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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure An XRPL Foundation community director has warned users about a fake “XRP Holder Tiers” announcement designed to trick holders into connecting wallets and potentially losing funds. Public scam-warning materials identify the warning as coming from Hussein Zangana, known as “Vet,” who serves as Director of Community at the XRPL Foundation. The scam reportedly used a fake Ripple-style announcement to promote “XRP Holder Tiers,” encouraging users to connect wallets. The most important thing to be clear about is that this does not mean Ripple’s systems were hacked. This…
A decade-long international fraud operation has drained more than $9 million from over 200 elderly victims across the United States through promises of fake sweepstakes prizes. The scheme relied on unsolicited calls and texts that told seniors they had won large cash awards and luxury cars but first had to pay taxes or fees, reports reports the Jamaica Gleaner. Scammers then demanded more payments and, in some cases, took control of victims’ bank accounts to transfer funds directly to the operators. Thirty-year-old Jordan Trought entered a guilty plea on June 1st to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and…
In brief Hackers are using BNB Smart Chain contracts to store malware instructions. Fake CAPTCHA prompts tell victims to paste malicious commands into Windows tools. Successful attacks can steal credentials and give hackers lasting access to corporate networks. Hackers are using BNB Chain contracts to spread malware through compromised websites and fake CAPTCHA prompts, according to a report by Microsoft Threat Intelligence.In a post on X on Thursday, Microsoft Threat Intelligence said the campaign uses EtherHiding, a technique that stores malicious instructions in a blockchain smart contract. JavaScript injected into compromised websites contacts a BNB Chain gateway and retrieves commands…
In brief XRP fell 2.05% in 24 hours to $1.02, the lone red coin among the top 10; every other major is green. The Senate left Washington without voting on the Clarity Act, delaying the market-structure bill until at least September. XRP trades within a confirmed death cross, but prediction market traders remain optimistic for now. The Senate left town without taking up the Clarity Act, pushing the market-structure vote to at least September. Every major coin shrugged it off—except XRP.While Bitcoin stayed flat, dealing with its own headwinds, and Dogecoin gained 1.38% over the day to be the best…
A Louisiana man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after orchestrating a wide-ranging bank fraud and mail theft scheme that targeted financial institutions and their customers. Marvell Trevenski Jackson Jr., 26, of Baton Rouge, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and theft of mail, says the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana. In addition to his 48-month prison sentence, he was ordered to serve three years of supervised release, pay $378,394 in restitution and forfeit another $238,804. According to prosecutors, Jackson led a scheme that targeted multiple federally insured financial institutions,…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Solana traded near the $73 area as traders watched a mix of ETF-flow signals, ecosystem activity, and new integration pilots for signs of whether the network can hold its recent range. Public market and ecosystem updates point to positive ETF inflows, a Solana Pay proof-of-concept pilot with KSNET in South Korea, and MoneyGram joining as a validator. Those are useful ecosystem signals, though they should not be treated as a guarantee that SOL will hold any particular price level. That distinction matters because price commentary can easily…
Authorities are asking crypto exchanges to add new withdrawal restrictions to combat rising fraud. Japan’s Financial Services Agency and the National Police Agency are jointly urging the Japan Cryptocurrency Exchange Association to strengthen safeguards against fraud involving cryptocurrencies. The request comes amid increasing complexity of criminal methods, expanding damage to exchange customers, and cases in which funds from special frauds are transferred into cryptocurrency exchange accounts. The agencies direct the association to require its members to impose restrictions on cryptocurrency withdrawals for a certain period after customers deposit fiat currency or purchase crypto assets. Exchanges must also introduce a pre-registration…
In brief A Flock presentation obtained via public records shows a planned Nexar partnership using ~350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery dashcams to scan plates on the move. Flock says the deal with Nexar was never executed; it’s unclear drivers or the apps knew about the plan. The push comes as Flock faces a LAPD contract exit, roughly two dozen officer-abuse cases, and a widening legislative crackdown. The controversial law enforcement vendor Flock Safety wanted to make every Uber, Lyft, and delivery car a moving license-plate reader.A presentation the company wrote for the Georgia Attorney General’s office, and later shared with…
Developed by Breez in partnership with Bitcoin Spark, the Glow app lets users send stablecoins from their Bitcoin balance, while empowering developers to build better user experiences without having to worry about the difficult parts of building on top of Bitcoin. Breez’s SDK takes care of asset exchange in the background while supporting lightning payments through its Spark integration. “Glow is a Bitcoin app for everyone,” said the company in a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine. Users can access the app on both Apple and Android app stores. Glow re-invents the Bitcoin wallet experience, deviating from the seed phrase…
August 7th, 2026 – Kwai Chung, Hong Kong CoinMarketCap has expanded its Pro API with a new suite of seven real-world asset (RWA) endpoints, giving developers a single programmatic source for data on tokenized versions of traditional financial instruments. The RWA endpoints cover tokenized equities, commodities, currencies, government securities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and real estate. They are available now. The RWA endpoints resolve each asset through a stable identifier and span the full data lifecycle. An ID map and a metadata endpoint return descriptive and company information. Asset-list and quotes endpoints return aggregate tokenized price, market capitalization, and 24-hour volume.…
A vote on the long-awaited Clarity Act will be delayed until September as lawmakers go on recess today. As first reported by POLITICO, citing comments from Majority Leader John Thune, the vote on the landmark bill will now have to wait until lawmakers return from August recess. Bipartisan work has gone into the Clarity Act, which was passed by the House of Representatives last year, but some Republicans have accused Democrats of stalling the bill. BREAKING: 🇺🇸 President Donald Trump says “I see it more and more where people are paying with Bitcoin, they don’t even know about cash anymore.”…
A former U.S. postal inspector stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from packages mailed by elderly victims of lottery fraud schemes. The thefts occurred while the inspector held a leadership role investigating such crimes, reports Military.com. Scott Kelley, 52, of Pembroke, Massachusetts, served as team leader of the mail fraud unit at the Boston headquarters of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. He gained access to daily reports tracking suspicious parcels under the JOLT (Jamaican Operations Linked to Telemarketing) initiative, an effort of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) designed at disrupting Jamaican-linked telemarketing scams that promised false lottery…