct control failures.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 3 min read
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US targets $26.4 million in five crypto scam cases as DOJ says $800 million recovered
Five civil-forfeiture filings show how authorities can restrain crypto before suspects are identified, while victim repayment remains a separate and unresolved process.
Mining
380 investors face Bitcoin mining losses after alleged $22M US scheme put just 13% into mining
More than 380 investors supplied the funds, while court approval, penalties and any recovery remain unresolved.
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Crime
Crypto investor charged with using 8 companies and new investor cash to keep an alleged $20M fraud alive
Prosecutors say eight entities were used as investor funds moved through financial institutions and crypto exchanges, with new money repaying earlier investors.
Gaming
Crypto malware in 8 Steam games steals tokens after leaving trail to Uber Eats deliveries
Investigators reportedly followed Bitcoin-funded gift cards to Uber Eats deliveries, showing both sides of software-mediated wallet risk.
Wallets
Robinhood Chain tokens are reportedly vanishing from wallets causing buyers to lose funds
Relay says the money spent is gone, while private keys and unrelated balances remain untouched.
Crime
One crypto wallet tied to a 20-year-old fraudster processed over $122M before Interpol closed in
The Thailand case shows how cross-chain token swaps can complicate tracing across services, assets and borders.
Crime
Convicted scammer’s “seized” crypto moves to unknown wallets while in prison as DOJ failed to secure funds
The DOJ had won the crypto on paper. Getting control of it was another matter.
Scams
Why Bitcoin ATMs are becoming the last stop in America’s $11B crypto scam pipeline
FBI and IC3 data show how online coercion can end at a kiosk before anyone can stop the transfer.
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