Security

Five men pleaded guilty in a $36.9 million crypto scam that defrauded Americans and laundered funds through Cambodia using USDT.

Zebec’s surprise Gatenox acquisition could force DeFi protocols to embrace KYC as EU regulations loom — will anonymity survive the MiCA era?

Despite global sanctions and Tether’s freeze, Garantex-linked wallets move $15M via mixers and cross-chain bridges, raising compliance concerns.

XChat’s new end-to-end encryption draws on Bitcoin’s cryptography, but will it deliver true privacy or just spark confusion among users and experts?

We’ve rounded up the most important cybersecurity news of the week.

Google and BlackRock warn quantum computers could break Bitcoin’s encryption years ahead of schedule, forcing urgent upgrades to post-quantum cryptography.

Investor John Woeltz was charged with kidnapping and torturing an Italian man to steal his Bitcoin.

A massive oracle exploit drained Cetus DEX, but Sui validators froze most stolen funds — raising questions about DeFi security and decentralization.

The Coinbase hacker uses THORChain to swiftly launder $42M, bypassing traditional controls and taunting crypto sleuth ZachXBT with on-chain messages.