Incidents
Incidents
Oct 22, 2025
India seizes $286 million in crypto assets and arrests the founder of the OctaFX Ponzi schemeThe investigation became one of the largest operations to combat money laundering and illegal trading on Forex
Incidents
Oct 21, 2025
Europol dismantles an international network of crypto scammers with $5,7 million in damagesDuring the operation, assets were seized, accounts were frozen, and fraudulent websites were shut down
Incidents
Oct 20, 2025
US retiree loses $3 million in XRP after Ellipal wallet hackExperts have determined that the attackers transferred the stolen XRP through Bridgers and Tron, covering their tracks
Incidents
Oct 16, 2025
LuBian wallet transferred 11 886 BTC after the US Department of Justice seized $15 billionThe transfers raised suspicions in connection with the Prince Holding Group case
Incidents
Oct 16, 2025
A technical glitch at Paxos led to the accidental issuance of 300 trillion PYUSD stablecoinsThe company called it an “internal technical error”
Incidents
Oct 15, 2025
FTX founder accuses Biden administration of political persecutionHe links this to a change in his views and financial support from Republicans
Incidents
Oct 13, 2025
Singapore court approves WazirX restructuring plan after $234 million hackThe court’s decision paves the way for compensation payments to more than 150 000 users and the resumption of the crypto exchange’s operations
Incidents
Oct 13, 2025
Binance pays $283 million in compensation to affected users after the market crashThe exchange confirmed that the volatility on October 10 caused a temporary depegging of assets and promised to implement new measures to protect against similar incidents
Incidents
Oct 10, 2025
Roger Ver agrees to settle US tax case for $48 millionThis move is significant given the softening stance of regulators under the Trump administration
Incidents
Oct 9, 2025
India’s RBI uncovers crypto scam involving HPZ tokenThe investigation is ongoing, and accomplices abroad are being sought
Incidents
Oct 8, 2025
North Korean hackers stole $2 billion in cryptocurrencyElliptic analysts called this figure a record
Incidents
Oct 6, 2025
229% inflation: how “Binance dollars” became Venezuela’s real currencyHyperinflation and cash shortages have led to a widespread switch by Venezuelans to USDT digital dollars, whose exchange rate is now determined by Binance P2P
