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Irish Central Bank Fines Coinbase Ireland $3.6M Over Safeguarding Failures
The Central Bank of Ireland penalized Coinbase Ireland €3.25 million for breaching safeguarding and outsourcing rules.
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US federal judge denies joint Gemini-CFTC bid to undo $5 million settlement
A federal judge denied a joint motion from Gemini and the CFTC to vacate the $5 million settlement agreed to in January 2025.
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Ledger Confirms Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis Reseller Units
Ledger confirmed a hardware implant in CryptoBilis reseller devices that steals recovery phrases, leading MediaMarkt to suspend sales across Europe.
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MetaMask Responds to Security Incident, Exits Staking Validators
MetaMask is responding to a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure and is proactively exiting affected validators within its non-custodial staking operations as a precaution.
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BitMart Issues Proposal Addressing Balance Sheet Deficit and Historical Losses
BitMart formulated an initial indicative proposal to address its asset-liabilities position, citing a balance sheet deficit following a December 2021 hack and futures wash-trading losses.
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Circle and Tether Freeze Wallet Tied to Bitget Hack
Circle and Tether blacklisted a wallet holding approximately $318,000 in USDT and USDC tied to the recent Bitget exploit, though the majority of stolen funds remain in ether outside of issuer freeze capabilities.
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Circle and Tether step in to freeze hacker wallet after massive Bitget crypto heist
Circle and Tether froze funds in a hacker wallet following a Bitget crypto heist.
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ECB Invites Merchants to Join Controlled Digital Euro Pilot
The European Central Bank opened applications for e-commerce and mobile-commerce merchants in the euro zone to join a controlled 12-month digital euro pilot starting in the second half of 2027.