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news.bitcoin.com DSA Addresses the Future of Payments at PayCLT Webinar and AI and Blockchain Conference at Cornell Tech

This sponsored press release was provided by DSA and was not written by Bitcoin.com News. Bitcoin.com News does not necessarily endorse the statements made within this announcement. PRESS RELEASE. Washington, D.C., May 2nd, 2026 — The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research and education surrounding […]

bitcoinist.com Inside Iran’s Largest Crypto Exchange: Sanctions Evasion And Close Ties To The New Supreme Leader

A new Reuters investigation has raised serious questions about Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, describing it as a major channel in a parallel financial system that helps money move around US sanctions—using both the country’s security-linked institutions and everyday users. Even more concerning, the report says the exchange is controlled by two sons from the […]

news.bitcoin.com El Salvador Crypto Remittances Reach $17.38M

According to El Salvador’s Central Bank, the share of crypto-linked remittances sent to El Salvador rose by nearly 50% in Q1 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. Even so, crypto remittances have failed to reach even 1% of the country’s total remittances. Key Takeaways: El Salvador’s Central Bank reported Q1 crypto remittances hit […]

forklog.media Arrests of Roblox account thieves near Lviv, a hack of a Chinese task scheduler for mining, and other cybersecurity developments

A round-up of the week’s most important cybersecurity news. Law enforcement mounted operations against scam centres in Europe, the UAE and Thailand. Researchers found a phishing kit with AI features. Hackers from Drohobych sold Roblox players’ credentials for nearly ₴10m. A critical flaw in ransomware software causes irreversible data loss. Law enforcement targeted scam centres in Europe, the UAE and Thailand In a joint operation, authorities from the US, China, the UAE and Thailand shut down nine cryptocurrency scam centres and arrested 276 suspects. The US Department of Justice published the report. Those detained in the UAE and Thailand used “pig butchering” schemes. Once victims agreed, they lost access to the “invested” cryptocurrency. The criminals also urged them to borrow from relatives and take out loans. Myanmar national Thet Min Nyi has been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering. Investigators allege he served as a manager and recruiter for a criminal outfit known as Ko Thet Company. Members of the Sanduo Group and Giant Company also await trial.  In Europe last week, authorities dismantled a scam network that is believed to have caused more than €50m in losses to victims worldwide. The joint Europol-Eurojust operation, launched in June 2023, led to the arrest of ten suspects and searches at three call centres and nine private residences in Austria and Albania. Scam centre in Tirana. Source: Europol. According to investigators, victims were lured to bogus investment platforms via search-engine and social-media ads. In reality, funds were routed into an international money-laundering scheme. In a second wave of fraud, the criminals recontacted “clients” offering help to recover lost assets, demanding a further €500 in cryptocurrency as an upfront fee. The scamming network was registered as a legitimate business with 450 employees. Operators worked in language-based teams of six to eight, earning around €800 per month plus bonuses. Researchers found a phishing kit with AI features Cybersecurity specialists at Varonis uncovered the Bluekit phishing toolkit. It offers attackers more than 40 templates imitating popular services and includes a built-in AI assistant to draft malicious campaigns. The kit provides scripts targeting email (Outlook, Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, ProtonMail), iCloud, GitHub and the Ledger crypto wallet. Bluekit’s main draw is its AI Assistant panel, which supports multiple models, including Llama, GPT-4.1, Claude, Gemini and DeepSeek. The tool helps cybercriminals compose phishing emails. Varonis believes the feature is experimental. A test attack draft had a useful structure but contained generic link fields, placeholders for QR codes and text requiring polishing before use. Source: Varonis. Beyond AI, Bluekit folds management of the entire attack lifecycle into a single console: domain registration. Purchase and configure addresses directly from the interface; campaign management. Build phishing pages with realistic designs and logos of well-known brands such as Zara, Zoho and Ledger; fine-tuning. Block traffic via VPNs and proxies, cut off automated analysis systems and set filters based on device fingerprints; data capture. Exfiltrate stolen information via Telegram to hackers’ private channels. Source: Varonis. The platform can track victims’ sessions in real time, including cookies, local storage and the state of the active session post-login. This helps attackers adjust their campaigns for maximum effect. Despite being under active development, the product is evolving quickly and could gain wide adoption, researchers say. Hackers from Drohobych sold Roblox players’ credentials for nearly ₴10m Law enforcement in Lviv region arrested fraudsters who stole Roblox accounts worth ₴10m, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. According to investigators, three residents of Drohobych promoted infostealers disguised as tools to enhance gameplay. With the malware, the hackers gained access to victims’ credentials. Source: Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. The accesses obtained were checked with a special programme (a checker) that revealed account contents. From October 2025 to January 2026, more than 610,000 accounts were sifted to find the most valuable. The data were sold for cryptocurrency on Russian platforms. Following ten searches, officers seized equipment, records, more than €2,500 and about $35,000. The suspects have been notified of suspicion of theft and cybercrime. A critical flaw in ransomware software causes irreversible data loss Check Point researchers have found a serious defect in the handling of cryptographic nonces in the VECT 2.0 ransomware. Instead of encrypting, the bug destroys data beyond recovery. The issue lies in how VECT 2.0 handles files larger than 128KB. To speed up processing, the program splits objects into four parts and encrypts them separately. But programming-logic errors lead to catastrophic results: All parts of a file use the same memory buffer for nonce output. Each newly generated key overwrites the previous one. As a result, only a single part remains and is written to disk. Only the last 25% of a file can be recovered. The first three parts cannot be decrypted because the unique numbers required were irretrievably lost during execution. Even if a victim pays, the attackers cannot decrypt the data because the deleted nonces are not sent to their servers. Researchers note the 128KB threshold is tiny, covering virtually all valuable corporate information: virtual-machine images; databases and backups; office documents, spreadsheets and mailboxes. This turns the malware from ransomware into a straightforward wiper, making ransom payments pointless. The flaw affects all VECT 2.0 variants — Windows, Linux and ESXi. Incorrect cipher name in the operators’ advert. Source: Check Point. According to experts, VECT was actively advertised on the BreachForums hacking platform. Operators invited users to become partners and distributed access keys via private messages.  Later, the group announced a partnership with TeamPCP — the team behind recent supply-chain attacks on Trivy, LiteLLM, Telnyx and the European Commission. The aim was to use victims to deploy ransomware. Hackers breached the Qinglong task scheduler to mine cryptocurrency Attackers exploited two authentication-bypass vulnerabilities in the Qinglong task scheduler to mine cryptocurrency surreptitiously on developers’ servers, according to cybersecurity firm Snyk. Qinglong is an open-source Python/JS task-management platform popular among Chinese developers. The remote-code-execution infection chain affected Qinglong version 2.20.1 and earlier. Researchers say the root cause lay in a mismatch between the middleware’s authorisation logic and how the Express.js web framework routed requests. The authentication layer assumed certain URL patterns would always be handled in one way, whereas Express.js behaved differently. According to Snyk, the attackers’ campaign began on February 7th 2026. Qinglong users were the first to spot a hidden malicious process, .FULLGC, whose name mimicked a standard resource-intensive task to evade notice.  The miner consumed 85–100% of CPU and targeted Linux, ARM64 and macOS systems. Qinglong’s developers fixed the flaw in PR 2941. Also on ForkLog: April set a record for hacks in the crypto industry. A hacker withdrew more than $5m from the Wasabi protocol. ZetaChain disclosed details of a $334,000 cross-chain attack. Hackers attacked the Scallop DeFi protocol. Litecoin underwent a block reorg due to a zero-day bug. What to read this weekend? For those who missed the month’s highlights, ForkLog has prepared a short recap. 

forklog.media Ethereum Foundation Sells Another 10,000 ETH to BitMine

The Ethereum Foundation has completed its third over-the-counter sale of ETH to BitMine Immersion Technologies. Tom Lee's firm acquired 10,000 ETH at an average price of $2,292 ($22.9 million). 0/ Today, the Ethereum Foundation finalized the terms of a 10,000 ETH sale at an average price of $2,292.15 via OTC.For this sale, our OTC counterpart was @BitMNR.— Ethereum Foundation (@ethereumfndn) May 1, 2026 “The transaction funds the foundation's core operations and activities, including protocol research and development, ecosystem growth, community grant funding, and more,” stated representatives of the Ethereum Foundation. The sale followed a nearly identical transaction of 10,000 ETH on April 24, when the average price was about $2,387. The first transaction between the Ethereum Foundation and BitMine occurred in March, with the firm purchasing 5,000 ETH at approximately $2,043. According to the foundation, these sales are part of “treasury management activities” in line with previously published policy. As per SrategicEthReserve, as of May 2, BitMine holds 4.5 million ETH worth over $10 billion. The firm is the largest corporate holder of the altcoin, controlling 3.8% of the supply. Source: SrategicEthReserve. The firm also leads in the volume of assets locked in staking, utilizing over 4 million ETH. The transaction drew criticism from the Ethereum community, with users questioning the purpose of the sale. “Why do you need $46 million in two weeks? How much are you spending and on what? Why doesn't any developer accept ETH directly as payment?” wrote one community member. The foundation has previously faced discontent over its transactions. Last year, the organization pledged to limit sales. In the first quarter of 2026, Bitmine Immersion Technologies reported a net loss of $3.82 billion. For comparison, the figure was $1.15 million a year earlier.

blockmanity.com Can Broadridge’s Strong Quarter, Web3 Proxy Voting, and M&A Push Drive BR Stock to New Highs?

Can proves execution. eyes the future. builds scale. Together, they strengthen the narrative of growth in market infrastructure. For blockchain fans, Broadridge links TradFi and crypto. Steady dividends add appeal. With upside potential, BR deserves a spot on watchlists. Keep […] The post Can Broadridge’s Strong Quarter, Web3 Proxy Voting, and M&A Push Drive BR Stock to New Highs? appeared first on Blockmanity.

cryptobriefing.com Salomon Aaron: The dinosaur fossil market is underdeveloped compared to art, ethical dilemmas of private ownership versus museums, and the impact of legal regulations on fossil sales | Odd Lots

Dinosaur fossils are emerging as high-value collectibles, but ethical and legal challenges loom large. The post Salomon Aaron: The dinosaur fossil market is underdeveloped compared to art, ethical dilemmas of private ownership versus museums, and the impact of legal regulations on fossil sales | Odd Lots appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

bitcoinist.com Trump’s Crypto Venture Raised Millions From Undisclosed WLFI Token Sale, Report Reveals

World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s main crypto venture, is facing renewed scrutiny after a recent report revealed that the project quietly sold billions of WLFI tokens to private investors. Related Reading: Global Crypto Pig-Butchering Crackdown: US, UAE, And China Bust 9 Scam Centers World Liberty Back In The Spotlight On Friday, a Bloomberg report […]

news.bitcoin.com Paolo Ardoino Drives $1.04B Profit for Tether as Reserves Climb to $8.23B in Q1

Tether posted over $1 billion in profit for the first quarter of 2026, with excess reserves reaching a record $8.23 billion. The stablecoin issuer continues to anchor its backing in U.S. Treasuries while expanding into gold and bitcoin. Key Takeaways: Tether posted $1.04B profit in Q1 2026, with reserves hitting a record $8.23B. Tether holds […]

news.bitcoin.com DSA Addresses the Future of Payments at PayCLT Webinar and AI and Blockchain Conference at Cornell Tech

This sponsored press release was provided by DSA and was not written by Bitcoin.com News. Bitcoin.com News does not necessarily endorse the statements made within this announcement. PRESS RELEASE. Washington, D.C., May 2nd, 2026 — The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research and education surrounding […]

blockmanity.com Crypto Fear & Greed Index Hits 45: Neutral Sentiment Signals Calm in Crypto Markets

Crypto Fear & Greed Index Hits 45: Neutral Sentiment Signals Calm in Crypto Markets The has now reached 45, up one point from yesterday. This score shows a steady in the crypto world. Investors are not too scared or too […] The post Crypto Fear & Greed Index Hits 45: Neutral Sentiment Signals Calm in Crypto Markets appeared first on Blockmanity.

news.bitcoin.com Nansen Predicts AI Agent Dominance by 2028

Blockchain analytics firm Nansen has predicted that by 2028, the default way most people invest will not be through picking tokens or reading charts but through autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents operating on their behalf. Key Takeaways: Nansen predicts billions of AI agents will become the default crypto investment vehicle by 2028. The forecast compares […]

bitcoinist.com Tether Releases Q1 Figures: $1 Billion Profit, And USDT At Record Circulation

Tether has released its first-quarter (Q1) 2026 attestation report, audited by BDO, a “top-five” global independent accounting firm. The report highlights what the company describes as continued momentum for the stablecoin issuer, including major financial figures and details on its reserve positioning. Inside Tether’s Reserves In the report, Tether said it generated approximately $1.04 billion […]

blockonomi.com Kalshi Reaches All-Time High $14.81B in April Volume as Prediction Market Sector Passes $150B Milestone

Kalshi hits $14.81B record in April, up 13.3%, while Polymarket falls 14.8% to $9.01B. Combined prediction market volume crosses $150B lifetime milestone. The post Kalshi Reaches All-Time High $14.81B in April Volume as Prediction Market Sector Passes $150B Milestone appeared first on Blockonomi.

bitcoinist.com Bitcoin Difficulty Set For Another 3% Drop: What It Means

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin mining Difficulty is headed for another 3% drop this weekend. Here’s what this could mean for the network. Bitcoin Block Time Has Been Slower Than Expected Recently According to data from CoinWarz, the Bitcoin Difficulty is estimated to decrease during the upcoming adjustment. The “Difficulty” here refers to a metric […]

news.bitcoin.com Bitso: Stablecoins Hit 40% of Latam Crypto Buys

In its latest Crypto Landscape in Latin America 2025 report, Bitso found that 40% of all crypto purchases in the region involved dollar-linked assets, such as USDT and USDC. Even so, Bitcoin remains the most widely held asset, representing 52% of all portfolios. Key Takeaways: Bitso’s 2025 report reveals that stablecoins like USDC drove nearly […]

bitcoinist.com Bitcoin’s Rally Looks Real, But Binance Data Says Demand Is Fading – Analyst Exposes Market Setup

Bitcoin is holding above $75,000 as the market enters what is shaping up to be a decisive moment — a price level that has resisted multiple attempts at breakout and is now being tested again with a cleaner technical structure than any previous approach. The ascending pattern from the March lows looks constructive on the […]

blockmanity.com Crypto Weekly Digest: Kevin Warsh Fed Chair Shift, Bitcoin Mega-Merger, and AI Training Revolution

Crypto Weekly Digest: , Bitcoin Mega-Merger, and AI Training Revolution The crypto market is buzzing with big changes. Total market cap sits at $2.65 trillion, down just 0.68% from last week. Bitcoin dominance rose to 58.60%. BTC dropped 1.23%, ETH […] The post Crypto Weekly Digest: Kevin Warsh Fed Chair Shift, Bitcoin Mega-Merger, and AI Training Revolution appeared first on Blockmanity.

bitcoinist.com Bitcoin’s Defenders Launch ‘Evidence Base’ In Battle Against FUD

“If you’re trying to own someone, you’ll trigger their defenses and accomplish nothing.” That line sits at the heart of a new tool built by a Nordic Bitcoin education group — one that aims to change how Bitcoin supporters respond to criticism online. Related Reading: XRP Could See Fresh Demand As Japan’s Rakuten Unlocks Loyalty […]