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Can crypto survive the AI-powered scam surge?

Cryptopolitan 15 Feb 2025
Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics firm, has sounded the alarm over the spike in AI-powered crypto scams ... Black hat hackers exploit this ability to identify weaknesses in blockchain systems and smart contracts by creating phishing emails.
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Ethereum founder responds to zkLend exploit, highlights Railgun’s privacy mechanism

Cryptopolitan 14 Feb 2025
The hacker increased the “lending_accumulator” by continuously depositing and then withdrawing wstETH and then transferring the assets to Ethereum ... The stolen assets are still in the hacker’s wallet, which has been marked by blockchain scanners.
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Hong Kong Approves First Retail Tokenized Fund in APAC

CryptoNewsZ 13 Feb 2025
This marks the launch of the first-ever retail tokenized fund in the region, allowing investors to access returns from Hong Kong dollar-denominated funds through blockchain technology ... Blockchain.
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BNB Chain’s Four.Meme hit with $180k exploit: report

Invezz 11 Feb 2025
However, initial estimates from blockchain security firm PeckSheild put current losses at roughly $183,000 worth of BNB tokens ... According to SlowMist, a fellow blockchain security firm, the exploit ...
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States Are Racing to Throw Taxpayers' Money Into "Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserves"

Futurism 02 Feb 2025
... taxpayers' money into the blockchain — a gamble that, depending on the vagaries of the crypto market and the wiles of hackers, either make them a speculative bundle or plunge them into financial ruin.
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Bad actors steal $80 million in January, CEXs hit hardest

Cryptoslate 30 Jan 2025
Immunefi’s data also highlighted a shift in hackers’ focus toward specific blockchain networks ... as hackers continue to refine their tactics to exploit weaknesses in digital asset platforms.
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Crypto hacks surge 9x in January 2025 as CeFi remains the prime target

Invezz 30 Jan 2025
It must be noted that a white hat hacker was able to recover roughly $1.5 million ... In terms of blockchain networks, BNB Chain led the pack as the most targeted network, suffering 10 attacks and accounting for half of January’s onchain losses.
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‘Trump’s grifting tendencies’: how the president’s crypto ties could spur corruption

The Observer 27 Jan 2025
Experts alarmed by Trumps’ crypto meme coins ... Last month, a study by a leading blockchain firm, Chainanalysis, found that North Korean hackers had stolen $1.34n dollars of cryptocurrency in 2024, a record sum and double what they stole in 2023 ... Share ... .
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