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The repayment occurred days after KiloEx offered the hacker a $750,000 "white hat" hacker bounty if they returned 90% of the stolen value.

DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas says most rug pulls in 2025 so far have been tied to memecoins, while in 2024 the main culprits were DeFi protocols and NFT projects.

Manta Network co-founder Kenny Li said he managed to avoid a hack attempt possibly conducted by North Korea’s state-affiliated cyber-attackers.

A Google spokesperson told Cointelegraph that the company is aware of the issue and is shutting down the mechanism that attackers are using for this scam.

The scam token, called House of Commons Coin, wasn’t a huge success, with its market value peaking at just over $24,000.

KiloEx said it would pursue legal action and expose the hacker’s identity if they didn’t accept the white hat bounty offer.

The OM price bounce appears eerily similar to what Terra's LUNA witnessed after its 99% crash in May 2022.

The bill aims to set regulatory standards for crypto firms operating in the state and curb "deceptive practices" associated with recent memecoin scams.

As AI-generated content proliferates, blockchain technology can provide a vital framework for restoring trust in an era of synthetic media and deepfakes.

Bybit’s market share rebounded to its pre-hack levels of over 7% despite a broader macro “de-risking” among cryptocurrency investors.

Thai regulators are sharpening measures against digital asset mule accounts, restricting foreign crypto P2P platforms and imposing penalties of up to $8,700.

Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies voted to launch an investigation into President Javier Milei on allegations he promoted the Libra memecoin scam.

The Australian securities regulator’s application to close 95 “hydra” firms believed to be running crypto trading and romance scams has been approved by the Federal Court of Australia.

The scammers would hit the same victim repeatedly, first posing as investment managers, then again as Europol agents offering to recover the stolen funds for a fee.

ZKasino’s exploit wallet lost $27 million in Ether after a leveraged position was liquidated, as investors remain empty-handed nearly a year later.