October is turning out to be quite a month for the crypto industry. When Bitcoin (BTC) hit a new all-time high (ATH) north of $126,000 during the first week, it seemed like "Uptober." But the moment President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 100% tariff on China toward the end of the second week, it turned out to be "Rektober." Yesterday, Trump surprised the crypto industry when he pardoned convicted Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. Related: Binance founder reacts to Trump’s presidential pardon Th ...

On-chain investigator EyeOnChain has allegedly identified the mysterious Hyperliquid whale controlling over 100,000 BTC as Garrett Jin, former CEO of collapsed exchange BitForex, which conducted a suspected $56.5 million exit scam in February 2024. The investigation traced the whale’s wallet addresses back to Jin through ENS domains ereignis.eth and garrettjin.eth, connecting funds withdrawn from exchanges like HTX and Binance seven to eight years ago to his tenure at Huobi and the BitForex collapse. For ...

The interstate cyber fraud syndicate defrauded victims through a bogus cryptocurrency trading platform called "BitBank." | Credit: Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Key Takeaways The Indian police in Delhi unearthed a multi-million dollar crypto scam. The scammers used a fake crypto trading platform called Bitbank to lure customers into investing in fraudulent schemes. The police arrested one key accused while further investigation continues. The Delhi Police’s cyber cell busted a fake crypt ...

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