Australia’s markets regulator is set to expand its crackdown on online scams after taking down 14,000 online scams since July 2023, with over 3,000 purporting to involve crypto. The online scams…
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Meta removed over 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to "pig butchering" cryptocurrency scams operated by organized crime syndicates in Southeast Asia this year.
The company is introducing new safety features,…
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The IRS announced Thursday it has removed a controversial DeFi-focused rule from the U.S. tax code.
The rule, adopted in December, was repealed by a congressional resolution earlier this year,…
The US Treasury is officially removing crypto broker reporting rules, according to a Bloomberg report. The regulation (TD 10021, RIN 1545-BR39) under Section 6045 detailed how decentralized crypto exchanges, or…
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe.The crypto exchange Gate briefly published a webpage yesterday showing that pump.fun’s reported forthcoming token would go on…
CoinMarketCap, a price-tracking website for cryptocurrencies, has reportedly removed a malicious popup notification on its website prompting users to verify their cryptocurrency wallets, according to a post on its official…
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Rapper Soulja Boy will no longer perform at Stand With Crypto's "get out the vote" event in Jersey City next week due to a court finding him liable for sexual…
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Netflix’s removal of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has sparked backlash, with over 6,500 signatures on a petition to preserve the interactive episode.
Critics say the move represents “digital erasure” and the…
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Actor Jamie Lee Curtis called out Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg after discovering a fake AI-generated ad used her likeness without consent.
The ad manipulated past interview footage to falsely portray…