“The links lead to a wallet drainer that could put users’ tokens at risk,” one popular X account clarified. The SHIB Army, the collective term for Shiba Inu holders, supporters, traders, and enthusiasts, has once again found itself in the crosshairs of scammers. Such schemes can lead to painful losses, so here’s how users…
Ripple has partnered with Stripe-owned Privy to bring XRP and RLUSD wallet tools into apps on the XRP Ledger, where Ripple says AI agents have already made 13 million payments. Summary Privy will let developers create XRPL wallets, manage them through software, and sign transactions. Embedded wallets will support stablecoin payments without requiring consumers to…
KuCoin, MEXC, and 25 other overseas crypto platforms face website restrictions in South Korea for operating without required local registration. South Korea is expanding its crackdown on unregistered exchanges. Financial authorities have ordered blocks on 27 overseas cryptocurrency exchange websites operating without registration in the country. The list includes major platforms such as KuCoin,…
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the arrests of two Americans accused of helping North Korean IT workers obtain jobs at more than 70 U.S. companies in a scheme that generated approximately $3 million. Summary Two Americans face fraud, money laundering, and identity theft conspiracy charges under an Ohio indictment. More than 70 U.S….
Paulus J. Lee, Founder & Chairman of Whisper and Veria and co-inventor of the patented Equilibrium blockchain architecture (US Patent No. 12,586,064 B2, held under his legal name, Jung Geun Lee), presented “Satoshi’s Dream? Mission Possible” at Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) on September 30, 2026, unveiling Veria – a new public blockchain ecosystem the team…
Investors must establish their ownership rights under Chinese laws before they can claim the seized Bitcoin through the UK court process. A UK High Court judge has ruled that Chinese law, not English law, must govern the claims of victims to more than 61,000 BTC recovered from a multibillion-pound fraud. But while the decision…
Coinbase has joined a four-day operation with U.S. and UK law enforcement to disrupt West African scam networks by tracing illicit funds, supporting asset freezes and sharing intelligence. Summary The Oct. 6–9 London operation targeted West African scam networks and the services supporting them. Coinbase’s investigators traced financial activity and shared intelligence with law enforcement…
The Sui Foundation has paid $30 million to bring an entire blockchain onto its network, and the market answered by selling SUI back toward $1. Claude AI predicts SUI defends the $1.0017 level through this pullback, because the deal changes what runs on the chain rather than what the token is priced against. SUI trades…
The Blur frontend is scheduled for deprecation in November. Blur will shut down its frontend on November 12, 2026. But the NFT marketplace won’t disappear. Its protocol will keep running on-chain, and the BLUR token will still control the fee switch. The same date also marks a change for Blend, Blur’s lending platform. It…
HYPE price has fallen nearly 5% to around $81.20 over the past 24 hours despite Hyperliquid’s Assistance Fund having spent $1.36 billion buying more than 48 million tokens. Summary Hyperliquid’s Assistance Fund has purchased more than 48 million HYPE through its ongoing buyback program. HYPE traded near $81.20, while 24-hour trading volume increased more than…
