Category: Security

SEC Chair Atkins on Venezuela Bitcoin Seizure: ‘Remains to be Seen’

SEC Chair Paul Atkins addresses rumors of a U.S. seizure of Venezuela's alleged 600k BTC stockpile following Maduro's arrest.
9 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Betterment Marketing Node Breached: ‘Verified’ Scam Targets 800,000 Users

Attackers hijacked Betterment's authenticated marketing tools to send 'triple your deposit' scams to 800,000 users, bypassing spam filters with valid...
9 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

NFT Paris & RWA Paris Canceled; 18 Violent Attacks Rattle French Crypto Scene

NFT Paris and RWA Paris 2026 are canceled amid a collapse in sponsorship revenue and a terrifying wave of 18...
9 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Tether Freezes $182M on Tron in Major Law Enforcement Sweep

Tether blacklists five Tron wallets holding $182 million USDT, executing a massive freeze at the request of law enforcement.
9 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

BTQ Technologies Claims ‘NIST-Standard’ Fix for Bitcoin’s Quantum Flaw

BTQ Technologies demonstrates a Bitcoin implementation using NIST-approved ML-DSA cryptography, offering a potential roadmap for the network's post-quantum survival.

TRM Labs: Illicit Crypto Flows Hit $158 Billion; Market Shrugs Off ‘Crime’ Narrative

Illicit crypto volumes hit a record $158 billion in 2025 driven by Russian sanctions evasion, but the relative crime rate...

Dubai VARA Enforces Total Privacy Coin Ban; Stablecoin Issuers Hit With New Liability Standards

VARA's regulatory overhaul outlaws Monero and Zcash while threatening $13.6M fines for stablecoin non-compliance.
9 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

X Teases ‘Smart Cashtags’ to Fix Ticker Confusion Following Crypto Twitter Brawl

Head of Product Nikita Bier unveils a contract-specific tagging system for February 2026, pivoting to professional tools just one day...

India’s FIU Mandates Live Selfies and Geotagging; WRX Slides 7%

New FIU-IND guidelines require liveness detection, GPS coordinates, and 'penny-drop' bank verification for all crypto users, effectively banning privacy tokens.

Monero Smashes $500 as Zcash Core Team Resigns in Governance Meltdown

XMR breaks a 5-year high as capital flees Zcash following the mass resignation of the Electric Coin Company development team.