🏆 Record $2.2M Telegram Sale

A Chinese collector just acquired the Telegram handle @danbao for a record breaking ~ $2,205,462.

The previous genuine sale record was held by @devil, which sold for ~$1.24M in October last year.

“Danbao” translates to “guarantee” in English and is commonly associated with secured or escrow-style transactions. A comparable English handle would be @Middleman, which reportedly sold for $200k in March 2024.

Do you think this was a genuine purchase? 🤔

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Tether Makes a $150M Deal with Gold.com

Tether, the issuer of the leading stablecoin USDT and gold-backed token XAUT, has made a $150 million strategic investment in Gold.com, a major online platform for buying physical precious metals.

• Tether acquires ~3.37 million shares, gaining approximately 12% ownership and the right to nominate a board member (with ~$125M invested initially, plus $25M pending regulatory approvals).
• In return, Gold.com will invest $20 million of the proceeds into XAUT to boost liquidity and adoption on its retail platform.

Tether is also providing Gold.com with at least a $100 million gold leasing facility to support operations and hedging.

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⚠️ Security Alert — Sumsub

Sumsub has disclosed a security incident dating back to July 2024, where an external actor submitted a malicious attachment via a third-party support ticketing system.

This led to limited, unauthorized access to a support-related internal environment. Sumsub states that core systems were not affected, and no sensitive verification data (IDs, biometrics, documents, or payment details) was compromised.

Potential exposure was limited to basic contact data (primarily names, with some emails or phone numbers).

For context, Fragment uses Sumsub for identity verification.

Affected clients have been notified, and additional security measures have been implemented. Users should remain cautious of unexpected messages or attachments.

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🚨 Russia Imposes Phased Throttling on Telegram

As of today, Russia’s communications watchdog has begun throttling Telegram nationwide. According to RBC sources, the restrictions are already active. Users report severe problems loading media, delayed messages, and unstable connections.

• The issues actually kicked off yesterday — on February 9 around 1 PM Moscow time, when complaints exploded on Downdetector.

• Roskomnadzor vows to keep tightening until Telegram cooperates fully — potentially leading to a full ban this year if non-compliance continues.

State media (RIA) reports Telegram faces Up to 64 million rubles (~$830K) in fines.

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🚫 WhatsApp replies to the Russian government following the Telegram block

"Today the Russian government attempted to fully block WhatsApp in an effort to drive people to a state-owned surveillance app. Trying to isolate over 100 million users from private and secure communication is a backwards step and can only lead to less safety for people in Russia. We continue to do everything we can to keep users connected."

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💵 Anonymous Number +888 8 777 just received an offer of $800,000!

This is more than the sale price of number +888 8 888 (~$720,000 at the time of purchase).

If sold, this number will become one of the most expensive numbers ever.

Note: This is a private offer, so we cannot independently verify it, although the information comes from a reputable source.

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🚨The CEO of Praetorian Group International (PGI) has been sentenced to 20 years in U.S. federal prison for running a $200 million fake Crypto and Forex investment scheme

Between late 2019 and 2021, Ramil Ventura Palafox promised investors daily returns of up to 3%, claiming their money would be traded in bitcoin and foreign exchange markets. Instead, prosecutors revealed he collected more than $201 million, including over 8,000 BTC, from more than 90,000 investors worldwide and used new deposits to pay earlier investors.

To maintain the illusion, he created a fake online portal that displayed fabricated profits and account balances. In reality, he spent roughly $3 million on luxury cars, millions more on designer watches, jewelry, and clothing, and purchased luxury homes in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

• He pled guilty on September 16, 2025, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison on February 12, 2026.

• The case was investigated by the FBI and IRS. In addition to the prison sentence, victims may be eligible for restitution.

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⚠️ Attempted Home Invasion Targets Binance France CEO

The head of Binance France, David Prinçay was targeted in an attempted home-jacking on February 12 in Val-de-Marne. Around 7 a.m., three hooded men armed with weapons forced their way into a residential building searching for the crypto executive’s apartment. Finding him absent, they fled after stealing two phones.

Later that morning, the same suspects allegedly carried out a second attempted home invasion in Vaucresson, assaulting a resident with rifle butts after reportedly confusing the address with that of another crypto entrepreneur. Surveillance footage and phone tracking linked both incidents.

The three suspects were arrested later that day in Lyon. Authorities are investigating the coordinated attacks targeting figures in the cryptocurrency sector.

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🚨 LockBit Ransomware Resurfaces on Clearnet Domain LockBit.org

The notorious LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has reportedly activated a new clearnet domain LockBit.org amid its ongoing revival with LockBit 5.0

While LockBit's core infrastructure remains anchored in Tor .onion mirrors, clearnet domains are far easier for law enforcement to monitor, block, or seize compared to anonymous Tor sites.

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🔽X Experiences Widespread International Outage

Today, X suffered a significant service disruption starting around 8:00–8:30 a.m. ET. The outage affected thousands of users globally, with peak reports exceeding 40,000–48,000 on Downdetector. Reports surged primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, and other regions. Users commonly encountered the following issues:

• Feeds and timelines failing to load or refresh
• Login loops and repeated authentication failures
• Error messages such as "Something went wrong" or HTTP 503
• App and website crashes

The disruption lasted approximately 1–2 hours for most users, By late morning to early afternoon ET, the majority of services had been restored.

Many users are speculating that the outage could have been caused by a cyberattack linked to the UK or Germany. However, no official confirmation or evidence supports this at this time.

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🔖 New Password Manager Vulnerability Study Hits Bitwarden, LastPass & Dashlane

A fresh security analysis has uncovered 25 password recovery attack methods that could allow attackers to view or steal vault contents in major cloud password managers like Bitwarden, Dashlane, and LastPass, highlighting persistent risks in how these services handle encryption and recovery flows.

💬 Would you trust your passwords with these services?

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🔍 In an upcoming Telegram update, users will have the option to disable message forwarding from personal chats

This ensures that no one can forward your memes, voice messages, video circles, or private photos without your permission 🙂

Telegram 12.5 Beta for iOS already includes this feature. It is currently available only for iOS beta users and has not yet rolled out to other devices

💬 Will YOU personally use it?

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🚨 JUST IN: Widespread YouTube outage

Many users are reporting issues with YouTube. It appears the platform may be down worldwide.

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🚨 Police Arrests 651 Suspects In African Cybercrime Crackdown

African law enforcement agencies arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications.

As Interpol revealed on Wednesday, Operation Red Card 2.0 identified 1,247 victims between December 8 and January 30 while targeting cybercrime operations linked to over $45 million in financial losses.

Authorities across 16 countries also seized 2,341 devices and took down 1,442 malicious websites, domains, and servers during this joint action coordinated by the African Joint Operation against Cybercrime (AFJOC).

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OGUsers has officially started the process of selecting a new Trusted Member!

OGUsers has officially started this selection process as part of the ongoing restructuring of the Trusted team. Community feedback will be reviewed and considered by the team prior to making a final decision.

Who do you think should be selected? Drop your thoughts below ⬇️

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🤯 The Largest Deal in Telegram History?

Telegram usernames @evil and @star were reportedly sold for $4 Million each. If the reported amounts are accurate, this would mark the biggest single Telegram deal in history.

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👀 Anonymous Numbers Renamed to “Collectible Numbers” on Fragment

On Fragment (fragment.com/numbers), the section previously labeled “Anonymous Numbers” has been renamed to “Collectible Numbers.” However, on the blockchain, the asset is still labeled as “Anonymous Number.”

Fragment experienced downtime earlier today, which could be related to this change.

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🚨 Middleman Ban-wave!

Today, Telegram started mass-freezing middlemen accounts in what appears to be a coordinated ban-wave.

Middlemen including @Scrizon and @Cupid, have been affected, along with several known scammers including @Souls, @Nest and @Xavier. The exact reason behind the crackdown remains unclear.

Notably, @Scrizon’s username was a non-NFT, meaning that if the account is not unfrozen, the username could be permanently lost.

Do you think Telegram are going for all middlemen, or just users involved in black-hat/shady deals? 🤔

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⚠️ UPDATE: The accounts of @Scrizon and @Cupid were unbanned within 8 hours. Accounts of scammers @Souls and @Xavier have also been restored, while @Nest remains banned.

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🇷🇺 Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Pavel Durov

Russian authorities have reportedly opened a criminal investigation into Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov over allegations of “facilitating terrorist activities.”

According to state publication, citing the Federal Security Service (FSB), Durov is being investigated as part of a criminal case related to alleged aiding of terrorism.

The case follows claims by Russian authorities that Telegram refused to remove 155,000 channels flagged for illegal content.

The development comes amid increased pressure on Telegram in Russia after media regulator Roskomnadzor tightened restrictions on the platform earlier this month.

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🚨 BREAKING: ZachXBT Drops a Major Investigation on Axiom

Per ZachXBT, senior BD employee Broox Bauer (@/WheresBroox) allegedly abused internal access controls to look up sensitive user data and track private wallet activity for insider trading since early 2025.

Recordings and screenshots reviewed by ZachXBT show internal dashboard access being used to retrieve private wallet details of traders and KOLs, with data allegedly compiled and leveraged for profit.

ZachXBT states he was retained to investigate misconduct claims at Axiom, which has generated $390M+ in revenue since launching in 2024.

Fun Fact: The individuals exposed by ZachXBT placed insider bets on themselves on Polymarket and made $1M+.

Source: click here

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