Russian hackers are using deepfake porn sites to steal crypto
Russian ransomware group Fin7 has created at least seven different AI-generated deepfake sites that create non-consensual nude images.
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Court rules prediction market Kalshi’s US election bets are legal
A judge has rejected the CFTC's attempt to stop Kalshi from resuming its election prediction markets as the commission appeals.
Satoshi likely launched 51% attack on Bitcoin during early days
An in-depth review of 2009 blocks suggests it's highly likely that Satoshi used hash power to reorganize Bitcoin’s blockchain.
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VCs secretly cashed out rewards on ‘locked’ EIGEN tokens
EigenLayer once claimed that a majority of its token supply would be locked for a year. Days into its launch, insiders started cashing out.
EOS founder Dan Larimer predicts biblical apocalypse next week
Larimer claims that the biblical apocalypse will begin on October 9 and that mankind should prepare for "sudden destruction."
India disconnects 20M phone numbers in ‘cyberslave’ crackdown
India is cracking down on international scam calls partly made by its own citizens, who have become 'cyberslaves' across South East Asia.
Starling Bank banned crypto but left financial system ‘open to criminals’
Starling banned crypto transactions in 2022, describing them as “high risk and heavily used for criminal purposes.”
3AC founders’ Three Arrowz Capitel memecoin crashes faster than 3AC
Kyle Davies and Su Zhu have launched Three Arrowz Capitel, a memecoin based on a misspelling of their failed hedge fund.
Cambodian crypto camp reporter jailed over Facebook, X posts
Mech Dara was charged with “incitement to disturb social security” and has been placed in pre-trial detention at Kandal Provincial Prison.
Bitcoin mining firm Proton says Swan lawsuit ‘fatally flawed’
Swan Bitcoin claims Proton stole the IP of its bitcoin mining business, but Proton claims that Swan doesn't even own a majority stake.