Cryptocurrency Wallet

Major cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has landed on the grounds of Georgia, making it the first exchange to have a full license to offer digital assets trading to local investors.

From January 2026, crypto traders in the UK must give personal details to platforms or face fines of up to £300. The new rules aim to stop tax evasion and will require both users and crypto companies to report more information to HMRC.

A widespread cybercriminal campaign is actively targeting Mozilla Firefox users with more than 40 fake browser extensions designed to steal cryptocurrency wallet credentials, with the most recent extensions being uploaded just last week.

Hackers have uploaded at least 40 fake crypto wallet extensions to the Firefox store, tricking users into giving up their wallet details. Some of the apps copied real wallets like MetaMask and Trust Wallet, and have already caused users to lose funds.

Ledger has launched a new offline backup tool called the Recovery Key, which helps users regain access to their wallets without using the internet or cloud services. It works by tapping a smart card to a Ledger device and entering a PIN, offering a more private way to recover crypto access.

Hackers used Trezor’s support form to send fake emails that looked like official messages, tricking users into revealing their wallet backups. Trezor confirmed its systems weren’t breached and warned users never to share their recovery phrases.

A 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.

Cointelegraph 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.

A 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.

A North Korean hacker group called Famous Chollima has been tricking crypto job seekers in India into installing malware through fake job ads. Victims were asked to run commands that secretly installed software to steal passwords, browser data, and crypto wallet access.