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Someone sent 5 transactions totaling 107 BTC ($8.2 million) to the burn address 1111111111111111111114oLvT2.
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The United Kingdom introduced new sanctions against crypto exchanges and payment networks that, according to London, helped Russia bypass Western restrictions. Among them are HTX, as well as banks and companies from Georgia and the UAE.
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Last year, scammers laundered around 295 billion rubles of stolen funds through cryptocurrency and crypto exchange services, according to analysts from Sberbank.
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Fraudsters stole at least $400,000 through fake Uniswap advertising links in Google Search.
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An unusual lawsuit was filed in New York — the plaintiffs are seeking legal rights to 39,069 long-inactive Bitcoin addresses that may contain around 3.7 million BTC, including wallets linked to early miners, Satoshi Nakamoto, and the Mt. Gox hack hacker.
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Hackers launched a new Trapdoor attack targeting crypto developers — through infected npm, PyPI, and Crates packages, they steal seed phrases, wallet keys, GitHub credentials, and SSH access.
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The Ethereum Foundation launched Kohaku SDK — a tool that allows wallets and applications to add private transactions to Ethereum without requiring complicated setup for users.
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Russia’s Investigative Committee wants to introduce a separate criminal article for illegal mining — the focus is not on a full ban, but on schemes involving major damages, electricity theft, and незаконный доход.
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Strategy spent $1.38 billion from its $2 billion reserves to repurchase convertible bonds maturing in 2029.
