DOJ says Hamas crypto seizures reached $560,000 as FBI took over fundraising sites
FBI agents took control of domains and servers, specifically Alqassam.ps, to intercept donations and prevent further fundraising for the Al-Qassam Brigades.
Crypto
Crypto Long & Short: Crypto VCs are mistaking consensus for discipline
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short, Varun Datta of Truth Ventures writes that crypto venture capital’s retreat to later-stage deals is a consensus trade dressed as discipline. With proven companies taking 57% of last quarter’s capital, he argues the founding-stage gap is where the… Read More
North Korean hackers are moving tens of millions on Hyperliquid as Trump pushes to onshore the crypto platform
Blockchain data reviewed by CoinDesk shows wallets tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million in bitcoin on the platform in the last three weeks alone.
U.S. jobs report, Russia’s digital ruble rollout: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Aug. 31.
A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49%
The exploit caused the neobank’s AVICI token to drop 49% from a 24-hour high, hitting a record low before paring some of the losses.
Kraken users briefly locked out after a flood of sanctioned crypto transactions
The activity, appearing to spread sanctioned funds to trigger account restrictions, occurred between Aug. 17 and Aug. 24.