Prenetics, a healthcare company backed by David Beckham, bought $20 million worth of Bitcoin and plans to hold most of its treasury in the cryptocurrency. It also aims to use Bitcoin for payments and investment returns, becoming the first public healthcare firm to take this approach.
WeatherlyA Japanese crypto influencer was hacked after joining a deepfake Zoom call where a fake friend sent her a malicious link. Her Telegram and Metamask accounts were breached, leading to the theft of her crypto assets.
AnaisOpenAI removed its Jony Ive partnership video and blog post after a court order tied to a trademark dispute over the name “io.” A hearing device company called iyO claims the name is too similar, but the deal between OpenAI and Ive is still moving forward.
WeatherlyGarden Finance was accused of helping move stolen crypto linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, after earning $300,000 in fees in 12 days. An investigator said most of the funds came from the Bybit hack, but the platform’s founder denies any wrongdoing.
AnaisLee Soo-man met French President Emmanuel Macron after giving a speech at the France Music Week Summit in Paris. Macron asked him to set up an A2O office in France to boost cultural ties and support creators in the age of AI.
WeatherlyKakaoPay’s stock jumped over 200% in one month after it filed trademarks linked to Korean won-backed stablecoins and gained investor attention. The rise followed strong government support for local stablecoins and signs that new laws may soon allow private companies to issue them.
WeatherlyCoinbase got a new EU-wide licence from Luxembourg, allowing it to offer crypto services across all EU countries under one approval. The move shows Luxembourg’s friendly rules for crypto firms, but some worry it could lead to weaker regulation and less consumer protection across Europe.
AnaisCointelegraph and CoinMarketCap were hacked through front-end attacks that showed fake airdrop pop-ups to steal users’ crypto. The scams tricked visitors into connecting wallets, letting attackers drain funds using hidden malicious code.
AnaisTelegram shut down two major Chinese-language crypto scam markets, but over 30 smaller ones quickly appeared to take their place. One of them, Tudou Guarantee, is now handling millions in daily crypto transactions and openly offers illegal services without Telegram taking further action.
WeatherlyA scammer posed as Coinbase support and tricked over 30 users into transferring a total of $4 million in crypto to fake wallets. The fraud was carried out through phone calls and Discord chats, with funds later traced to gambling sites and linked to a man named Christian Nieves.
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