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Apple Has a Fake Ledger App Problem After Musician Loses a Decade of Bitcoin Savings

G. Love, a Philadelphia musician, lost his Bitcoin retirement fund after downloading a fraudulent app from Apple's Mac App Store. The incident raises questions about app store security.

International Business Times UK · Apr 13

G7 Leaders Consider Discussing North Korea's Crypto Threat At Canada Summit: Report

G7 leaders may discuss North Korea's threat to the cryptocurrency industry when they meet in Alberta next month, a new report revealed, highlighting the growing importance of blockchain, digital assets, and crypto in the geopolitical world.

International Business Times · May 8, 2025

$XRP Plunges Amid Report $150M $XRP Hack Of Ripple Co-Founder's Wallet Linked To LastPass Breach

$XRP wiped out last week's gains as it dropped as low as $2.11 Sunday following ZachXBT's publication of a U.S. law enforcement filing that revealed the theft of $150 million worth of $XRP from Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen's private wallets earlier last year was linked to the LastPass breach in…

International Business Times · Mar 10, 2025

'Pharma Bro' Whom Trump Called 'Spoiled Brat' Claims He Created $DJT; Token Plunges

The memecoin that saw its popularity spike Monday after being rumored to be the official Donald Trump token, has now started falling from its one-day glory.

International Business Times · Jun 19, 2024

Crypto Sleuth Calls Out Floyd Mayweather For 'Scamming' Fans In New Token Promotion

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is once again in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons as prominent crypto researcher ZachXBT called the former boxing champion out for his posts that promoted a new token believed to be a fake one.

International Business Times · Jun 4, 2024

Crypto Wallet Hardware Provider Trezor's X Account Hacked For Fake Token Presale

Trezor's X handle has been compromised, with hackers posting a fake token presale promotion, not even a month after Beoble's account was hacked.

International Business Times · Mar 21, 2024

Prominent Crypto Security Researcher Flags Gotbit Yet Again After 2 Rug Pull Scams

ZachXBT has once again flagged cryptocurrency market maker Gotbit, this time noting there were two partner projects of Gotbit that rug pulled in the past week alone.

International Business Times · Mar 19, 2024

Hong Kong Regulator Flags BitForex For Suspected 'Fraud'

Hong Kong's securities regulator has warned against cryptocurrency exchange BitForex, which went dark late month following reported millions in withdrawals from the exchange's hot wallets.

International Business Times · Mar 5, 2024

BitForex Goes Offline, Unresponsive After Nearly $57M Hot Wallets Withdrawal

BitForex has blocked users from accessing the exchange's website following a reported withdrawal of nearly $57 million from hot wallets last week – the supposed user block came less than a month after its former CEO stepped down.

International Business Times · Feb 27, 2024

Over $400K May Have Been Stolen In Alleged MicroStrategy X Account Hack: Reports

A phishing post on MicroStrategy's X account Sunday night reportedly resulted to losses of more than $400,000.

International Business Times · Feb 26, 2024