Profit Connect owner convicted over $24M AI crypto fraud scheme
A federal jury found Brent Kovar guilty on 15 counts after prosecutors said false guarantees and nonexistent reserves drew at least 400 investors.
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Bitcoin traders hedged $60k and loaded up above $78k leaving the low $70k exposed
Bitcoin's end-of-September options expiry holds 130,670 BTC of open interest, compared with 79,003 BTC for August, a headline gap large enough to look like traders are loading up before the Federal Reserve's Sept. 16 decision. DWF Labs market insights lead…
A zero-balance bug let empty wallets seize control of 82 Provenance assets
Trail of Bits says the flaw put token supply and about $500,000 of HASH escrow at risk; no exploitation was confirmed.
US bank lobby wants stablecoin holders to open an account before cashing out
The Blockchain Association wants one-off and intermediary-routed cash-outs excluded, leaving regulators to decide when self-custody holders become issuer customers.
Moonwell has a $1.8M liquidity hole and its latest plan allocates $0 to fix it
Live data showed 100.43% utilization and negative liquidity while non-liquidated suppliers lacked a clear published recovery path.
40 malicious Firefox add-ons targeted crypto wallets, and 9 began as sports-score tools
Socket confirmed 40 malicious IDs, and exposed wallet secrets still require migration after the add-ons are removed.
Soluna’s 1 billion-share proposal exposes the funding challenge behind its AI and Bitcoin expansion
The Oct. 16 votes would add 625 million authorized shares and permit sales above Nasdaq's 20% cap without issuing stock by themselves.
Phantom’s plan to drop Sui exposes the hidden power wallet interfaces hold over user funds
Sui assets stay onchain after Sept. 24, but access shifts to swaps, Slush imports and Ledger connections.
Bitcoin miner Sphere 3D faces $2.2M tariff claim equal to 77% of its cash
The possible charge excludes statutory interest, while the miner's current cash and protest deadline remain undisclosed.
Cardano has days to close two huge voting gaps before governance hits a 3-seat bottleneck
DRep support is 25.3 points short and SPO support is 39.0 points short before the Sept. 1 expiry.
Bitcoin’s 7 million coin quantum problem just reached the US Treasury
Custodians gain a federal coordination forum, while EO 14412's dated requirements remain limited to federal systems and covered contractors.
Traders start losing control of open positions as BitMEX begins its staged shutdown
New positions stop at 04:00 UTC, while the exchange gains discretion to close existing trades before Sept. 23.