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The platform is called 'The Defiant Ones,' a play on the term decentralized finance. It appears to be focused on cutting out middle-men banks from money transactions.

By Michael Kan
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The payments come more than a decade after the exchange went bankrupt.

By Emily Price
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That's still not as much as was stolen during the same time period in 2022.

By Emily Price
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The agency hopes the new rules will help cut own on tax evasion.

By Emily Price
A woman doing her taxes.

A deepfaked Musk promised viewers he would instantly double their money.

By Emily Price
Elon Musk on a stage

The $GUNIT coin advertised on the rapper's website and social media is fake.

By Emily Price
50 Cent on stage.

Taiwanese resident Ruisiang Lin allegedly sold over $100 million in illegal drugs through the site Incognito Market before it shut down in March.

By Michael Kan
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A Dutch court finds Alexey Pertsev guilty of helping launder over $2 billion because he co-developed the crypto mixer Tornado Cash, which the court calls a tool for 'crimes and terrorism.'

By Kate Irwin
Screenshot from Tornado Cash's website show a black and green UX design and the text "Tornado Cash Classic."

Attackers are hiding malware in fake GitHub repositories crafted to seem popular and legitimate, but in reality, they're just vessels to deploy software that swipes crypto.

By Kate Irwin
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The malware was found on several company computers, the Japanese firm reports. Fujitsu provides IT services across the globe, including to governments.

By Michael Kan
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Frank Richard Ahlgren III allegedly used his $3.7 million in bitcoin profits to buy a house, but he underreported the gains he made on his tax forms, according to federal investigators.

By Michael Kan
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Renewable energy sources are currently growing at a faster rate than electricity demand, but AI and its power needs show no sign of slowing down.

By Joe Hindy
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Sophos researcher Sean Gallagher explains the tools of a toxic trade.

By Rob Pegoraro
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Twitter also says @SECGov neglected to use two-factor authentication.

By Michael Kan
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Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler was forced to use his personal Twitter account to say that @SECGov had been compromised and was tweeting false information.

By Michael Kan
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The so-called 'Randstorm' flaw is prevalent among browser-based cryptocurrency wallets developed from 2011 to 2015, according to crypto retrieval firm Unciphered.

By Michael Kan
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A number of attendees at the NFT-focused ApeFest say they're experiencing vision trouble, possibly from the powerful lights used at the venue.

By Michael Kan
Apefest event

The luxury sports car maker is responding to demand by accepting cryptocurrency in the US.

By Matthew Humphries
Ferrari

The US arrested one of the founders, Roman Storm, in Washington state. The other founder, Russian national Roman Semenov, remains at large.

By Michael Kan
Tornado Cash website

If you own Bitcoin, Ethereum, or other crypto coins, you can use them to shop at Amazon for Prime Day deals, but it's not easy. We show you the best ways to pay Amazon with cryptocurrency.

By Michael Muchmore
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