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CFTC Crackdown: Robinhood Derivatives Forced to Withdraw Sports Event Contracts

Robinhood Derivatives announced that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has requested it “not permit customers to access” sports event contracts. In response, Robinhood is suspending the rollout of its…

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Social Engineering Scams Hit Coinbase Users Hard: $65M Stolen, Actual Losses Likely Higher

Over the past two months, Coinbase users have reported a surge in account restrictions, which appear linked to the company’s aggressive risk models and an ongoing wave of social engineering…

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US Prosecutors Charge Canadian Hacker in $65M Crypto Heist

U.S. authorities have charged 22-year-old Canadian Andean Medjedovic for allegedly stealing approximately $65 million from two decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, Indexed Finance and KyberSwap. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)…

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