Day: 9 February 2026

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 9th February 2026, Chainwire

Security researchers have uncovered a coordinated supply chain attack targeting ClawHub, the official plugin marketplace of the open-source AI agent project OpenClaw, raising fresh concerns about security gaps across emerging Web3 developer ecosystems. According to the blockchain security firm SlowMist, attackers have successfully uploaded hundreds of malicious “skills” to ClawHub ...

Former Cook County judge Patricia Martin has been sentenced to four years of probation after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $250,000 from a 96-year-old Tuskegee Airman to fund her cryptocurrency investments. Martin, who previously presided over Chicago’s child protection division, used her power of attorney to drain the life savings ...

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is stepping up oversight of the cryptocurrency market, announcing a series of targeted investigations aimed at curbing manipulation and restoring order across digital asset trading. The plan was outlined on Sunday as part of the regulator’s 2026 policy roadmap, signalling a tougher stance on ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pressing the Senate Banking Committee to begin confirmation hearings for Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh, even as Republican lawmakers remain split over an ongoing Justice Department investigation into current Fed chair Jerome Powell. Speaking on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, Bessent pushed back ...

Crypto security firms are raising fresh alarms after new data revealed that scammers stole tens of millions of dollars from users in January through address poisoning and signature phishing attacks, with the trend showing no signs of slowing. Someone lost $12.25M in January by copying the wrong address from their ...

The hacker responsible for the $50 million exploit of the Hong Kong-based stablecoin platform Infini has begun laundering stolen assets through the sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash, while simultaneously using a portion of the haul to “buy the dip” on Ethereum ($ETH). On-chain data revealed that the attacker, identified as a ...

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb says it has successfully recovered almost all of the Bitcoin mistakenly distributed during a promotional mishap earlier this month, an incident that briefly disrupted prices on its platform. I am the Chief Operations Officer at Bithumb. South Korea's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange. On Thursday, we ran ...

A public clash between two prominent crypto investors has escalated into a high-stakes wager over the future of Hyperliquid’s HYPE token. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has proposed a $100,000 price bet to Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani, following weeks of sharp criticism from Samani toward the on-chain derivatives platform. Hayes ...

French authorities have arrested six suspects, including a minor, following the kidnapping of a magistrate and her mother in a case tied to a cryptocurrency ransom demand, prosecutors confirmed Sunday. Source: France24 The two women, a 35-year-old magistrate and her 67-year-old mother, were found alive but injured after being held ...