Authorities recovered $5.4 million in cryptocurrency linked to a romance-turned investment scam targeting victims across Florida and Massachusetts. Part of the funds will be returned to victims, including one who lost over $450,000, while the remainder will support ongoing efforts to fight crypto fraud.
WeatherlyAnthropic has started asking some Claude users to verify their identity with a government ID and, in some cases, a live selfie before accessing certain features, using a third-party provider called Persona.
AnaisKalshi is adding a parent portal, selfie checks and family monitoring tools to stop minors from using its prediction market platform by bypassing age verification rules. The move comes as the company faces rising regulatory pressure and legal disputes in the US, while competition in prediction markets is also growing.
WeatherlyRobert Dunlap was jailed for 23 years for a crypto scam involving “Meta-1 Coin” that raised over $20 million from investors. He falsely claimed it was backed by gold and art, but the assets did not exist and many people lost their savings.
AnaisDrift Protocol was hit by a major exploit that drained about $295 million from its platform on Solana. It is also shifting its settlement system from USDC to USDT as part of the relaunch.
WeatherlyAllbirds is selling its shoe business for $39 million and pivoting fully into AI, rebranding as NewBird AI. Its shares surged nearly 600% after the announcement before dropping, as it plans to raise $50 million to enter the AI infrastructure space.
AnaisGrinex halted trading after hackers stole around $13–15 million from its wallets in a coordinated attack involving 54 addresses. The stolen funds were quickly moved across multiple blockchains and converted into other assets to make them harder to trace.
WeatherlyOpenAI has paused its Stargate UK data centre plan, saying energy costs and regulation were the main reasons. The UK AI minister disputes this, saying conditions have not changed and pointing instead to OpenAI’s financial pressures.
AnaisHackers stole about $292 million from KelpDAO’s bridge and used it on Aave, leaving over $236 million in bad debt. Justin Sun urged the attacker to negotiate returning the funds.
WeatherlyNayib Bukele leads a 26-country survey with 94% approval while El Salvador keeps buying about 1 Bitcoin a day and holds over 7,600 BTC. His support comes mainly from improved security, not Bitcoin, which most people say has little impact on their lives.
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