Yearn Finance has suffered a major security breach, resulting in the loss of approximately $9 million. The exploit targeted a legacy stable swap pool associated with the protocol’s yETH token that allowed the hackers to mint an infinite number of coins. Flaw in the yETH Contract Blockchain security firm Peckshield was the first to flag…
Homepage > News > Business > UK sanctions watchdog clamps down digital currency abuse The United Kingdom Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), the country’s sanctions enforcement authority, published a blog post outlining its efforts to tackle the abuse of digital assets and the associated money laundering. “Sanctions enablers are increasingly turning to cryptoassets to…
The United States Department of Justice has completed the forfeiture of more than $400 million in cryptocurrency and other assets linked to Helix, an early darknet crypto mixing service. The move follows a final court order from the US District Court for the District of Columbia, giving the government full legal title to assets seized…
In brief Former Google software engineer Linwei Ding has been convicted of economic espionage for siphoning Google’s trade secrets to China-based companies. Federal agents arrested Ding in March 2024, accusing him of stealing 500+ confidential AI files while secretly collaborating with China-based companies. Ding built his own AI startup in China, pitched investors on replicating…
Smart Energy Pays enters the US market, targeting scalable digital payments and settlement infrastructure. The launch includes listing the SEP utility token on UZX to support liquidity and ecosystem access. Built on Smart Energy Chain, the platform emphasizes compliance, security, and real-world payment use cases. Smart Energy Pays has announced its expansion into the United…
Homepage > News > Business > Senate Ag committee advances ‘crypto’ market structure bill The U.S. Senate made history Thursday by advancing a digital asset market structure bill, but they did so over the objections of the committee’s Democratic members, suggesting partisan discord could yet derail this process. The Senate made history on January 29…
Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! 21Shares has introduced a new exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe that combines Solana SOL $115.55 exposure with built-in staking rewards. The new product, called 21Shares Jito Staked SOL ETP (JSOL), is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris and trades in US dollars and euros. It is…
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Homepage > News > Business > Chinese-language networks dominate $82B illicit fund laundering The illicit on-chain money laundering ecosystem reached over $82 billion in 2025, due to the growing accessibility and liquidity of digital assets. This was accompanied by, or possibly due to, a shift in how laundering activity occurs and by whom, with Chinese-language…
Gold and Bitcoin have taken very different paths in the last year. Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high of $126,000 in October but has since returned to around $85,000. Gold, on the other hand, broke through the $4,000 and $5,000 per ounce milestones, hitting new all-time highs. The Bitcoin vs. Gold argument is an…