Russia's Social Insurance Fund handled 37M inquiries in 2025. Many asked about crypto pensions & mining income impact on welfare. Officials confirm all payments are in rubles. Russian Federal Tax Service handles crypto taxation. #Russia #socialsecurity #cryptocurrency
Malaysia Police seize 41 cryptocurrency mining devices in Perak raids. Investigations ongoing under mischief and illegal electricity usage laws. No arrests yet.
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Truebit lost $26M in ETH to an exploit. Stolen funds were laundered via Tornado Cash. This highlights DeFi security risks. Investigation ongoing. #crypto #blockchain #DeFi #Truebit #TornadoCash
US crypto ATM scams surge, costing $240M in H1 2025! π± Spokane bans crypto ATMs, largest city-level prohibition. Arizona, Arkansas, Vermont, St. Paul also considering restrictions. US has 80% of global crypto ATMs. #crypto #scams #regulation
Iran's IRGC reportedly used UK-registered crypto exchanges Zedcex & Zedxion to move ~$1B since 2023, evading sanctions. Transactions linked to IRGC were 56% of total volume. USDT on Tron network dominated. Volume surged from $24M (2023) to $619M (2024) & $410M (2025). Exchanges claim AML compliance.
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New IOSG analysis: BNB Chain & Base arenβt direct rivals, but diverging! BNB Chain sees fast adoption via exchange users, while Base attracts institutions & devs focused on stability & compliance. Different paths, different strengths. #BNBChain #Base #crypto
PumpSwap hit a record $7.395B weekly trading volume (Jan 5-11), per DeFiLlama! Jan 6th saw $1.946B β its highest single-day volume ever. π #DeFi #PumpSwap
Binance will list FOGO USDT perpetual contract pre-market trading, according to a report from Wu Blockchain.
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Over 40 countries are now regulating crypto taxation. In Brazil, a presidential candidate proposes a national Bitcoin strategy. Ray Dalio warns of US midterm election risks & Bitcoin treasury companies face valuation pressure.
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Arkham Intelligence data shows that Chun Wang, co-founder of F2Pool, transferred 5,000 ETH β valued at approximately $15.46 million β to Binance in the last 15 minutes, according to a report from Wu Blockchain.
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