Crypto phishing losses continued their downward trend for the third consecutive month in February, falling 48% to $5.32 million from $10.25 million in January and $23.58 million in December, according to ScamSniffer data. In a March 5 X thread,...
Bybit has confirmed that it is behind a proposal requesting the return of fees earned by DeFi protocol ParaSwap from transactions linked to the Lazarus Group. The North Korean hacking group allegedly used digital assets stolen from Bybit to...
Crypto banking firm Sygnum has announced a strategic partnership with crypto derivatives exchange Deribit to expand its off-exchange custody platform, Sygnum Protect, This collaboration, which was announced today March 5, 2025, aims to provide institutional traders with enhanced asset...
South Korean regulators are intensifying efforts to prevent financial crimes and strengthen the integrity of the nation's financial system, particularly in the rapidly evolving crypto landscape. The country's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is reportedly tightening anti-money laundering (AML) regulations...
MEXC has announced the listing of Roam (ROAM) on both its spot and futures markets, set to go live on March 6, 2025, at 10:00 UTC. The exchange stated that the ROAM/USDT spot trading pair would live in its...
Upbit has announced the listing of KAITO, an AI-powered digital asset, for trading against South Korea's won, Bitcoin, and Tether’s USDT. The exchange stated that deposits for KAITO would open within two hours of the announcement, making them available...
Russia is considering launching an experimental cryptocurrency trading platform for “super-qualified” investors as a way of providing a controlled framework for digital asset transactions. According to state news agency Interfax, Aleksey Yakovlev, head of the Ministry of Finance’s financial...
Decentralized lending protocol zkLend has officially activated its Recovery Portal, enabling users affected by the platform’s February 12 exploit to claim their lost funds. The announcement was made on March 5 via a post on X, where zkLend urged...
Berachain's pseudonymous co-founder, "Smokey the Bera", has expressed regrets regarding the rollout of the blockchain's token and its supply allocation. Speaking on the Unchain podcast, the founder admitted that the team had sold too many tokens to venture capitalists...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has charged Brendan Gunn, the brother of Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn, for allegedly dealing with money suspected to be the proceeds of crime while operating a fiat-to-crypto conversion business. In a...
