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Cross-Chain Bridge Loses $180M in Validator Compromise
Attackers exploited a vulnerability in the bridge's multi-party computation signing process.
Mid-Tier Exchange Suspends Withdrawals After Hot-Wallet Compromise
Customers are awaiting a recovery plan as on-chain forensics work continues.
SEC Charges Major Exchange Over Unregistered Securities Offering
The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges the platform sold investment contracts without proper registration, marking the agency's largest crypto enforcement action of the quarter.
DOJ Indicts DeFi Protocol Founders on Wire Fraud Charges
Federal prosecutors say the founders diverted user funds while publicly claiming the protocol was solvent and audited.
Lending Protocol Drained After Oracle Manipulation Attack
The attacker exploited a thin-liquidity pricing feed to borrow against collateral at inflated valuations.
Governance Attack Drains Protocol Treasury of $9.4M
The attacker accumulated voting power through flash loans before passing a malicious proposal.
FBI Warns of Record Losses From "Pig Butchering" Crypto Scams
The bureau's 2025 fraud report puts US losses from relationship-investment scams at $4.1 billion, the highest figure on record.
US Marshals Schedule Auction of 27,000 Seized BTC
The auction stems from a high-profile darknet marketplace forfeiture.
US Stablecoin Bill Advances Through Senate Committee
The bipartisan legislation would create a federal licensing path for payment stablecoin issuers and pre-empt conflicting state rules.
How Forensics Firms Are Tracing Stolen Crypto Across Chains
A look at the techniques behind the latest cross-chain investigations.
Federal Court Sentences Crypto Ponzi Operator to 22 Years
The defendant ran a $1.2 billion scheme falsely marketed as a high-frequency arbitrage fund.
Anatomy of an Exit Scam: A DeFi Launchpad's Final Days
Public chats, on-chain transfers, and internal documents tell the story of a $62M exit.
Appeals Court Upholds Conviction of Mixer Operator
The Second Circuit rejected First Amendment and vagueness challenges to the underlying money-transmission statute.
CFTC Charges DeFi Protocol Operators Under CEA
The agency alleges the protocol facilitated unregistered leveraged retail trading.
DOJ Charges OTC Trader With Laundering $80M in Fraud Proceeds
The defendant operated as an unlicensed money transmitter, prosecutors say.
Binance Compliance Overhaul: One Year On From Landmark Settlement
A close look at the monitorship regime, leadership changes, and remaining open questions.
OFAC Fines Exchange $24M for Sanctions Violations
The agency cited failures to screen transactions involving sanctioned jurisdictions.
Founder of NFT Marketplace Charged With Insider Trading
Prosecutors allege the defendant traded on advance knowledge of upcoming featured listings.
Court Clarifies Securities Status of Secondary-Market Token Trades
The ruling distinguishes between primary offerings and arms-length resale transactions.
Mixer Developer Sentenced to 38 Months in Federal Prison
The court accepted a plea agreement on one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.