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Blockchain analytics firm that counted 46 wrench attacks through June 2026, 30 of them in France, with more than $30 million stolen.
No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.
Rain, Visa, Mastercard, Fiserv, Circle and Remitly have formed the Agentic Payments Alliance with about two dozen members, explicitly modelled on EMV. Plan to conform, not to define.
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Edward Zimbardi was extradited on August 14, 2026 to face 25 counts over an alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi. The case is mid-size by national loss figures, and that is the point.
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A memorandum dated August 12, 2026 lets vetted companies disrupt criminal networks under DOJ and DHS supervision. The entry ticket is a $1 million bond, according to Crypto Briefing.
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A bid protest filed on July 27 puts a sole-source blockchain forensics contract in front of a federal judge on September 2. The complaint is under seal, so the alleged violations are unverifiable.
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Israel's largest bank plans Bitcoin, Ether and Solana trading inside Leumi Trade by early 2027, with Galaxy supplying execution and custody. Bank of Israel approval is still the gate.
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A joint police and cyber agency advisory puts fake-job crypto losses at S$15.1m. The more consequential detail is three exchange operations in four months, all running off the same tooling.
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