Topic: Crypto
A Phone Left in the Car: How London Police Cracked a Crypto Millionaire Kidnapping
A jury has convicted five men over the abduction of two young crypto investors held for 52 hours in east London. The case broke on a phone the kidnappers never noticed — and the numbers say attacks like this are up a third year on year.
Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read
The Word “Potentially” on an FSB Slide: Russia Weighs Wiring Crypto Exchanges into SORM
A slide shown by an FSB representative in May puts crypto exchanges in a box marked “Potentially” — the next candidates for SORM. What the system would see, how that differs from today's data requests, and why the new digital currency law makes it possible.
Aug 5, 2026 · 7 min read
Crypto Recognised as Property: Putin Signs Russia's New Digital Currency Law
On 4 August Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law No. 282-FZ, giving digital currency the legal status of property. Here is what takes effect on 1 September 2026, 1 July 2027 and 1 September 2027.
Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read
Durov on Rosfinmonitoring's List: What It Means for Gram, In-App Purchases and Telegram Access
Rosfinmonitoring confirmed that the restrictions apply to Durov personally, not to the service. What that means in practice for Stars, Premium and Toncoin — and what actually causes the access problems.
Aug 3, 2026 · 6 min read
594 BTC in 25 Minutes: How One Line in a Firmware Build Emptied Hundreds of Cold Wallets
No device was hacked and no phishing link was clicked — a build error left Coldcard seeds with ~40 bits of entropy for five years, and an attacker simply calculated the private keys.
Aug 3, 2026 · 11 min read
Crypto ETFs Explained: How to Invest in Cryptocurrency Through a Broker
Crypto ETFs explained: how to get exposure to cryptocurrency through a broker — no wallet, no blockchain. Spot vs. futures funds and the key differences.
Jul 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Transfers inside EIDEX, E-Code, and control right from Telegram
Instant, fee-free transfers with no wallet details, E-Code money-in-a-code, and managing operations right inside Telegram — how the EIDEX transfer system works.
Jul 25, 2026 · 11 min read
The Wrench, Not the Hack: Why Attacks on Crypto Holders Jumped by a Third
Hacking a wallet is hard — pressuring its owner is easy. Why wrench attacks on crypto investors jumped by a third, and what the EU's DAC8 has to do with it.
Jul 25, 2026 · 10 min read
An Outsider in the Repository: How Consensys Let a North Korea-Linked Contractor Into MetaMask's Code for a Month
A DPRK-linked contractor edited MetaMask's code for a month — so why were user wallets fine? Inside the Consensys incident and the lessons for crypto.
Jul 25, 2026 · 7 min read
Fake Cops, Real Rolexes: How Three Men Ran a $5.4M Crypto Scam Out of London
Fake cops, spoofed police sites, and Rolex watches bought with stolen funds. How three scammers moved $5.4M in crypto — and their prison terms.
Jul 25, 2026 · 5 min read
Whales and Artificial Intelligence: Binance’s Former CFO Explains Why the Crypto Market Is Stuck
Binance’s former CFO Wei Zhou breaks down why the crypto market is stuck in a bear trend — and the catalysts, from softer US regulation to Big Tech blockchains, that could turn it around.
Jul 25, 2026 · 4 min read
The Crypto Kiosk as the Point of No Return: Why Billions Flow Through It in the $11B Scam
Crypto kiosks turn cash into crypto in seconds - and into the last, irreversible step of an $11B scam. Here's how the scheme works and how to stop it in time.
Jul 25, 2026 · 10 min read