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March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

South Korea Strengthens Anti-Money Laundering Rules Following Crypto Scandals

South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has announced new anti-money laundering (AML) measures aimed at tightening monitoring on crypto transactions and other financial activities linked to illicit crimes. The...

March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Binance Discontinues In-Person Crypto Trading Feature on P2P Platform

Binance has reportedly informed users that it is shutting down its P2P Cash Zone service on March 31, advising them to transition to online payment methods for peer-to-peer trading....

March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Phishing Scams in Crypto Fall by Nearly 50% in February

Losses from crypto phishing attacks fell by 48% in February, marking the third consecutive month of decline. However, a single approval scam still cost one victim over $600,000, highlighting...

March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Ethereum Pectra Upgrade Stumbles on Sepolia – What Went Wrong?

Ethereum’s highly anticipated Pectra upgrade faced unexpected challenges when deployed on the Sepolia testnet, with client nodes struggling to include transactions in blocks. The Ethereum Foundation’s protocol support lead,...

March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Russia Weighs Limited Crypto Trading Pilot for Institutional Investors

Russia is exploring an experimental cryptocurrency trading initiative that would grant access to a select group of high-net-worth investors. According to a report by state-controlled news agency Interfax, the...

March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Hacks Surge in February: Bybit, Infini, zkLend Among Biggest Contributors to $1.53B Losses

February saw an unprecedented surge in crypto losses, totaling $1.53 billion, with major exploits targeting Bybit, Infini, and zkLend. According to blockchain security firm Certik, this marks a staggering...

March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Bitcoin Crosses $90K – Will the Momentum Continue?

Bitcoin has surged past the $90,000 mark, rebounding from its recent dip below $83,000 following the market crash triggered by former President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement. The leading cryptocurrency...

March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Senate Strikes Down IRS DeFi Rule, House to Determine Final Outcome

The U.S. Senate has voted 70-27 to overturn an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule that would have imposed new reporting requirements on decentralized finance (DeFi) brokers. The motion, presented...

March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Pond.fun Exploited by Insider – Investigators Work to Prevent Fund Withdrawals

Pond.fun, a meme coin launchpad hosted on Linea, has suffered a major security breach following an insider attack by its chief software engineer. The platform confirmed the hack in...

March 5, 2025
Crypto News, Finance

Physical Bitcoin 101: A Tangible Twist on Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin is widely known as a digital asset, but the concept of physical Bitcoin emerged in 2011, when early Bitcoin enthusiast Mike Caldwell introduced the idea of tangible Bitcoin...