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Paris authorities on alert after attempted abduction targets crypto CEO’s family

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Authorities in Paris have launched a criminal investigation after masked assailants attempted to kidnap the daughter of a crypto company CEO and her young child in a broad daylight attack just blocks from the city’s central courthouse, TMZ reported on May 13. The assault, which was captured on video, took place on May 12 and […]

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Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky receives 12 years in prison over fraud scheme

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Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky was sentenced to 12 years in prison on May 8 for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded customers of the crypto lending platform by misrepresenting investment risks and manipulating the price of the company’s token, CEL. As Bloomberg News reported, the sentence was handed down by US District Judge John Koeltl in

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ZachXBT reveals Coinbase users lost another M in a week to ongoing social engineering scams

ZachXBT reveals Coinbase users lost another $45M in a week to ongoing social engineering scams

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Blockchain investigator ZachXBT revealed that Coinbase users lost another $45 million over the past week due to coordinated social engineering scams. The update, shared on his Telegram channel, identifies multiple wallet addresses connected to the theft and links the latest activity to a broader pattern of crypto heists that has persisted for months. The report

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ZachXBT reveals M of the OG holder’s stolen Bitcoin was frozen with Binance’s help

ZachXBT reveals $7M of the OG holder’s stolen Bitcoin was frozen with Binance’s help

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Blockchain analyst ZachXBT revealed that roughly $7 million of the $330 million in Bitcoin (BTC) stolen from a longtime US crypto holder has been frozen with the help of Binance. The update comes days after ZachXBT first reported a suspicious transfer of 3,520 BTC, worth about $330 million at the time, from a single wallet.

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ZachXBT tracks 0M Bitcoin stolen in social engineering scam from elderly American

ZachXBT tracks $330M Bitcoin stolen in social engineering scam from elderly American

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Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT revealed that the victim of the recent theft of $330 million in Bitcoin (BTC) was an elderly American citizen who was targeted by a social engineering attack. The exploit marks one of the largest known crypto thefts from an individual. ZachXBT traced the stolen 3,520 BTC, worth approximately $330 million, to a suspicious

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