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Ironwood hard fork introduces a cryptographic turnstile preventing potentially forged ZEC from entering the replacement Orchard pool permanently preserving integrity. Developers patched the O
Picture this. You get a call from someone who sounds exactly like a Metropolitan Police officer. They know your name, your postcode, even the bank you use. They warn you your funds are at ris
Kaspersky identified OkoBot malware stealing cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases, browser credentials, and sensitive data across more than 25 countries worldwide. Attackers spread OkoBot throu
Shiba Inu, the second-largest meme coin by market value, saw a sharp reduction in exchange outflows over the past 24 hours. Data shows that this key metric dropped by approximately 65%, raisi
This article was first published on TurkishNY Radio. Many people have entered the cryptocurrency market over the last few years, hoping to grow their money as digital assets gained global att
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has reportedly begun a formal sanctions process related to the November 2025 $36 million exploit on Upbit, the country’s major crypto exchang
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has finalized the seizure of assets belonging to Angelo Martino, a former corporate negotiator accused of collaborating with cyber
Visa just put more weight behind stablecoins — and it’s not a minor tweak. The company rolled out a Stablecoin Platform built for institutions and said it’s starting with Open USD, or OUSD. I
A major cryptocurrency fraud ring orchestrated by Anthony Ikenwe, Hamza Bashir, and Kevin Nwamma has been sentenced to a total of 28 years and nine months in prison after authorities revealed
A US court has seized $8.3 million in XRP and Bitcoin from a cyber negotiator, targeting cryptocurrency tied to a ransomware case rather than an unspecified pool of digital assets. What to Kn
Ethereum has entered a new phase of recovery after breaking above a trendline that limited price gains for nearly six months. As of the latest session, ETH was trading around $1,868, with mar
Zooko Wilcox, lead developer and co-founder of Zcash (ZEC), has disclosed a new emergency protocol designed to protect the coin’s cryptographic integrity as the network prepares for a major u
