@Techmeme@techhub.socialHow Russia-linked crypto exchanges, like Bitpapa, Exmo, and others help Russian entities move money across borders, bypassing banking oversight and sanctions (Elliptic)
https://www.elliptic.co/blog/russia-linked-cryptocurrency-services-and-sanctions-e…
@newsie@darktundra.xyzCrypto platform Step Finance shutting down after $40 million theft https://therecord.media/step-finance-cryptocurrency-theft-shutdown
@cdarwin@c.imDonald Trump’s “pay-to-play” governing and fundraising style is helping forge a new gilded age
where many super rich donors to Trump’s Maga Inc Pac and other top Trump causes are reaping big political and financial gains,
including lax regulations, federal contracts and other benefits, say scholars and analysts.
The transactional style of the US president has been a financial boon to cryptocurrency, AI and fossil fuel interests, among others,
which have showered seven…
@kubikpixel@chaos.social$35M Cryptocurrency Theft Linked to LastPass Password Manager DataBreach
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has traced over $35 million in stolen cryptocurrency to the 2022 LastPass breach, revealing a sophisticated Russian cybercriminal laundering operation that remains active into 2025. […]
⛓️💥 https://
@newsie@darktundra.xyzRomania probes two suspects over alleged hitman-for-hire website https://therecord.media/romania-assassins-for-hire-website-investigation
@servelan@newsie.socialTrump family says U.S. dollar needs an upgrade, and they can do it
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/trump-eric-don-jr-cryptocurrency-world-liberty-financial.html
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeCheck out today's packed Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA was hit by a cyberattack,
--Coupang's founder failed to show at parliamentary hearing,
--Vast majority of parked domains foist scams and malware,
--FTC orders Nomad to pay victims after hackers stole cryptocurrency,
--noyb alleges data exposure by TikTok, Grindr and AppFlyer,
--Hackers exploit critica…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: UBS plans to make cryptocurrency investing available for some private banking clients in Switzerland, starting with bitcoin and ether (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-23/ubs-plans-crypto-tr…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioSo the former NYC Mayor started a memecoin and rug pulled 30 mins later
https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/s/oqFnVLuco6
@teledyn@mstdn.ca"Gee, who did NotSee this coming?"
https://futurism.com/future-society/cryptocurrency-jeffrey-epstein-bitcoin
@primonatura@mstdn.social @Techmeme@techhub.socialCourt filing: SEC drops a case against Gemini Trust, founded by the Winklevoss twins, major Trump donors; the case stemmed from Gemini Earn's implosion (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/politics/sec-crypto-winklevoss.html
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioScenario 2, “LLMs are the new cryptocurrency:” Regardless of whether the tech itself is useful or overblown, its wild overvaluation creates a massive wealth transfer to early (already wealthy) investors from later investors.
3/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comHow a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions (Aaron Krolik/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/technology/how-a-cryptocurrency-helps-criminals-launder-money-and-evade-sanctions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.608.uAB_.cwdtsJaviTeJ&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/251207/p15#a251207p15
@annsev@troet.cafeI would like to know whether Darth #Trump's new fascination with #cryptocurrency is a cover for extortionate raids on countries dependent on the US.
Is the FBI or other intelligence agencies investigating this? Are there any whistleblowers?
By 2025, Trump will have made himself really ric…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.debitcoin: Bitcoin transactions (2009-2013)
A network of Bitcoin transactions spanning January 2009 to April 2013. Nodes are public-key "addresses" at some time within the given period, and each edge is marked with the time (at a resolution of seconds) of the transaction.
This network has 6336770 nodes and 16057711 edges.
Tags: Economic, Cryptocurrency, Unweighted, Timestamps
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Ledger is working with banks on a US IPO that could value the French cryptocurrency company at more than $4B; it was valued at $1.5B in 2023 (Financial Times)
@cdarwin@c.imThe use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution
and scam compounds
nearly doubled in 2025,
according to a conservative estimate.
Many of the deals are happening in plain sight.
https://www.wired.com/story/crypto-funded-…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe Marshall Islands unveils a national UBI scheme that offers payments of ~$200 per quarter to every resident citizen via stablecoin or traditional currency (Prianka Srinivasan/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025…
@servelan@newsie.social'Gizmodo reports the Trump sons “bragged” how opening their own crypto company has given them “credibility.” Gizmodo counters that World Liberty Financial’s stablecoin, USD1, is “a fiat-backed cryptocurrency that the Trumps have tried to tout as a brilliant hedge against the traditional financial system, an argument that doesn’t make much sense given how dependent it is on that same system for stability.”'
Trump's sons brag about their 'retribution' - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-crypto-2675281925/
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.debitcoin: Bitcoin transactions (2009-2013)
A network of Bitcoin transactions spanning January 2009 to April 2013. Nodes are public-key "addresses" at some time within the given period, and each edge is marked with the time (at a resolution of seconds) of the transaction.
This network has 6336770 nodes and 16057711 edges.
Tags: Economic, Cryptocurrency, Unweighted, Timestamps
@newsie@darktundra.xyzFTC orders crypto platform Nomad to distribute $37.5 million after 2022 theft https://therecord.media/ftc-settlement-nomad-platform-return-customers-cryptocurrency
@lpryszcz@genomic.socialExcellent read: why growth stock companies are always desperately pumping up one bubble or another, spending billions to hype the pivot to video, or cryptocurrency, or NFTs, or Metaverse, or AI?
https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/pop-that-bubble/
@cdarwin@c.imBrandon LaRoque kept his life savings in a cryptocurrency account.
One morning, as he went to check his balance, he discovered that it was all missing.
LaRoque is one of many victims of the unregulated crypto industry,
and soon there may be more.
Donald Trump has rolled back regulation of the industry.
At the same time, he and his family have earned untold billions of dollars from new crypto ventures.
Molly White, a writer focused on the intersection…
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialFat Putin's never been held accountable for any crime or violation he's ever committed.
Without a change in Congress, this won't be any different.
☑️ Trump’s crypto ties pose growing obstacle on Capitol Hill - POLITICO
https://www.
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyIndustries paying for an authoritarian regime: AI and crypto. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/ai-crypto-trump-super-pacs-stash-millions-spend-midterms-rcna256622
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeThe Lazarus group stands accused of stealing approximately 45 billion won ($30.6 million) from Upbit, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency platform.
https://en.yenisafak.com/world/north-koreas-lazarus-hackers-steal-30-million…
@poppastring@dotnet.socialData regulators in Thailand said they are blocking the Sam Altman-founded company Tools for Humanity from collecting iris scans.
"The business model is based on the premise that it will become more difficult to tell humans apart from online AI avatars in the near future."
It sounds like we create a problem then found a business to solve the problem.
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioExpert systems are inevitable
Don’t get left behind, Flash is the future
Java Applets will replace all other software
Cryptocurrency will obsolete fiat currency
Better claim your stake in the Metaverse
By 2015, we will all have self-driving cars
Pen computing is going to end keyboards on laptops
You’ll look so stupid if you miss out on NFTs
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.debitcoin: Bitcoin transactions (2009-2013)
A network of Bitcoin transactions spanning January 2009 to April 2013. Nodes are public-key "addresses" at some time within the given period, and each edge is marked with the time (at a resolution of seconds) of the transaction.
This network has 6336770 nodes and 16057711 edges.
Tags: Economic, Cryptocurrency, Unweighted, Timestamps
@cdarwin@c.imFarage insists Thai-based crypto billionaire wants nothing in return for £9m donation to Reform UK
The Reform UK leader promoted the cryptocurrency company which Christopher Harborne holds shares in
– one month after receiving a record donation for the party
https://www…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialNorth Korean hackers stole a record $2.02B in crypto in 2025, a 51% YoY rise that takes its cumulative stolen total to $6.75B; individual wallet hacks hit 158K (Chainalysis)
https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-hacking-stolen-funds-2026/
@kubikpixel@chaos.social»Malicious VS Code AI Extensions Harvesting Code from 1.5M Devs«
Surprise, surprise... or maybe not. Why does this remind me of the cryptocurrency rip-off and is this now the "modern" world?!??
🤦 https://www.koi.ai/blog/maliciouscorgi-the
@davej@dice.camp#Crypto-Funded Human #Trafficking Is Exploding
The use of #cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for #prostitution
@memeorandum@universeodon.comEric Trump's cryptocurrency firm loses half its value in half an hour (Edward Helmore/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/eric-trump-american-bitcoin-stock
http://www.memeorandum.com/251202/p126#a251202p126
@cdarwin@c.imVentures launched by the Trump family since Donald Trump’s reelection have generated at least $4 billion in proceeds and paper wealth for the Trump family.
With investments across sectors like real estate, hospitality, media, cryptocurrency and more,
the Trumps are “increasingly integrating their business empire”
into the wider U.S. economy,
says David Uberti, who has been reporting on the family’s self-enrichment for The Wall Street Journal.
The coupling of T…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialHow "cash to crypto" swaps allow users everywhere to convert national currencies to stablecoins and then debit cards, avoiding financial oversight and sanctions (Aaron Krolik/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/technol
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeNorth Korean hacking group Lazarus is suspected to be behind a breach of around 45 billion won ($30.6m) in cryptocurrency from South Korea's largest crypto exchange Upbit. The group was suspected of stealing 58 billion won ($40m) worth of Ethereum from Upbit in 2019.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/A…
@cdarwin@c.imDonald Trump has reversed Joe Biden’s legal offensive against #crypto,
debuting his own token, $Trump, before his inauguration,
and rolling back government actions against the industry, which heavily supported him during his bid for the presidency.
Celebrities have likewise returned to hawking cryptocurrency projects or launching tokens of their own.
Celebrities in the crypto realm …
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.debitcoin: Bitcoin transactions (2009-2013)
A network of Bitcoin transactions spanning January 2009 to April 2013. Nodes are public-key "addresses" at some time within the given period, and each edge is marked with the time (at a resolution of seconds) of the transaction.
This network has 6336770 nodes and 16057711 edges.
Tags: Economic, Cryptocurrency, Unweighted, Timestamps
@Techmeme@techhub.socialCrypto transaction volume linked to suspected human trafficking, largely based in Southeast Asia, hit hundreds of millions of dollars in 2025, up 85% YoY (Chainalysis)
https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-human-trafficking-2026/
@davej@dice.camp#Crypto-Funded Human #Trafficking Is Exploding
The use of #cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for #prostitution
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSouth Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb says it accidentally sent $44B worth of bitcoin to customers as promotional rewards and has recovered 99.7% of it (Hyunjoo Jin/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/cryp…
@cdarwin@c.imAlt5 Sigma accumulated $1.5 billion of World Liberty Financial cryptocurrency in August as part of a circular deal that routed more than an estimated $500 million to an entity affiliated with President Donald Trump
Public companies, like Alt5 Sigma, must notify the SEC within four business days when their independent accountant resigns, and their accountant must reviewany interim financial statements included in a quarterly report.
Alt5 Sigma told the SEC on Black Friday its indep…
@paulbusch@mstdn.caGood Morning #Canada
Yesterday my wife and I had to pay for a small renovation which necessitated some budget shuffling. Needless to say we didn't make the list of the Richest Canadians. The McLeans and Canadian Business 2025 ranking saw lots of new names, which is surprising because $4.8B only earns you a spot at #40. Tech, primarily AI and data centre related, and cryptocurrency pushed some fortunes upwards, while the usual group of staid family wealth looked on with disdain. The saying "the rich gets richer" holds true as the combined net worth of the 10 wealthiest people on the list is $310 billion, a nearly 20% increase over 2024. It's difficult to read the individual summaries and not be disappointed at the level of wealth disparity with the bottom 50% of Canadians. IMO Governments avoid higher taxes on the wealthy because they believe Capitalism drives the economy, not the people who work for capitalists.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Capitalism #TaxTheRich
The Rich List - Macleans.ca
https://macleans.ca/longforms/the-rich-list/
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.debitcoin: Bitcoin transactions (2009-2013)
A network of Bitcoin transactions spanning January 2009 to April 2013. Nodes are public-key "addresses" at some time within the given period, and each edge is marked with the time (at a resolution of seconds) of the transaction.
This network has 6336770 nodes and 16057711 edges.
Tags: Economic, Cryptocurrency, Unweighted, Timestamps
@cdarwin@c.imDonald Trump has been accused of “corruption, plain and simple”
after it was revealed that a member of the Emirati royal family was behind a $500m investment into the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company.
Ethics experts say the deal
– struck just days before the US president’s inauguration last January
– amounts to a deep conflict of interest for the White House,
amid calls for a congressional investigation into the transaction.
Months after the deal, the…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA US judge sentences Rui-Siang Lin, who pled guilty to operating the $105M dark web narcotics marketplace Incognito Market, to 30 years in US federal prison (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/04
@newsie@darktundra.xyzCryptomixer platform raided by European police; $29 million in bitcoin seized https://therecord.media/cryptomixer-service-takedown-bitcoin-seized
@cdarwin@c.imAt the start of Donald Trump’s first term, he promised that he and his family would never do anything that might even be “perceived to be exploitive of office of the Presidency.”
By contrast, his second term looks rapacious.
He and members of his family have signed a blitz of foreign mega-deals shadowed by conflicts of interest,
and they’ve launched at least five different cryptocurrency enterprises,
all of which leverage Trump’s status as President to lure buyers o…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialTrump Media, owner of Truth Social, plans to distribute a new token to shareholders with partner Crypto.com, expected to operate on the Cronos blockchain (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-31/tr…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.debitcoin: Bitcoin transactions (2009-2013)
A network of Bitcoin transactions spanning January 2009 to April 2013. Nodes are public-key "addresses" at some time within the given period, and each edge is marked with the time (at a resolution of seconds) of the transaction.
This network has 6336770 nodes and 16057711 edges.
Tags: Economic, Cryptocurrency, Unweighted, Timestamps
@newsie@darktundra.xyzOfficials accuse North Korea’s Lazarus of $30 million theft from crypto exchange https://therecord.media/officials-accuse-north-korea-hackers-of-attack-on-crypto-exchange
