Cryptocurrencies
Tether Accumulates $23 Billion Gold Stockpile in Swiss Nuclear Bunker
Tether holds 140 tons of gold in a Swiss nuclear bunker, pivoting to a sovereign-grade asset strategy.
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regulations
US Marshals Wallet Drained: Contractor’s Son Allegedly Exposed Keys in $40M Telegram ‘Flex’
A bragging contest on Telegram led investigators to a $40M theft from US government wallets, allegedly perpetrated by the son of the federal custody contractor.
Cryptocurrencies
Vitalik Buterin Reverses 2017 ‘Mountain Man’ Stance; Pivots Ethereum Toward ZK-Based Self-Sovereignty
Vitalik Buterin retracts his 2017 dismissal of user-run verification, positioning ZK-SNARKs as the key to Ethereum's decentralized future.
Cryptocurrencies
Citrea Mainnet Goes Live, Unlocking Bitcoin’s $1.2T DeFi Potential
The BitVM-powered rollup introduces the Clementine bridge and MoonPay-issued ctUSD to transform Bitcoin from store-of-value to yield-bearing asset.
Cryptocurrencies
Chinese Laundering Networks Now Handle One Fifth of Dirty Crypto
Chainalysis says Chinese-language laundering networks processed $16.1B of dirty crypto in 2025 as stablecoins carry 84% of illicit volume and U.S. regulators escalate.
Cryptocurrencies
Ethereum’s Quantum Dilemma: 40x Signature Bloat Threatens to Crush Mainnet Economics
New benchmarks reveal NIST-approved quantum signatures are 40x larger than current standards, threatening to bloat Ethereum's state by 1TB and spike gas costs.
regulations
Trading 212 Breached FCA Rules, Selling Crypto ETNs Without License for Months
The UK broker allowed retail clients to trade restricted crypto derivatives for months before securing the necessary FCA permissions this week.
regulations
Australia Hits BPS Financial with Record $14M Penalty Over Qoin Wallet Scheme
Federal Court orders BPS Financial to pay $14 million for misleading 93,000 Qoin users and operating without a license.
Cryptocurrencies
Local AI Nightmare: Clawdbot Exposes Credentials in Plaintext; CLAWD Token Volatile
Viral AI assistant Clawdbot faces a security crisis after researchers find it stores credentials in plaintext, causing the CLAWD token to tumble 14%.
regulations
Insider Threat: Son of USG Contractor Allegedly Drains $40M from Seizure Wallets
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT links a $40M theft of US Marshals' seized crypto to the son of a federal contractor, exposing critical gaps in government asset…