Bitcoin BIP-110 split widens as fork freezes at 2 blocks
Bitcoin’s BIP-110 split widened further on Aug. 9, with the enforcing branch still unable to produce a third block hours after mandatory signaling began. Summary...
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WEMIX freezes bridges after owner-key breach mints 5.23M WEMIX$
WEMIX confirmed that an attacker took control of owner privileges linked to its WEMIX$ stablecoin contract on July 26. Summary Compromised owner privileges allowed an...
US Treasury Freezes $131 Million in Iran-Linked Crypto Wallets
In brief OFAC sanctioned multiple wallets tied to Iran’s central bank and the Iranian armed forces on Tuesday, resulting in Tether freezing over $131 million...
US freezes $131M in Iran-linked crypto as Middle East tensions rise
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the US government ordered the freezing of more than $130 million in cryptocurrency held in wallets linked to Iran...
OFAC sanctions 134 ISIS-K crypto wallet addresses as Tether freezes funds
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 134 cryptocurrency wallet addresses identified as belonging to ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), which has...
Coinbase freezes $3M tied to Southeast Asia crypto fraud networks
Crypto exchange Coinbase said it froze more than $3 million in cryptocurrency tied to a global operation targeting cyber-enabled crypto scam networks in Southeast Asia. ...
DOJ Task Force Freezes $3.8M in Illicit Crypto—With Help From Coinbase, SpaceX and Meta
In brief Private sector firms like Coinbase, Apple, and SpaceX collaborated with government agencies to help curb crypto fraud. The collaboration led to more than...
Coinbase freezes $3M as DOJ hits Southeast Asia scam networks
Coinbase said it froze more than $3 million in cryptocurrency tied to scam networks operating in Southeast Asia. Summary Coinbase froze over $3M in crypto...
Circle freezes $12.6M of USDC linked to privacy protocol Zama
Stablecoin issuer Circle froze $12.6 million in USDC dollar-pegged tokens linked to privacy protocol Zama’s confidential USDC smart contract on Saturday, according to onchain sleuth...
Law enforcement freezes $41M connected to $150M crypto Ponzi collapse
Investment group BG Wealth Sharing, a suspected $150 million crypto Ponzi scheme, has had its domain seized by law enforcement days after allegedly rug-pulling users....