Singapore police warned of a fake Apple support scam that has caused at least S$195,000 ($152,000) in cryptocurrency losses across five cases since 7 August 2026. Scammers used fake Apple alerts, phone calls and websites to steal victims’ Apple and crypto credentials, along with OTPs, before transferring their digital assets.
AnaisUpbit and Bithumb have put The Sandbox’s SAND token under investment caution after a cross-chain bridge hack allowed unbacked SAND to be minted on Base and BNB Smart Chain. Both exchanges suspended SAND deposits and withdrawals, while Upbit could end trading support if the security concerns are not resolved.
AnaisFasset has raised $68 million in a Series C round led by Japan’s SBI Group, valuing the stablecoin-focused banking platform at $1 billion.
AnaisZachXBT traced $667,000 stolen in two violent home invasions in France to wallets he linked to the M1llionz alias. His investigation helped Tether freeze 93,507.51 USDT, while no arrests or charges have been announced.
AnaisCoinbase has launched tokenised shares of Apple, Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet on its Base blockchain for eligible investors outside the US. The shares are backed 1:1 by real stocks and can be held in self-custody wallets and traded onchain around the clock.
WeatherlyLedger released Ethereum app version 1.22.2 after a bug could let a malicious dApp replace a transaction during review while the device continued showing the original details. The flaw was fixed before public disclosure, and Ledger is urging users to update their wallet software, firmware and Ethereum app.
AnaisVisa has joined MAS-led Project BLOOM with Nium to test regulated stablecoins for cross-border payment settlement seven days a week, including weekends and public holidays. The pilot will use US dollar and euro-backed stablecoins alongside Visa’s existing payment network to reduce settlement delays and give financial institutions faster access to funds.
WeatherlyAustralia will ban songs that are mostly or entirely AI-generated from its official music charts, while AI-assisted tracks can still qualify if humans wrote and performed the main parts. The new rules follow controversy over an AI-assisted Madonna cover that reached Number Two and had more than 48 million Spotify streams.
AnaisCointelegraph tweeted that SEC approved iShares' Bitcoin (BTC) Spot ETF, but was confirmed to be false by BlackRock.
AaronThis development follows a transaction made just three weeks ago, where another wallet linked to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sent 400 ETH, valued at approximately $600,000, to Coinbase.
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