Beware of cryptocurrency scams involving World Cup tickets and merchandise

SINGAPORE – Be wary of purchasing World Cup tickets or official merchandise from ticketing sites that require payment in cryptocurrencies. Scammers have been creating World Cup-themed ticketing sites that offer “exclusive” tickets and directing victims to pay using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or USDT, the police said in an advisory on July 1. After victims …

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AI breaks free, secretly mines cryptocurrency

This AI agent freed itself and started secretly mining crypto The researchers — who were building a new AI agent called ROME — said they found “unanticipated” and spontaneous behaviors emerge “without any explicit instruction and, more troublingly, outside the bounds of the intended sandbox.” The agent also made a “reverse SSH tunnel” — essentially …

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One of the biggest economic crashes is occurring in real time with the infection started in cryptocurrency and spreading to stocks. Tom Lee’s Bitmine is sitting on $3.5 BILLION in unrealized losses on $ETH.

Crypto is primarily a speculative risk asset. Do not conflate the two together. This isn’t a crash, investors are taking profit so therefore it is an overdue correction. — J-Red aboi da kid (@Unpopularrtruth) November 20, 2025 JUST IN: Tom Lee’s Bitmine is sitting on $3.5 BILLION in unrealized losses on $ETH. And we haven't …

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A Trillion Dollars Goes Poof! The Epic Cryptocurrency Crash That We Are Watching Is A Major Warning Sign For Global Markets

by Michael The ride up was a lot of fun for crypto investors, but now many of them are getting wiped out by the ride down. For a long time, people were using borrowed money to make absolutely enormous returns in the cryptocurrency market. Unfortunately, that bubble is bursting and an epic cryptocurrency crash is now …

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On January 1, 2027, the European Union will ban anonymous cryptocurrency accounts and impose a €10,000 cap on cash transactions.

The Final Countdown: 417 Days Until Financial Freedom Is Systematically Dismantled. On January 1, 2027, the European Union enacts its financial endgame. The new AML Regulation imposes a €10,000 cash payment limit and annihilates anonymous cryptocurrency accounts. This is the… pic.twitter.com/CgQp8BIpoa — Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ (@shanaka86) November 10, 2025 This is not about safety. …

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Long-term Bitcoin holders sold; highest supply volumes since 2018 bottom. Over $1.1 billion liquidated from cryptocurrency market in 24 hours.

Remember when all those folks told you the Long-Term Holders never sell their $BTC? Yeh, they lied to you. Largest revived supply volumes since the 2018 bottom, and the BCH hard-fork (aka the biggest volume of old coins taking profit in a bull market ever). pic.twitter.com/1kwXbOkaI0 — _Checkmate 🟠🔑⚡☢️🛢️ (@_Checkmatey_) December 19, 2024 This is …

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Russia Bans Winter Cryptocurrency Mining in Siberia, North Caucasus and Occupied Ukraine Due to Electricity Shortage

Authorities in Russia announced Tuesday plans to ban cryptocurrency mining in several regions this winter to address electricity shortages. The ban will affect the Irkutsk region, parts of the republic of Buryatia and the Zabaikalsky region in Siberia, as well as six regions in the North Caucasus, including the republics of Chechnya and Dagestan. It …

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Cryptocurrency payments average 0.07% in fees, far cheaper than credit cards’ 1.5%-3.5%.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions generally incur an average fee of around $6.95, translating to approximately 0.07% of the transaction value. However, this fee can rise significantly during periods of high network congestion, making it variable. In comparison, credit card transaction fees for merchants usually range from 1.5% to 3.5%, with an average fee of about …

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Supreme Court Rules Against Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) in a case where the cryptocurrency exchange contended that disputes about a sweepstakes it ran should only be settled by arbitration. In the unanimous opinion, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said a court must decide where the dispute will be handled. “We conclude that a court, not …

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The Spectator Index: “Donald Trump announces his campaign is accepting donations in cryptocurrency.”

JUST IN: Donald Trump announces his campaign is accepting donations in cryptocurrency. — The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) May 9, 2024 JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Former President Donald Trump says "Biden doesn't even know what" crypto is and if you like crypto you "better vote for Trump." pic.twitter.com/Fu8UM8Rsiq — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) May 9, 2024 he also said …

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Government agencies allegedly target Ethereum whistleblower to monopolize cryptocurrency. Whistleblower claims fabricated charges and government conspiracy.

“EXPOSING THE CRYPTO MAFIA PART 1, ETHEREUM: Exploring allegations U.S. Government Agencies Attempt to Silence Whistleblower and Monopolize Crypto #ETHGATE In the complicated evolving field of cryptocurrency, Ethereum Foundation @ethereum , which is second only to Bitcoin @Bitcoin , is embroiled in a dispute that involves allegations of multiagency government conspiracy to prosecute a whistleblower …

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Investigators trace cryptocurrency payments to Ukraine linked to terrorists involved in the Moscow Crocus City Hall attack.

Russia Announces 'Substantiated Evidence' Of Ukraine Link To Crocus Hall Terrorists https://t.co/JmoEm1ACyh — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 28, 2024 BREAKING: Terrorists involved in the Moscow Crocus City Hall attack reportedly received large amounts of payments in cryptocurrency which has been traced back to Ukraine, according to investigators. — Patrick Webb (@Patrickwebb) March 28, 2024 Russian authorities …

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Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make than $100 million in political campaign contributions before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, federal prosecutors said on Monday

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL6N39V0EO Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make than $100 million in political campaign contributions before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, federal prosecutors said on Monday. An amended indictment accused the 31-year-old former billionaire of directing two FTX executives to evade contribution limits by donating …

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FTX Begins Talks To Relaunch International Cryptocurrency Exchange

Bankrupt FTX is moving ahead with efforts to revive its flagship international cryptocurrency exchange, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday citing CEO John Ray. The company “has begun the process of soliciting interested parties to the reboot of the FTX.com exchange,” Ray said, according to the Journal’s report. The failed crypto company has been …

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Cryptocurrency to Become Legal Tender in Russia

by Chris Black Bitcoin is up 2% today after this news. Or maybe it was just already going up because Larry Fink is going all in. Who cares? I just want to destroy the world economic system. RT: Cryptocurrency will become legal tender subject to strict controls in Russia as the use of digital assets …

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