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Wazirx Begins INR Withdrawal Phase 1: Users Can Withdraw Up to 33%

Indian crypto exchange Wazirx has initiated the first phase of INR withdrawals, permitting eligible users to withdraw up to 33% of their INR balances. Co-founder Nischal Shetty noted that the…

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Google Faces Lawsuit After $5M in Crypto Stolen via Play Store App

A Florida woman, Maria Vaca, has sued Google in a California state court, alleging that a cryptocurrency wallet app she downloaded from the Google Play Store was malicious and resulted…

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Wazirx Moves Funds to New Wallets After $230M Crypto Theft

Indian crypto exchange Wazirx is in the process of migrating the remaining assets from custodian Liminal to new multisig wallets following a security breach that resulted in the theft of…

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Police Warn of Bitcoin Scammers Posing as Bank Representatives

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office in the U.S. state of Georgia has issued a warning about a cryptocurrency scam. Scammers are posing as representatives of financial institutions, informing individuals that…

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New York DA’s Office Hiring Full-Time Crypto Analyst for Cybercrime Bureau

The New York County District Attorney’s Office is hiring a full-time cryptocurrency analyst for its Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau. This role involves analyzing cryptocurrency theft complaints, conducting blockchain transaction…

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Former Finance VP Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $4 Million From Crypto Firm

Dylan Meissner, 31, of Westport, has pleaded guilty to fraud in Hartford federal court, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Meissner, a former Vice President of Finance at a…

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Over $300M in BTC Stolen From Japanese Exchange DMM Bitcoin in Major Security Breach

DMM Bitcoin, a subsidiary of DMM Group, has reported a significant security breach resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin (BTC), valued at approximately $303 million. The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange…

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Iran Shuts Down Over 8,000 Illegal Crypto Mining Farms in 3 Years

Authorities in Iran have closed down more than 8,000 underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past three years, local media reported. Despite the government’s crackdown, illegal crypto mining continues…

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Crypto Exchange Bitrue Suffers $23 Million Hack

Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitrue has lost millions of U.S. dollars’ worth of ether and other coins in a hack. The trading platform suspended withdrawals until early next week to conduct…

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