Former US President Donald Trump is doubling down on his alliance with the cryptocurrency world, hosting two exclusive fundraising dinners at his golf club in Sterling, Virginia. The first, held on 5 May, welcomed wealthy donors from the crypto and AI industries—each paying a staggering £1.2 million per seat. The second, scheduled for 22 May,
Those money-laundering and scam-enabling services, however, are far from the only shady offerings found on Xinbi Guarantee’s market. Elliptic also found listings for surrogate mothers and egg donors, with one post showing faceless pictures of the donor’s body. Other accounts have offered services that will, for a payment in Tether, place a funeral wreath at
Key Takeaways A crypto CEO’s family was targeted in a kidnapping attempt in Paris. The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating the incident, suspecting financial motives due to the family’s crypto connections. Share this article French police are investigating an attempted kidnapping that targeted the daughter of a crypto company CEO and her child in central
Crypto market is facing some pullback today, a day after strong upside on news of US-China trade talks and alleviating trade tensions. While Bitcoin (BTC) price is down by 1%, altcoins like ETH, BNB, DOGE, and others have corrected 2-10% today. Interestingly, this drop comes following a 3.26% surge in the S&P 500 on Monday,
CNN — The Trump family’s business ties to the Middle East have more than tripled since the president’s first term in office, a CNN tally of the deals has found, including a slew of new projects announced since he reclaimed the White House. Amid the ongoing plans for luxury skyscrapers, golf courses and cryptocurrency deals
The researchers wrote: The implications of this vulnerability are particularly severe given that ElizaOSagents are designed to interact with multiple users simultaneously, relying on shared contextual inputs from all participants. A single successful manipulation by a malicious actor can compromise the integrity of the entire system, creating cascading effects that are both difficult to detect
More than US$100 million in losses incurred by Malaysia over the past five years due to power theft by illegal cryptocurrency mining operations may point to a bigger problem of illicit funds moving unhindered in cyberspace, a data protection expert has warned. Authorities have cracked down on more than 9,000 illegal mining operations across the
German authorities have shuttered the eXch crypto exchange, which has been accused of enabling cybercriminals to launder proceeds anonymously. Cryptocurrency exchanges are online platforms where people and companies can buy, sell, or trade cryptocurrencies. Legitimate uses for crypto exchanges might include investment trading or peer-to-peer transfers. However, cybercriminals often exploit these platforms to anonymously launder
The government of Dubai has signed an agreement with crypto exchange Crypto.com to launch crypto payments for government services. The agreement, formalized during the Dubai fintech Summit on May 12, is part of Dubai’s cashless strategy, which hopes to foster the city’s transition to “a fully digital, cashless society,” by introducing “a new digital payment
Bitcoin and crypto have exploded back this month as U.S. president Donald Trump teases of a “truly earth-shattering” announcement. Front-run Donald Trump, the White House and Wall Street by subscribing now to Forbes’ CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor where you can “uncover blockchain blockbusters poised for 1,000% plus gains!” The bitcoin price has rocketed to over