1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (422+ words) A spoofed government email passed all standard authentication protocols, tricking the fintech giant into handing over identity documents, transaction histories, and Bitcoin activity records. Revolut, the British fintech company eyeing a $200 billion valuation and a banking license, just gave away…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (382+ words) Two suspects linked to Russian military intelligence have been named in connection with a botched explosives-laden drone strike on a Ukrainian cargo plane at a major NATO logistics hub. A drone packed with explosives hit a Ukrainian cargo plane at…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (397+ words) A sweeping new report covering 80+ jurisdictions flags unlicensed gambling platforms, e-wallets, and virtual assets as key vulnerabilities for illicit finance The global anti-money laundering watchdog just put the online gambling industry on notice. The Financial Action Task Force released its…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (391+ words) OFAC designated the Telegram-based marketplace as a transnational criminal organization after it allegedly processed up to $24.2 billion in illicit transactions since 2022 The US Treasury just put a target on one of the largest illicit marketplaces most people have never heard…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (411+ words) The EU General Court dismissed Budapest's challenge to using windfall revenues from immobilized Russian central bank assets to fund Ukraine's defense The European Union’s General Court has thrown out Hungary’s legal challenge against the bloc’s decision to channel profits from…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (333+ words) Pierre Mirabaud convicted of foreign bribery and aggravated money laundering after admitting to decades of kickback payments to secure Kuwaiti pension fund assets The man who once served as the public face of Swiss banking just got convicted of corrupting…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (84+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology, NFTs,…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (440+ words) The hedge fund giant is taking another swing at the LME after courts rejected its earlier $456 million claim over cancelled nickel trades from the 2022 crisis. Elliott Investment Management has filed a fresh lawsuit against the London Metal Exchange, this time…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (381+ words) The sprawling investigation into Poland's former BitBay exchange now involves organized crime charges, a missing founder, and an estimated $94 million in client losses Total client losses linked to the collapsed exchange are estimated at no less than 350 million złoty, approximately…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (324+ words) The confidential resolution closes a long-running dispute tied to controversial derivative transactions with Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena dating back to 2008. Deutsche Bank has quietly put to bed a $176 million lawsuit filed by a former employee, reaching a confidential…...