💸 FUN FACT: Satoshi Nakamoto statue spotted in El Salvador

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto has been spotted in El Zonte, El Salvador, a key Bitcoin hub known as “Bitcoin Beach.”

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⚠️ JUST IN: Scammer stole $12M, caught despite plastic surgery escape

2024, a scammer in South Korea stole over $12M from 158 victims, laundering funds through crypto and evading police for nearly a year using burner phones, SIMs, and plastic surgery.

He was ultimately identified through digital traces, device data, and surveillance.

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⚠️ JUST IN: US introduces bill to ban officials from prediction market trading

U.S lawmakers introduced the bipartisan PREDICT Act, aiming to ban Congress members, the president, and senior officials from trading on political prediction markets.

Will that stop insider trading?

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⚠️ JUST IN: Mansory partners with LUKSO to bring luxury cars onchain

Luxury car modification company Mansory has partnered with LUKSO to bring luxury auto culture onchain.

Will this make luxury cars purchasable with crypto?

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⚠️ JUST IN: Xinbi Guarantee linked to $20B crypto crime network

The Xinbi Guarantee marketplace is tied to a $20B+ illicit ecosystem, facilitating scams, laundering, and cybercrime services via Telegram.

Some sources claim the owners behind @danbao may be linked to the platform, though this remains unconfirmed.

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⚠️ JUST IN: AI agents expand in crypto as TON hackathon ends and Trust Wallet launches Agent Kit

The TON AI Agent Hackathon closed with 150+ teams building AI agents on Telegram and TON, with winners to be announced next week. (@toncoin)

At the same time, Trust Wallet launched its Agent Kit, enabling AI agents to trade directly from users’ wallets.

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💸 FUN FACT: Bitcoin declared “dead” 470+ times, now at $66K

Bitcoin has been declared “dead” over 470 times by mainstream media, yet is currently trading around $66,000.

That marks a rise of over 28,695,000% since early dismissals.

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⚠️ UPDATE: Second bill targets insider trading on prediction markets

The proposal covers the president, vice president, Congress members, and federal officials, restricting their activity on prediction markets.

Any wager above $250 must be reported within 30 days, including price, position, platform, and profit/loss, increasing transparency around insider trades.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Telegram to warn users about unofficial clients

Telegram is set to introduce a security alert for chats with users on third-party clients, warning that messages may be less secure.

The feature aims to increase awareness of privacy risks linked to unofficial Telegram apps.

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🛡 EXPLOIT: ZooFinance exploited for ~$27K via pricing bug

A flaw in a Uniswap v4 hook allowed an attacker to extract ~$27K from ZooFinance (VTSwapHook contract).

EXPLAINATION:
The hook used a nonlinear price curve (ln) but calculated trades using a simple midpoint average, creating a small but consistent pricing advantage.

By chaining 20+ alternating swaps in a single transaction, the attacker repeatedly captured this edge.

The issue was worsened by incorrect fee accounting, which inflated virtual reserves and kept prices artificially favorable, allowing continuous profit until liquidity was drained.

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⚠️ JUST IN: US introduces “Mined in America Act” to boost Bitcoin mining

🇺🇸 Senators Cynthia Lummis and Bill Cassidy introduced the “Mined in America Act”, aiming to expand domestic Bitcoin mining and reduce reliance on foreign hardware.

The bill also seeks to codify a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve at the federal level.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Google estimates a quantum attack could steal crypto in ~10 minutes, and warns that such capabilities may become realistic by ~2029

Breaking ECC-256 may need under 500,000 qubits (far fewer than expected) and could take just 9–12 minutes, fast enough to attack a Bitcoin transaction.

Google warns millions of BTC, especially in old wallets, could be at risk and urges a shift to quantum-safe cryptography before it’s too late.

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🛡 SCAM: Kraken user loses $18.2M in suspected social engineering scam

Per ZachXBT, an unknown Kraken user lost $18.2M after a suspected social engineering attack, with funds quickly moved across chains.

The attacker began bridging assets from Ethereum to Bitcoin via THORChain using a SafePal wallet, likely to obscure tracking.

Theft address: 0xC55149BbD560435a9FbEabFdcF9711cf928acA21

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💸 FUN FACT: Satoshi warned about Bitcoin quantum risk back in 2010

In 2010, Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, acknowledged the potential threat of quantum computing, stating that the network could transition to stronger cryptography if the risk emerged gradually.

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⚠️ JUST IN: "Boss Xi" is now in Chinese custody, tied to a $4B fraud empire

Li Xiong, ex-chairman of Huione Group and known online as "Boss Xi", was extradited from Cambodia to China following a joint investigation.

His network, linked to the @danbao Telegram channel, allegedly laundered over $4B through crypto scams and pig butchering operations, also serving North Korean hackers.

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🛡 EXPLOIT: $270M moved from Drift Protocol in suspected exploit

Over $270M in assets was transferred from Drift Protocol to a suspicious wallet (HkGz4K…), raising concerns of a potential exploit.

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