Russia cracks down on 9 crypto exchanges in Moscow City

Russia cracks down on 9 crypto exchanges in Moscow City

Russia has shut down nine unregistered crypto exchanges in Moscow, with the FSB alleging they helped move scam proceeds abroad through Ukrainian call centers. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has raided nine unregistered crypto exchange services in Moscow over alleged money laundering involving fraud proceeds that authorities linked to Ukraine-based scam call centers. The agency…

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BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens

BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens

The enforcing fork remains stuck at Bitcoin’s full mining difficulty as mandatory signaling proceeds with little hashpower support. Bitcoin’s BIP-110-enforcing branch stalled at block 961,633 on Sunday after producing only two blocks, while the non-enforcing chain advanced to 961,721, widening the gap to 88 blocks.  According to the BIP-110 monitor, updated at 10:19 am UTC,…

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Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold

Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold

The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other transfers flagged for review. Brazil’s central bank will require virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to place precautionary holds of up to 24 hours on certain transfers to foreign platforms or self-custody wallets as part of…

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BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds

BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds

Foundation and Citadel21 reported drained Lightning nodes, but the total amount stolen and number of affected operators remain unknown. BTCPay Server has temporarily restricted public remote connections to Lightning Network nodes running Lightning Network Daemon (LND) software after attackers exploited a critical vulnerability to obtain credentials and move funds.  BTCPay said the restriction prevents external…

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