Cryptocurrency Wallet

PayPal has added Solana (SOL) and Chainlink (LINK) to its supported cryptocurrencies for US users, expanding its crypto offerings alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others. US-based users can now buy, sell, and hold these assets, but transfer to external wallets has not been confirmed.

UPCX suffered a $70 million exploit, with 18.4 million UPC tokens stolen—surpassing the circulating supply. Cyvers traced the breach to a ProxyAdmin contract flaw, enabling unauthorised withdrawals. Despite the scale, market impact remains minimal, and the stolen tokens are untouched. How long will they stay that way?

A new Android malware, Crocodilus, uses social engineering and fake overlays to steal crypto wallet seed phrases, bypassing security features. Targeting users in Spain and Turkey, it has remote access capabilities and can bypass two-factor authentication.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT reports over $46 million lost to phishing scams targeting Coinbase users in two weeks, including a single 400 BTC theft worth $34.9 million. With tactics like address poisoning and wallet spoofing on the rise, will losses keep growing?

The US DOJ intercepted encrypted channels, seizing over $200,000 in crypto and identifying key organisers. While Telegram-based terror financing is limited, new donation channels continually emerge, complicating enforcement.

Binance is investigating a staff member accused of using insider knowledge from a BNB Chain role to front-run a token launch.

World Network is in discussions with Visa to develop a stablecoin wallet that would connect to Visa’s vast payment network. If successful, this collaboration could bring crypto payments to a global scale.

Microsoft has identified StilachiRAT, a trojan targeting 20 cryptocurrency wallet extensions on Chrome, including MetaMask and Trust Wallet. The malware’s origins remain unknown, though it is not yet widespread.

James Howells' request to search a landfill for a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin was rejected by the UK Court of Appeal, marking a setback in his legal battle. He plans to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, but the landfill is set to close soon, making the search more difficult.

Onchain data shows a trader lost $733,000 in USDC for just $19,000 in USDT due to a sandwich attack, sparking money laundering suspicions.