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Policy

Wallets Linked to Global Scams on Cambodia's Huione Guarantee Collect $11 Billion: Report

The online platform is said to be linked to the nation's ruling family and allegedly hosts posts offering services including deepfake scams, money laundering and so-called pig butchering.

16:9 Fraud, scam (brandwayart/Pixabay)

Markets

Caitlyn Jenner Meme Coin Sows Confusion as Observers Question Its Provenance

JENNER tokens scored over $100 million in trading volume less than 24 hours after going live. But punters are unclear if it's related to the real Caitlyn Jenner.

(Caitlyn Jenner X)

Finance

Exploiter Steals $68M Worth of Crypto Through Address Poisoning

The victim was duped by a mimicked 0.05 ether transfer.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Policy

Australian Treasury to Question Regulator Over HyperVerse Crypto Scheme: Report

"It seemed pretty clear that there should have been concerns raised about… this operation,” Stephen Jones said.

Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Johnny Bhalla on Unsplash)

Policy

Indian Police Arrest 8 More in $300M Crypto Scam: Report

Four cops were among those arrested, while the operation's alleged kingpin, Subhash Sharma, remains at large, according to local media reports.

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Finance

Singapore Police Issue Warning Over WhatsApp Phishing Scam

The scam lures victims in by prompting them to scan a QR code on a phishing website to secure credentials.

Police issue warning over WhatsApp scam (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

Policy

'Bruno Brock', Founder of Oyster Pearl, Gets 4 Year Jail Term for Tax Evasion

Elmaani pleaded guilty in April 2023, agreeing that he caused a tax loss of over $5.5 million.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Elon Musk’s Plan to Charge New X Users $1 May Not Deter Crypto Bots

Crypto watchers say a nominal charge for using the service is unlikely to combat the bot problem.

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Tech

Mark Cuban Loses Nearly $1M to Crypto Scam

The billionaire said he logged in to his crypto wallets after months of inactivity but had likely clicked on a phishing link.

Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (Getty Images)

Finance

Hack of Vitalik Buterin's X Account Leads to $691K Stolen

Almost three-quarters of the stolen assets were in the form of NFTs.

Vitalik Buterin shares a new blog post on Ethereum's roadmap to address scaling, privacy, and wallet security. (CoinDesk)

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