Gold is on fire at the start of the week, a widely expected move, as investors seek harbor in the traditional store of value, following the continued US and Israel attacks on Iran.
In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Bitcoin fell to $63,062 before recovering following explosive strikes in Tehran amid U.S.-Israel operations and Iranian retaliatory missiles. In other prominent news, federal authorities arrested Goliath Ventures founder Christopher Alexander Delgado on…
Crypto hacks and exploits plunged by over 90% in February to just $35.7 million, according to a report from CertiK. The post Crypto Scammers Have Been Quiet in February, Hacks Fall by 90% appeared first on BeInCrypto.
After placing some amazingly accurate bets that the United States would strike Iran, six anonymous accounts on Polymarket won almost $1.2 million. All of this occurred just hours before real bombs began to fall on Tehran and other locations in Iran on February 28. Bubblemaps, a blockchain analytics company, investigated and located those six accounts. […]
Let me tell you how I came within steps of becoming a victim in an elaborate social engineering scheme designed to exploit something so routine and apparently harmless as a Microsoft Teams call earlier today. For most of the interaction, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Someone who I thought was an industry contact reached […]
Washington’s newest crypto-fraud crackdown is starting to put real numbers on a shadowy ecosystem that has quietly drained innocent people’s savings for years. Federal prosecutors say the money trail is finally being cut off – and the amount seized is staggering. DOJ Strike Force Says ‘Pig Butchering’ Networks Are Losing Access to Their Crypto War […]
Analysts cite macro risk from US–Israel strikes as officials verify reported fatalities. US-Iran escalation, Ayatollah Khamenei death claims, Qassem Soleimani relatives Read more...
US authorities seized $580M in crypto tied to Chinese crime groups behind global pig butchering investment scams in Southeast Asia Read more...
Wells Fargo has denied a customer’s plea for reimbursement after a scammer drained $18,000 from his account, according to a new report. Virginia resident William Sroufe lost more than $18,000 on December 17th in a phone scam where the caller impersonated Wells Fargo, reports the local news outlet WWBT. The caller ID displayed Wells Fargo’s […] The post Wells Fargo Refuses To Reimburse Customer After Scammer Drains $18,000 From Account, Finding ‘No Evidence of Fraud’: Report appeared first on The Daily Hodl.
A tip to Homeland Security unraveled a multi-wallet laundering scheme, which ultimately resulted in a $61 million Tether confiscation.
Bitcoin holds as Iran missile attacks on U.S. military bases follow U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran; analysts cite rising macro risk and track official responses. Read more...
JPMorgan Chase has accused a customer of fraud after he tried to deposit a legitimate annuity check tied to his father’s death in the September 11th attacks, according to a new report. Malik Washington, a 28-year-old New York resident, walked into the Chase branch on January 9th to cash the check, reports News 12. It […] The post JPMorgan Chase Abruptly Accuses Customer of Fraud, Rejects Deposit, Terminates Accounts of Family Devastated by 9/11: Report appeared first on The Daily Hodl.
Weekly crypto news: Ethereum Treasury staking begins, USD1 attack, Uniswap AI, TRUMP token updates, zkSync, x402, UniSat, Magic Eden. Read more...
Machi Big Brother got market liquidated again on Hyperliquid, almost erasing his recent liquidity injection.
The post Why Did the US Attack Iran? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News On February 28, 2026, the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran to target military bases, missile sites, and suspected nuclear facilities in Tehran and other cities. President Trump described the operation as “massive and ongoing,” aimed at dismantling Iran’s missile and nuclear programs and reducing threats to regional security. Israel declared a nationwide …
Tehran launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Israel, U.S. bases, and Gulf allies, with explosions reported in Dubai, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
Early Saturday, United States (US) President Donald Trump announced that the US had begun “major combat operations” in Iran, following Israel’s pre-emptive missile attacks against Tehran.
KCS, STABLE, and PIPPIN are today's top losers after the latest attacks.
Minnesota lawmakers are considering HF3642, a bill that would implement a statewide ban on Bitcoin ATMs to combat a surge in elder fraud and financial exploitation. The Human Toll of Kiosk Scams A Minnesota House committee is considering a drastic measure to curb a rising wave of financial exploitation: a total statewide ban on bitcoin […]
Minnesota lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would prohibit Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrency kiosks across the state, as concerns mount over the role the machines play in financial scams. According to a CBS report, members of the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee took up the issue Thursday after DFL Rep. Erin Koegel, […]
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