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Rumours started swirling around X (previously Twitter) about federal investigators probing the stablecoin issuer Tether.
Federal authorities are allegedly intensively investigating Tether for possible breaches of U.S. sanctions and anti-money laundering laws, according to sources familiar with the case.
A recent security breach on the Base blockchain has led to the theft of approximately $1 million due to vulnerabilities in unverified lending contracts.
Crypto security incidents remain a persistent challenge, with September alone seeing $120 million in losses from various hacks.
The hacker responsible for the recent breach at the decentralized finance platform Radiant Capital has shifted nearly all stolen funds from layer-2 networks to Ethereum, likely to hide their trail.
Five people have received prison sentences for their involvement in a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded investors of $21.6 million.
Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius, will appear in a New York court on November 13.