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🪙 US Department of Justice is again scrutinizing Binance — this time checking whether the exchange complies with the terms of the 2023 deal and whether flows related to Iranian oil and sanctioned entities passed through it.
There are no new accusations against Binance yet; the exchange itself declares zero tolerance for sanctions evasion.
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🔐 Mark Karpeles posted video, where he shows how to carefully disassemble a Ledger Nano X and check it for a spy implant.
Before such a check, first make sure that the seed phrase is saved and access to the wallet will not be lost.
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🚬 Ledger officially confirmed a hardware implant in one of the affected users' devices and stated that they are already working with law enforcement.
CryptoBilis has stopped sales, and buyers of its Ledger devices are advised not to turn on unconfigured devices and to urgently replace those already in use along with the seed phrase.
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☠️ The story with Ledger is becoming even more alarming — Tibane Labs researchers discovered modified Nano X devices with a hidden implant that, presumably, can intercept the seed phrase and send it to attackers.
Ledger is already investigating the possible compromise of devices sold through CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia and has demanded that the reseller suspend sales.
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🕵️♂️ An investor lost 80 BTC worth $5,200,000 after buying a Ledger hardware wallet from the reseller CryptoBillis and transferring all coins to it.
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☠️ Users Ledger may have lost over $86,000,000 due to a series of thefts from hundreds of wallets across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and TRON networks.
The cause is not yet established, and there is no official confirmation of a hack of the Ledger devices themselves.
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🇹🇭 In Thailand, a crypto investor was held at gunpoint at night and forced to transfer $820,000 in crypto, while also having a Rolex, cash, and phones stolen.
Money loves silence
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😂 A woman complained on a live broadcast that her husband holds so much BTC that they could completely pay off the mortgage, but refuses to sell.
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🇨🇳 In China, the number of wallets that are used for direct peer-to-peer stablecoin settlements, since the beginning of 2024 has grown 43 times — despite cryptocurrency restrictions.
And South Korea has already become the largest crypto market in East Asia with a volume of about $449 billion.
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⚪️ A hacker, who stole $53,000,000 from Uranium Finance, spent part of the money not on yachts, but on the rarest Pokémon and Magic cards, a Roman coin, and even a fragment of the Wright brothers' plane.
As a result, authorities seized part of the collection and about $31 million in cryptocurrency — a very expensive way to build the perfect shelf for a geek.
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🇪🇺 The European Union ordered all crypto companies with a MiCA license to cease operations with NON-compliant stablecoins, including USDT.
Deadline — January 8, 2027.
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🇬🇷 Greece plans to introduce 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency.
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🚬 "I was one of the early investors in Bitcoin", — stated German Gref.
Also, the head of Sber compared meme tokens to "the worst kind of casino".
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🔐 Vitalik Buterin believes that AI could weaken modern cryptography before quantum computers — even post-quantum schemes and ECDSA could eventually be at risk.
He does not advise panicking and urgently moving funds, but recommends, if possible, using addresses from which no transactions have been sent yet.
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🐰 Cointelegraph is seeking a buyer after a sharp drop in audience — from over 12 million visits per month, the site's traffic has decreased to approximately 700,000.
The main reason cited is Google's sanctions, due to which the publication almost disappeared from search results.
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🚬 The first Ledger Stax with a spy implant has been discovered — the case has already been confirmed by Mark Karpelès.
It's particularly unpleasant that Stax is Ledger's premium model, which is usually bought precisely for enhanced security.
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📊 Over 2 years, approximately 700,000 BTC have been withdrawn from crypto exchanges — the platforms' balance decreased from approximately 3.15 million to 2.45 million coins, CoinGlass data shows.
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🇨🇳 Chinese authorities at the highest level ordered to build a national blockchain network.
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🪙 Three wallets, presumably belonging to one whale, transferred to Coinbase 2,903 ETH worth $7,220,000 after more than 9 years of inactivity.
When they received these coins, ETH was worth about $9.9 — now their profit is estimated at $7.19 million, approximately x250.
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🇮🇷 The US plans this week to confiscate Iran-linked crypto assets worth approximately $1 billion.
According to statements by Finance Minister Scott Bessent, authorities have already found the assets and are working on blocking them.
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✈️ New built-in wallet Gram Wallet has started appearing for all Telegram users — access is granted only after an incoming transfer.
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💸 Head of Cryptography at Coinbase believes, that AI is almost certain to enhance cryptanalysis, but there are no signs yet of an imminent "break of all cryptography".
Instead of panicking, he suggests transitioning to hybrid defense in advance — if one cryptographic method is ever broken, the system won't collapse entirely.
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🎦 Netflix released a trailer for the series «The Altruists» about the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange. The premiere will take place on November 19.
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🔫 Charles Hoskinson, who once stood at the origins of Ethereum together with Vitalik Buterin, criticized his predictions about the imminent collapse of modern cryptography due to AI.
According to him, Buterin over-dramatizes the threat without concrete evidence, and such statements could even slow down the internet's transition to post-quantum protection.
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👻 According to Glassnode, wallets holding 6,260,000 BTC have their public keys visible on the blockchain.
If quantum computers learn to crack such protection, these coins will be at risk, which is why experts advise transitioning to new addresses in advance.
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☠️ Another DeFi project 79th Vault was hacked for $12 500 000.
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🏦 Sber has started testing cryptocurrency operations for retail investors in Sberbank Online.
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😬 Polygon decided to joke about their own closure, but so convincingly that users managed to get scared.
Ultimately, the project's co-founder had to apologize and explain — the network is alive, and the team just wanted to mock those who have long been "burying" it.
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🪙 Samsung will launch USDC transfers on Solana for Galaxy smartphone owners in the US.
Crypto payments will be integrated directly into the Samsung ecosystem, without the need to separately deal with blockchain services.
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🪙 Satoshi-era miner transferred 100 BTC worth $8.3 million, which had been dormant since July 2010.
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