Where Code Meets Capital
Tracking exploits, scams, money laundering, and blockchain forensics in the digital underground.
The unilateral freezing of $182 million in Venezuelan assets proves that Tether offers Washington faster control over rogue capital than the SWIFT banking system.
The sanctioned nation has effectively replaced SWIFT with USDT stablecoin, processing 80% of its crude revenue via blockchain rails to bypass U.S. financial blockades.
The President-elect confirmed his stance in a New York Times interview, ending Sam Bankman-Fried’s strategic attempt to align with populist political narratives.
The Wyoming Senator alleges the liquidation of assets from privacy wallet developers Samourai, violates a 2025 Executive Order mandating a national Bitcoin treasury.
Security firm SlowMist warns of a sophisticated social engineering operation that weaponizes “mandatory” security updates…
New analysis shows physical theft outpaces hacking as criminals target the “soft” human holding the private key.
The e-commerce provider confirmed unauthorized access to personal contact information while clarifying that payment data and Ledger hardware remain secure.
The network rollback suggests that for major IP partners, transaction finality is secondary to balance sheet protection.
Tron founder Sun doubles down on 2022 bailout narrative, framing a self-interested liquidity bid as a missed opportunity to save the exchange.
State-backed North Korean hackers pivot to centralized exchanges, driving a 45% surge in illicit revenue despite executing fewer total attacks.
The class-action attorney says harassment spiked after a federal judge admitted 5,000 pages of internal chat logs into evidence.
The investigation into the plunder of billions in PH flood control funds uncovers a sophisticated…
The Shibarium Bridge hack investigation shifts to federal enforcement as developer Kaal Dhairya promises to attach K9 Finance’s forensic breakthrough to an open FBI case to demand action from KuCoin.
South Korean authorities suspect the state-sponsored Lazarus Group orchestrated the theft of 54 billion won in Solana assets from Upbit, utilizing forensic techniques that mirror the exchange’s 2019 breach.
Cybersecurity researchers have identified Crypto Copilot, a malicious browser extension actively skimming funds from Solana traders by injecting hidden transfer instructions into legitimate Raydium swaps.
A brutal wrench attack in San Francisco left a tech investor tortured and robbed of $11 million at a property owned by Lachy Groom, the former partner of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Active-duty U.S. soldier among 5 who pleaded guilty helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate 136 US companies using laptop farms and stolen identities.
Hyperliquid suffers $5 million loss in POPCAT crash—the third time attackers exploited identical liquidity flaws using meme coins JELLYJELLY, TST, and now POPCAT.
Thai police arrested 15 Eastern European nationals operating a cryptocurrency investment fraud website from a windowless Bangkok warehouse after neighbors reported suspicious activity.
The landmark ruling upholds a worldwide injunction against assets allegedly diverted from the stablecoin’s reserves by a Hong Kong-based trust, locking down funds at the center of a crisis that prompted a bailout by Tron founder Justin Sun.
The landmark extradition of the alleged kingpin shines a light on the illicit financial flows and digital asset links supporting transnational cybercrime hubs in Southeast Asia.
Alexey Dolgikh, a 35-year-old Russian crypto executive, has died in a high-speed Lamborghini crash in…
Six arrests expose how fake dating profiles funnel millions into crypto wallets beyond borders.
A fraudulent app posing as Hyperliquid slipped past Google Play’s defenses, sparking warnings for crypto…
Two underage children were located unharmed in Dubai after their parents are killed in a high-stakes crypto extortion plot
One of DeFi’s largest multi-chain breaches of 2025 exposes systemic vulnerabilities in Balancer’s V2 architecture.
Faruk Fatih Ozer, founder of the collapsed Thodex crypto exchange, was found dead on the morning of November 1, 2025, in his single-person cell at a Turkish prison.
The convicted founder of FTX is attempting to use the crypto bull run to challenge the FTX fraud verdict, arguing the defunct exchange was never insolvent.
The Ethereum co-founder shared a post about blockchain security, reminding users that while a 51% attack cannot break a chain’s core rules, it could compromise external systems that trust validators for off-chain information.
The decision follows a reported $2 billion investment into Binance linked to a Trump-affiliated stablecoin, fueling sharp criticism from lawmakers and policy experts.
After a 16-month shutdown caused by a devastating hack, India’s largest crypto exchange is betting…
A sweeping class-action lawsuit accuses Solana’s Meteora and Kelsier Ventures of orchestrating a $100 million…
The key DeFi feature, liquid staking on Shibarium, is being restored with new security measures…
The Astra Nova $RVV token’s October 18 launch turned into a $10 million collapse, sparking a fierce debate across the crypto industry over whether the loss was a genuine hack or a coordinated rug pull.
A cross-border sting has broken apart a sprawling SIMCARTEL that powered fake identities, market manipulation,…
A potential presidential pardon for Changpeng Zhao, the former Binance CEO, is reportedly under consideration in the White House.
The tragic death of prominent Ukrainian crypto influencer Konstantin Galish, found dead by suicide amidst a record market collapse, casts a stark light on the extreme pressures of digital asset trading and fuels an urgent reckoning on mental health.
What was celebrated as a landmark Bitcoin seizure may have been only half the story. Germany appears to have missed another $5 billion tied to Movie2K, untouched on the blockchain for years.
A new predator is stalking the crypto landscape—and its next target is Dogecoin. Qubic, an…
Monero’s decentralization just got its toughest stress test yet. A single mining pool surged past…
The crypto underworld has found a new weapon: artificial intelligence. Between May 2024 and April…
