Cryptocurrencies
AI-Industrialized Fraud: Scammers Netted $14B in 2025
Chainalysis reveals AI-driven tactics pushed 2025 scam revenue to $14 billion as average victim losses tripled.
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regulations
Iran Rial Implodes to 1.5M/USD; Starlink Jamming Severs Crypto Lifeline
Street rates for the Rial hit 1.5 million/USD as Tehran deploys military-grade jamming to block Starlink and cut off the Bitcoin exit ramp.
Cryptocurrencies
Truebit Protocol Drained of $26M in ‘Archeological’ Smart Contract Exploit
A legacy integer overflow bug in Solidity 0.6.10 allowed an attacker to mint free tokens and drain 8,535 ETH, sending TRU to zero.
Cryptocurrencies
Iran Activates ‘Kill Switch’ as Rial Hits 1.47M/USD; Starlink Jammed
Tehran jams Starlink signals as the Rial loses 95% of its value, severing the last lifeline for digital capital flight.
Cryptocurrencies
Dubai Bans Privacy Coins; Monero Rips to Record $596
Monero hits a new all-time high of $596 despite Dubai's comprehensive ban on privacy coins and algorithmic stablecoins taking effect Jan. 12.
Cryptocurrencies
Eric Adams’ ‘NYC Token’ Drained of $3.4M Liquidity Hours After Times Square Launch
The former 'Bitcoin Mayor' pitched a charitable token in Times Square, but on-chain data shows $3.4 million in liquidity vanished shortly after.
Cryptocurrencies
Bank of Italy: ETH Crash Could Freeze $800B in “Hidden Death Spiral”
A Bank of Italy research paper outlines a scenario where an ETH price collapse degrades network security, allowing attackers to double-spend 'safe' assets like stablecoins.
regulations
Fed Independence Breaks: Powell Subpoenaed by DOJ in Rate War Escalation
DOJ serves grand jury subpoenas to Fed Chair Powell in an unprecedented escalation; Powell calls it retaliation for rate policy.
Cryptocurrencies
Betterment Communications Hijacked: ‘Authenticated’ Scam Notifications Target Users
Hackers infiltrated Betterment's marketing vendor to send SPF-verified emails and push alerts promising 300% returns; losses remain contained under $15k.
Cryptocurrencies
NFT Paris Canceled: Organizers Cite ‘Market Collapse’ Amid Violent Kidnapping Spree
NFT Paris 2026 is canceled officially due to market conditions, but a wave of 20+ kidnappings and a government tax data leak reveal a severe…