FBI Atlanta and Indonesian National Police dismantled the W3LL phishing network. Authorities seized key infrastructure tied to more than $20 million in fraud attempts. The joint operation was the first US-Indonesia law enforcement cooperation to shut down a hacking platform. Authorities also detained the alleged developer in Indonesia. The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern…
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Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh has filed his Office of Government Ethics (OGE) paperwork with the Senate Banking Committee, clearing the last major bureaucratic step before a confirmation hearing can be scheduled. The OGE filing had been the primary holdup after the committee initially targeted an April 16 hearing date. That timeline slipped when…
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Hester Peirce is fueling a regulatory clash inside the SEC after new guidance on crypto interfaces raised fresh questions about whether wallets and front-end tools should be treated as broker-dealers. The pro-crypto SEC commissioner urges public comments to help refine regulations, aiming to preserve innovation in user tools for self-custody and blockchain interactions without overly…
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified closed-door 2019 transcripts tied to President Donald Trump’s first impeachment. The documents had been withheld for more than seven years. They detail briefings with then-Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson about the whistleblower complaint that triggered impeachment proceedings. Transcripts Allege Undisclosed Partisan Ties The newly released . He…
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Crypto trading platform Zoomex announced today the return of the “EPL Points Prediction Campaign (Round 2)”. Featuring a total prize pool of $200,000, the event is proudly endorsed by Zoomex Brand Ambassador and World Cup Golden Glove-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. Global users are invited to witness the thrilling English Premier League (EPL) title race and…
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, adding one of crypto’s busiest networks to its multichain distribution strategy. The deal will bring tokenized funds and securities issued through Securitize onto TRON and support a new real-world asset product due to launch on the network soon. This comes at a point in tokenized finance where competition depends as much on where assets…
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The American Bankers Association (ABA) fired back at a White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) report, arguing it ignored the real risk stablecoin yield poses to community banks. The CEA paper concluded that prohibiting yield on payment stablecoins would increase total bank lending by just $2.1 billion, or 0.02% of all loans. It estimated…
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Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has released its Q1 2026 Transparency Report, highlighting a clear shift in trading behavior as users increasingly move across crypto and traditional markets within a single account environment. The quarter saw non-crypto assets trading expand significantly on Bitget, with its share of total volume reaching 20% – 40%…
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Germany’s largest financial institutions have entered the crypto space under MiCA, providing trading and custody services to their extensive customer bases. Just one year ago, amid regulatory uncertainty, such involvement from these traditionally conservative players appeared highly improbable. Today, it represents an established reality in the evolving financial landscape. The Door Opener At the ,…
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BridgeMind AI claimed Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 was secretly degraded after a hallucination benchmark retest. The viral post has since drawn sharp criticism for flawed methodology. The claim triggered widespread debate over whether AI companies are quietly downgrading paid models to reduce costs. BridgeMind Claims a 98% Surge in Hallucinations BridgeMind, the team behind the…
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