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Aug 25, 2026
Technology
Dozens of Fake Firefox Wallet Extensions Linked to Crypto-Stealing Malware
Firefox users have been targeted by a production line of counterfeit crypto wallet extensions, some of which spent months publishing live football scores before being quietly converted into tools for stealing recovery phrases. Socket's threat research team published its findings last week, linking 77 extension identities through shared code, infrastructure and publishing patterns, and confirming 40 as malicious. Mozilla signing records place the campaign from March 9 to August 3, with several ex...
Aug 13, 2026
Law and Order
FCA, HTX in Settlement Talks Over Illegal UK Crypto Promotions: Report
The Financial Conduct Authority and HTX are "in talks" to negotiate a settlement in the regulator's case over unlawful crypto promotions to UK consumers, with London's High Court pausing proceedings until late August to let the two sides reach terms, Reuters reported from court filings. The sides exchanged emails in March, opened three months of talks and extended them by a further two on June 25. The FCA issued proceedings in the Chancery Division on October 21 last year, in the first enforceme...
Aug 10, 2026
Coins
Hackers Drain $8 Million From Crypto Exchange Across Two Blockchains
An attacker drained more than $8 million from crypto platform Coinsbuy across the Tron and Ethereum networks on Sunday before moving most of the stolen funds, according to an analysis by blockchain investigator BlockWatchdog. In a report posted on X, BlockWatchdog said the attack began on Tron with a 5 USDT test transaction. Minutes later, more than 6 million USDT was drained from eight Coinsbuy wallets. On Ethereum, another 1.89 million USDT and 77 ETH were taken from three wallets. “On Augus...
Jul 22, 2026
Law and Order
Justin Sun's HTX 'Rotating' On-Chain Wallets Amid UK Sanctions: TRM Labs
Crypto exchange HTX has rebuilt its underlying wallet infrastructure in the weeks since the UK sanctioned it, rotating deposit and hot wallets on a rapid cycle, blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs said in a report Tuesday. The exchange has “rebuilt its on-chain plumbing,” TRM Labs said, with the result that address-list screening “cannot keep pace” The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation designated Huobi Global S.A., the entity behind HTX, on May 26, the first time the UK applied the...
Jul 13, 2026
Law and Order
Bank of Thailand Flags Abnormal Stablecoin Trades in 'Grey Economy' Crackdown
Thailand's central bank has turned data-analytics tools on the country's stablecoin market, scanning high-volume trades for signs of illicit money as part of a widening crackdown on the shadow economy. Bank of Thailand Governor Vitai Ratanakorn said the central bank has begun screening abnormally large stablecoin transactions, particularly in Tether's USDT, and has already flagged some that appear designed to sidestep disclosure requirements or move funds outside normal banking channels, accordi...
Jul 2, 2026
Law and Order
Treasury Department Sanctions Over 130 ISIS-Affiliated Crypto Wallets on Tron
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned more than 130 cryptocurrency wallet addresses this week tied to ISIS, with the overwhelming majority operating on the Tron blockchain. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 crypto wallets to existing sanctions on ISIS-K, the Islamic State's affiliate operating in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia. Of those addresses, 131 were on Tron and three on Monero. The sanctioned Tron addresses have received more than $1.4...
May 16, 2026
Law and Order
Justin Sun-Led Liberland Micronation Awards Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Its Top Honor
Liberland, the self-declared micronation that elected Tron founder Justin Sun as prime minister in 2024, awarded Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin its highest state honor this week during ETHPrague 2026 in Prague. Liberland President Vít Jedlička presented Buterin with the “First Class Order of Merit of the Star of Liberland” during a side event at the Ethereum-focused conference. “Liberland celebrates a shared vision by honoring Vitalik Buterin—using technology to expand human freedom and to...
May 1, 2026
Business
Senators Warren, Wyden Quiz Commerce Secretary Lutnick Over Tether Loan to Children’s Trust
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) have written to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, requesting information about loans made by the stablecoin firm to a trust that Lutnick's children benefited from. Bloomberg reported in March that Lutnick sold his stake in Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services firm, to his four children in October 2025, in order to comply with federal ethics rules. A day later, Warren and Wyden wrote, Tether lent an undisclosed...
Apr 22, 2026
DeFi
Justin Sun Sues Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Over Frozen Tokens
Justin Sun is taking the Trump family's crypto venture to federal court. The Tron founder filed suit Tuesday in California against World Liberty Financial, tweeting that the project froze his tokens, stripped his voting rights, and threatened to permanently destroy his holdings, without notice, cause, or recourse. Today, I filed a lawsuit in California federal court against World Liberty Financial to protect my legal rights as a holder of $WLFI tokens. I have always been—and remain—an ardent su...
Apr 13, 2026
Business
Justin Sun Bashes Trump Family's World Liberty, Claims Investors Used as 'Personal ATM'
A months-simmering spat between the Trump family’s crypto company and one of its principal backers erupted into public view over the weekend, with threats of corruption and legal action flying in both directions. Amid the emerging feud, which coincided with a number of other developments for the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial, the company’s native WLFI token has plummeted to its lowest-ever value over the weekend. The token is currently trading at just shy of $0.08, down 20% in the last...
Mar 30, 2026
Law and Order
Senator Questions SEC Over Treatment of Trump-Linked Crypto Businesses
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is pressing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for answers about whether individuals and companies tied to President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures received preferential treatment from regulators. In a letter to SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on Monday, Blumenthal requested records and communications related to enforcement decisions involving cryptocurrency firms, including companies linked to Tron founder Justin Sun, after the agency dismissed fraud...
Mar 19, 2026
Law and Order
Fake FBI Crypto Tokens Are Being Used to Threaten Tron Users, Authorities Warn
The FBI warned on Thursday of a new threat emerging on Tron’s network, with users receiving tokens that aren’t actually coming from federal law enforcement. The tokens carry a message visible through a blockchain explorer that demands recipients provide personal information in accordance with anti-money laundering rules using an online form. But users would be wise to disregard them, the FBI’s New York Field Office signaled in a post on X. “FBI New York encourages users of the Tron blockchain n...
Mar 11, 2026
Law and Order
Justin Sun Deal Complicates SEC's Crypto Stance, Legal Experts Say
Last week, the SEC did something rather unusual for the Trump era—it announced a plan to fine a crypto company for violating America’s securities laws. Since President Donald Trump’s return to power, the Wall Street regulator has dropped virtually all crypto-related cases it inherited from prior administrations. The agency’s new leadership has argued it should have no part in regulating most crypto activity. But on Thursday, the SEC moved to settle its longstanding case against Justin Sun, a co...
Mar 9, 2026
Law and Order
Moldova's Anticorruption Center Alleges $107M Crypto Scheme to Influence Elections
Moldova’s National Anticorruption Center has uncovered a scheme to influence the country’s 2025 parliamentary elections that used crypto to channel funds to activists and bribe voters. According to CNA director Alexandr Pinzari, cited in local media reports, the scheme involved the “illegal financing of certain political parties, with the aim of influencing the elections’ results in favor of specific electoral contenders.” The scheme involved the transfer of virtual assets to an intermediary in...
Mar 5, 2026
Law and Order
SEC Moves to Settle Justin Sun Case With $10M Penalty for BitTorrent Owner
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moved to partially resolve its long-running enforcement case against crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and several related entities, according to a proposed final judgment filed Wednesday in federal court in New York. Under the proposed order, Rainberry Inc., the company behind the BitTorrent protocol, would pay a $10 million civil penalty and accept an injunction barring it from engaging in deceptive practices in securities offerings. In exchange, the SE...
Feb 11, 2026
Law and Order
UK Regulator Launches Enforcement Action Against HTX Over Illegal Financial Promotions
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday that it had begun legal proceedings against HTX, the crypto exchange founded by Tron creator Justin Sun, for “illegally promoting crypto asset services to UK consumers.” The action comes under rules enacted in October 2023 that mandate firms providing crypto services comply with measures to protect consumers from “unfair and misleading marketing.” The regulator said in a statement it had previously warned HTX, formerly known as Huobi, about its a...
Feb 4, 2026
Business
Tether Scales Back $20B Funding Push After Investor Resistance: Report
The world’s largest stablecoin issuer Tether has pulled back from earlier ambitions to raise as much as $20 billion in new funding after encountering investor resistance to its valuation. It comes roughly two months after Tether explored a raise to the tune of $15-$20 billion that would have placed it among the world’s most valuable private companies. Advisers have since discussed raising as little as $5 billion after pushback from investors, according to a Financial Times report on Wednesday. T...
Jan 21, 2026
Coins
Iran's Central Bank Acquired $507M in Tether’s USDT Stablecoin: Elliptic
The Central Bank of Iran acquired $507 million in Tether’s stablecoin USDT over the past year, as part of efforts to shore up the Iranian rial and settle international trade. This is according to research by UK-based blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic, which has identified a network of cryptocurrency wallets that Iran’s central bank used to receive the USDT. 🚨 New Elliptic research: We have identified wallets used by Iran's Central Bank to acquire at least $507 million worth of cryptoassets...
Jan 15, 2026
Law and Order
Democrats Blast SEC Over Crypto Retreat, Justin Sun’s Alleged China Ties
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, was among lawmakers who blasted the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday over its handling of enforcement actions against crypto firms. The letter, which was also written by Reps. Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Sean Casten (D-IL), accused the regulator of selectively enforcing securities laws against crypto firms, while alleging that Tron founder Justin Sun has connections with China, putting U.S. secu...
Jan 15, 2026
Coins
Crypto Wallet MetaMask Adds Tron Support Following Bitcoin, Solana Expansions
MetaMask is continuing its expansion beyond the Ethereum ecosystem, announcing Thursday that it has added native support for the Tron blockchain after previous moves to add in chains like Bitcoin and Solana. The wallet has integrated native Tron support across its mobile and browser platforms, allowing users to manage their Tron-based digital assets and interact with apps directly within the wallet interface. (Disclosure: MetaMask is a product of Consensys, one of 22 investors in an editorially...
