Brent crude has surpassed $100 per barrel for the first time since July, while West Texas Intermediate topped $95 amid a military escalation in the Middle East. Military Conflict Escalates On Wednesday, oil prices surged, with Brent crude reaching two-month highs while bitcoin retreated to $79,000 following new reports of U.S. strikes on Iranian tankers …
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Blockstream’s standoff with the self-described white hats behind the Liquid Network exploit kicked into high gear Wednesday after the group demanded a 10% bug bounty and threatened further losses for holders. White Hats Come Out Swinging With 10% Demand The latest message appeared on the Bitcoin blockchain through OP_RETURN, a feature that lets users attach …
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A Russian web developer is facing US federal charges after extradition from the Republic of Georgia for his alleged role in a credential-harvesting scheme that targeted bank accounts. The U.S. Department of Justice says Sergei Anatolyevich Filimonov, 36, was arraigned in the Northern District of Georgia on charges, including Filimonov is charged with conspiracy to …
September 9th, 2026 – New York, NY, USA class=”ql-align-center”>As stablecoin issuance and usage accelerate, the PYUSD ecosystem is expanding alongside it. PayPal becomes one of the first global consumer payments brands to transform its stablecoin into a developer platform: PYUSDx, built by M0 with reserve operations from MoonPay, makes PYUSD the backbone for a new …
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The evergreen fund will use USDT infrastructure to support asset-backed lending through fintech platforms in more than 60 countries. Tether and Fasanara Capital have launched a private credit fund backed by $400 million from the two firms that aims to raise as much as $3 billion from institutional investors. The evergreen fund, called StableFund, will …
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The German Ministry of Finance is reportedly seeking to impose a 25% tax on cryptocurrencies, departing from current laws that make crypto gains tax-free after one year of holding. The German Federal Ministry of Finance reportedly issued a draft proposal to transition cryptocurrency trading profits to the standard 25% flat-rate tax starting in 2028. The …
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From the whereabouts of the CryptoQueen to a mysterious death involving a DeFi builder paranoid about the “pedo elite,” here are 10 crypto mysteries that still have no good answer. In an industry built on transparency and verifiability, newcomers might assume that crypto and blockchains leave very little room for mystery. They’d be completely wrong …
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BitMart provided no asset figures or withdrawal timetable and will launch a feedback portal within five working days during a financial adviser review. BitMart appointed Alvarez & Marsal as its financial adviser on Wednesday, its self-imposed Sept. 9 deadline for an update, but did not publish the restructuring and business resumption roadmap it said it …
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700Credit is resolving a class action lawsuit over a data breach by offering payouts to millions of affected individuals. The proposed settlement resolves claims that the company failed to prevent unauthorized access to its 700Dealer.com web application on or about October 25, 2025, potentially exposing names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and other personally …
A German cybersecurity and brand protection startup is exposing the largest known network of fake online shops that steal sensitive personal and financial information from customers. Nebty says the network, known as DoppelCart, accounts for 2.72% of all .shop domains in its September 2026 snapshot. According to the firm, DoppelCart runs roughly 119,000 domains, linked …
A network of young cryptocurrency thieves is facing prison time after their spending exposed one of the largest single-victim Bitcoin heists in U.S. history. The group tricked a wealthy Washington, D.C., resident into surrendering access codes during impersonation calls, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. On August 18th of 2024 they took more …
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Block Inc. has agreed to pay $45 million to settle claims from 46 states that Cash App misled users about fraud protections and failed to put in adequate safeguards. The deal was announced by a coalition of attorneys general, says the Illinois Attorney General. States say the company knew scams were rising, kept marketing the app and …
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The project’s disclosures say LAPTOP has no utility, lock founder tokens for six months and reserve 2% for wallets that lost money on TRUMP. Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP memecoin fell 86.5% in its first 30 minutes of trading on Wednesday, as the son of former US President Joe Biden officially entered the market for politically themed …
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Banca d’Italia ordered crypto service providers to implement internal controls to screen for crypto transfers tied to sanctioned entities. Italy’s central bank, Banca d’Italia, ordered mandatory sanctions screening for cryptocurrency transfers to help curb illicit flows across the EU. The bank said that crypto asset service providers (CASPs) must put policies and internal controls in …
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The US Senate has a limited window to pass a crypto market structure bill, but if it were to fail, the legislation could be completely remade or scrapped under Democrats in 2027. With lawmakers in the US Senate set to consider legislation pushed by many in the cryptocurrency industry for regulatory clarity, there’s a limited …
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