Sam Bankman-Fried Runs Out of Options After Second Circuit Closes Appeal, 25-Year Prison Sentence Stands
Sam Bankman-Fried’s effort to overturn his fraud conviction reached the end of the federal appeals court process after…
Alex Reeve • 4 min read
Researcher Spent 22 Months Inside North Korean Hackers’ Network, Finds Crypto Was the Main Target in 1,640 Breaches
A cybersecurity researcher spent 22 months monitoring infrastructure linked to North Korean hackers and identified 1,640 breached companies,…
Alex Reeve • 3 min read
FBI Supervisor Memorized Crypto Seed Phrases Before Moving $1 Million from Foreign Crypto Wallets, Court Says
A veteran FBI counterintelligence supervisor allegedly memorized cryptocurrency recovery seed phrases from wallets seized during a national security…
Alex Reeve • 4 min read
What Really Happened Behind the Largest Verified Coldcard Bitcoin Theft That Drained 594.48 BTC From 500 Wallets in 15 Minutes
Nearly 600 bitcoin disappeared from hundreds of Coldcard hardware wallets in just over 15 minutes last week, but…
Alex Reeve • 4 min read
US Government Files Lawsuit to ‘Arrest’ $2.1M Ethereum Wallet After FBI Traces Pig-Butchering Scam
FBI traced alleged pig-butchering proceeds through 76 wallets before filing a civil forfeiture case.
Alex Reeve • 3 min read
Telegram Founder Faces Life Sentence as Russia Alleges Dating Bot Recruited 46 Young People for Sabotage
Authorities claim a Telegram chatbot was used to recruit young people for alleged sabotage operations.
Alex Reeve • 4 min read
Hamas-Linked Crypto Network Faces US Sanctions After TRON Wallets Linked To $38.6M Flows Flagged
US Treasury designated three individuals and seven TRON wallets after tracing $38.6 million in flows.
Alex Reeve • 3 min read
Meta Engineer Arrested After Admitting Explicit Chats With Person He Believed Was 13
Engineering manager was placed on leave after police alleged he exchanged explicit messages in an undercover sting.
Alex Reeve • 3 min read
Congress Can’t Stop a Pardon, but the Senate Just Put Itself on Record Against Sam Bankman-Fried
A bipartisan, nonbinding resolution says the FTX founder should receive no pardon, commutation or other federal relief, even…
Alex Reeve • 3 min read
Tether’s Latest Freeze Highlights Its Expanding Role in Sanctions Enforcement
The latest TRON wallet freeze adds to a series of sanctions-related actions involving Iran, Venezuela and militant groups.
Alex Reeve • 3 min read
Justice Department Moves to End BitClub Fraud Case Months Before Trial
The government seeks to dismiss one of crypto's longest-running fraud prosecutions after nearly seven years of litigation.
Alex Reeve • 3 min read
Cambridge Study Finds Boko Haram Using ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok to Plan Attacks
Researchers say interviews with militants reveal AI is moving beyond propaganda into operational support for extremist groups.
Alex Reeve • 3 min read
BonkDAO Wallet Investigation Uncovers Years-Old On-Chain Trails
Blockchain analysis traces attack wallets through BONK votes, Solana activity and exchange deposits.
Alex Reeve • 4 min read
When Governance Became the Attack: Inside BonkDAO’s $20 Million Treasury Drain
Treasury transfer executed automatically after a wallet bought enough BONK to meet the DAO quorum
Alex Reeve • 3 min read
Crypto Lost $65.9M in June, Not to Zero-Day Bugs but to Preventable Mistakes
Compromised credentials, excessive privileges and bridge validation failures accounted for most crypto losses last month, according to blockchain…
Alex Reeve • 3 min read
Guo Wengui Sentenced to 30 Years in Case Tying Crypto, Politics and $1 Billion Fraud
Self-exiled businessman built a global following around anti-CCP activism before prosecutors said he used media, tokens and investment…
Alex Reeve • 5 min read
The Interface Becomes the Attack Surface: Polymarket’s $3M Frontend Supply-Chain Exploit
A third-party vendor compromise injected malicious scripts into Polymarket’s frontend, draining roughly $3 million and exposing how decentralized…
Alex Reeve • 3 min read
SecondFi’s Wallet Exploit Exposes the Fragility of Self-Custody
A flaw in SecondFi’s wallet generation software drained user funds and raised urgent questions about the security promises…
Alex Reeve • 2 min read
A Nagoya Front Company, a Fake Token, and a Fentanyl Network
A Chinese network tied to fentanyl precursor trafficking appears to have used a Nagoya front company and a…
Alex Reeve • 3 min read