Seattle-Area Man Gets Prison for Laundering Foreign Fraud Funds With Bitcoin, Ethereum
The fraudster took in nearly $100 million from victims before laundering funds via Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins.
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A genesis-block Ethereum wallet labeled "Joseph Lubin?" by Arkham Intelligence deposited 110,000 ETH into three Sky Finance vaults on Friday, shoring up collateral behind $259M in DAI debt as ETH fell sharply. Neither Lubin nor ConsenSys has made any public statement on ownership of the address.
Read full articleThe fraudster took in nearly $100 million from victims before laundering funds via Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins.
BlackRock's portfolio shift signals a strategic pivot towards Ethereum, highlighting its growing institutional appeal and potential market impact. The post BlackRock sells $230M in Bitcoin while scooping up Ethereum in notable portfolio shift appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Ethereum is trading near $1,644, roughly 67% below its all-time high of $4,946 set on Aug. 24, 2025, as a combination of macro pressure, persistent ETF outflows, and bitcoin’s rising dominance has pushed the second-largest cryptocurrency to its weakest relative position in years. ETH by the Numbers As of June 9, 2026, ETH’s 24-hour range […]
Ethereum price has fallen to around $1,630 after losing roughly 4% in the past 24 hours, while fresh technical signals and market-wide liquidations have kept traders focused on the risk of another move toward key support levels. According to data…
BNB has already forced its way back into the upper end of the crypto market rankings by beating XRP in May, but the next question is much bigger than its battle with XRP. A new analysis argues that the token can still reclaim its old high and push above $2,000, but any talk of a […]
Circle has launched cirBTC on Ethereum, allowing institutions and BTC holders to deploy bitcoin as collateral in decentralized finance ( DeFi) markets without selling their underlying position. What cirBTC Is Every cirBTC token is backed 1:1 by native bitcoin. The underlying BTC is held at a regulated Circle entity and kept separate from the company’s […]
An attacker compromised a Humanity Protocol foundation member's private keys, drained 17-plus Gnosis Safe wallets across Ethereum and BNB Chain, and minted 100 million additional H tokens on BSC. Total losses reach about $36 million. The H token fell nearly 70% on the day. On-chain investigator
Humanity Protocol says its H token exploit stemmed from compromised private keys, enabling an Ethereum bridge drain and BSC mints. The post Humanity Protocol blames H token exploit on developer machine compromise appeared first on Crypto Briefing.