Petrobras developed two Cardano-based applications to track sustainability claims tied to aviation fuel and renewable diesel as part of an ongoing research collaboration. Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras has developed two blockchain applications using Cardano to track sustainability data for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and its Diesel R renewable fuel. According to a Wednesday announcement …
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Bitget ‘gradually back to usual’ as protection fund reaches $309M
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said that a protection fund created by the company in 2022 “absorbed the financial impact of the incident“ that resulted in $388 million in user losses. The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitget reported a gradual return to normal operations following a security breach that resulted in the loss of $388 million …
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Arizona Court Cyberattack Exposes Over 150,000 Foster Care Review Reports
Hackers broke into Arizona’s court computer system and copied more than 150,000 Foster Care Review Board recommendation reports dating back to 2010, along with other court records, the Arizona Supreme Court says. Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer announced the attack in a September 25th of 2026 release, saying criminal hackers or their bots targeted the …
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Target Class Action Lawsuit Claims Retailer Kept $994,000,000 Tariff Refund From Shoppers
A major retailer is facing claims it hiked prices to cover import tariffs and then kept nearly a billion dollars in government refunds instead of giving that money back to shoppers. The class action complaint says Target raised prices on goods to offset tariffs imposed starting in February of 2025 under the International Emergency Economic …
Crypto Investor Accuses Coinbase of Losing $25,000,000 in Alleged Hack Cover-Up
Crypto investor Ari Paul is accusing Coinbase of mishandling customer funds amid claims of massive hack cover-ups. Paul accuses the crypto exchange of losing $25 million of his firm’s assets while covering up repeated incidents amounting to nine figures involving a number of other firms. “Coinbase ‘lost’ $25m of my firm’s a couple years ago. …
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Florida Victim Loses $15,825 In Jury-Duty Scam As Bitcoin Trail Points to Georgia Woman
A Florida woman lost $15,825 after callers posing as law enforcement threatened to arrest her for missing jury duty and steered her to Bitcoin ATMs, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives later traced one of those crypto deposits, worth about $4,209 when it was made, through several wallets to a Cash App account …
Could THORChain face prosecution over stolen Bitget funds?
THORChain will not — or can not — block addresses linked to the $387.5 million Bitget hack. Can the devs be prosecuted for money laundering? It’s complicated, says crypto lawyer Yuriy Brisov. After suspected North Korean hackers exploited crypto exchange Bitget for $387.5 million last week, investigators were able to quickly flag and trace the …
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Michigan Man Heading To Prison In $2,300,000 COVID-Era Loan Fraud Scheme
A Michigan man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after admitting he took more than $2,300,000 in fraudulent COVID-era small-business loans. Jabari Long, 46, of Beverly Hills pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced in Detroit, reports ClickOnDetroit. Prosecutors say Long used a contracting business called Priceless Preservations …
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Former Florida Public Defender Staffer Accused of Stealing Nearly $65,000 From Jailed Woman’s Bank Accounts
A Florida public defender’s office staffer is accused of stealing nearly $65,000 from a woman who trusted her to handle finances while she was in jail. Sarasota police say Jessica Elizabeth McVay, 48, of Palmetto, was arrested on September 23rd after investigators reviewed a probable cause affidavit detailing alleged misuse of the victim’s bank accounts …
Arizona CEO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $8,800,000 Million from Employee Benefit Plans
Federal prosecutors have secured a guilty plea from the chief executive of a company that handled benefits for federal contractors and diverted more than $8.8 million from employee health insurance and retirement plans. James Vincent Campbell, 49, of Scottsdale, Arizona, pleaded guilty in the District of Maryland to one count of theft from an Employee …
Illinois Woman Accused of Hiding Dead Mother in Garage Freezer for Two Years To Steal Social Security Benefits
Federal prosecutors have charged 17 defendants with stealing more than $1,340,000 in Social Security benefits during a one-month enforcement surge. The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, working with 11 U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General, brought the cases between August 21st and September 18th of 2026, says the …
Altcoin exchange deposit count jumps 160% in 2 weeks
CryptoQuant flagged potential selling pressure as deposit transactions and depositing addresses hit their highest counts since October 2025. Altcoin exchange deposits have reached their highest transaction count since October 2025, according to CryptoQuant, which warned that holders may be preparing to sell. Key points: In its latest weekly report released on Tuesday, onchain analytics platform …
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FCA opens crypto authorization window ahead of 2027 UK regime
Crypto businesses should apply by Feb. 28, 2027, while existing money laundering registrations will not convert into FCA authorization. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) opened applications Wednesday for crypto businesses seeking authorization under a regulatory regime due to take effect on Oct. 25, 2027. Companies intending to continue operating in the UK should …
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A single market worth protecting: Getting the MiCA review right
As the European Commission’s MiCA review consultation closes, Europe must decide whether its crypto rulebook is protecting the market without making it too costly to build in. When the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) came into force, it did something that had eluded the digital asset sector in Europe for years: it created a …
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Bitcoin ETFs stretch $3.1B inflow streak as Ether funds turn red
Ether ETFs shed $3 million Tuesday after seven days of inflows, following an $8 million outflow from Zcash funds at the start of the week. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their net inflow streak to nine trading days, while Ether and Zcash funds flipped to outflows. Bitcoin ETFs attracted $66.2 million on Tuesday, …
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