The group spent tens of millions of dollars on luxury items and real estate, using funds stolen from crypto users in social engineering scams. Evan Tangeman, a 22-year-old resident of California, was sentenced on Friday to 70 months in prison for his role in a criminal enterprise that stole about $263 million in cryptocurrencies from victims through social engineering scams and burglary. Tangeman pleaded guilty to the charges in December 2025 and admitted to helping members of the criminal organization launder at least $3.5 million in illicit funds, according to…
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Polish Crypto Exchange Zondacrypto CEO Flees to Israel as $97M Fraud Probe Deepens
Key Takeaways: Polish prosecutors launched a fraud investigation into Zondacrypto, identifying losses of at least 350 million PLN ($97M) affecting up to 30,000 users. CEO Przemysław Kral is reportedly in Israel, where his citizenship may prevent extradition as Israel does not extradite its own citizens. Kral’s last public communication confirmed 4,500 BTC in an inaccessible cold wallet before he went silent. A $97M Black Hole and a CEO Out of Reach Zondacrypto was among Poland’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges before a sequence of disclosures revealed deep reserve and governance problems at…
Dogecoin Shows Classic Ichimoku Strength – What This Means For Price
Dogecoin is showing strong technical resilience as it continues to respect the Ichimoku Cloud, signaling sustained buyer interest and a healthy short-term structure. With price consistently bouncing from key support levels, momentum appears to be building, but the next move will depend on whether bulls can maintain control and push toward a breakout. DOGE Bounces Three Times From Kumo Support Trader Tardigrade recently revealed that Dogecoin has established a significant bullish pattern on the 4-hour timeframe. The asset has now successfully bounced off the bottom of the Ichimoku Kumo (Cloud)…
Litecoin Confirms Zero-Day Bug Caused 13-Block Reorg, Network Patched and Stable – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Litecoin confirmed a zero-day bug hit major mining pools on April 25, 2026, enabling invalid MWEB transactions via non-updated nodes. A 13-block reorg reversed the invalid transactions; Litecoin states all valid transactions are safe and the bug is fully patched. NEAR Intents had reported $600K in exposure, but actual losses may be lower now that Litecoin confirms the invalid transactions were wiped. Litecoin Reorg Issues According to the Litecoin team, non-updated mining nodes processed an invalid MWEB transaction that allowed coins to be pegged out to third-party decentralized…
The Crash Is Over? XRP Price About To Hit ‘Significant Bottom’
XRP has spent the better part of four months grinding sideways inside a narrow range band, far removed from its $3.65 all-time high. But one technical analyst believes this extended decline is running out of road, the decline is nearly done, and XRP is nearing a bottom significant enough to matter for traders. A Tight Range Showing Late-Stage Compression Analyst Protechtor, posting on X, has been monitoring a key support zone on XRP’s daily chart for more than a year. His reading is that the extended selloff from late 2025…
Bitcoiners cast doubt on the US military's understanding of the network
Bitcoin advocate Matthew Kratter said US Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo’s Senate testimony on Tuesday sounded like it was written by an “intern.” Several members of the Bitcoin community cast doubt on the US government’s understanding of the Bitcoin network after a high-ranking military official told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the US government runs a Bitcoin node. “Our research into Bitcoin is as a computer science tool. It’s the combination of cryptography, a blockchain, and a proof of work,” US Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo told the Senate…
E-cash.org Predates Bitcoin.org by 29 days
Key Takeaways: Historians like Gwern Branwen link e-cash.org, registered July 20, 2008, to Satoshi Nakamoto based on timing with bitcoin.org. The domain was registered 29 days before bitcoin.org, matching Satoshi’s private draft file named ecash.pdf. The domain remains under privacy-protected ownership via Dynadot with a renewal extending to 2028. E-cash.org Domain Draws Renewed Interest The discussion picked up steam across social media after Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc announced a Bitcoin hard fork he is calling “eCash,” prompting people to revisit the history of the name itself. That fork, set for…
XRP Whale Outflow Dominance Climbs To 2024 Levels —Price To Follow?
The XRP price seems to have encountered significant resistance to its growth over the week. As of Wednesday, April 22, the cryptocurrency tried but failed to close above $1.4540, and subsequent movements did not even reach the resistance region. While the XRP price continues to struggle, recent on-chain analysis suggests momentum might be building right beneath the surface. Hence, in the presence of the right conditions, the growing momentum could be the much-needed fuel for XRP’s breakout from its present stalemate. Whale Outflows On Binance Rise To 94.4% In a…
Bitcoin ETFs Add $14M as Inflow Streak Hits Nine Days, Blackrock’s IBIT Leads Demand
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs added $14 million, with Blackrock IBIT’s $22.9 million inflow offsetting ARKB outflows. Ether ETFs rebounded with $23 million inflows, led by Blackrock ETHB’s $32 million after prior losses. XRP gained $6.4 million via Bitwise, while Solana ETFs saw $1.2 million outflows led by Vaneck VSOL. Ether Returns to Inflows as Bitcoin ETFs Hold the Line The streak is intact, but it is losing force. Crypto ETFs closed the week with another day of inflows for bitcoin, though the pace has slowed markedly. Ether returned to positive…
IBM Quantum Hardware Cracks 15-Bit ECC Key, but Bitcoin Devs Say Random Bits Match the Result
Key Takeaways: Project Eleven awarded researcher Giancarlo Lelli 1 BTC ($78,000) for cracking a 15-bit ECC key on IBM quantum hardware on April 24. Bitcoin developers showed Lelli’s result replicates with random noise, signaling zero quantum advantage over classical methods. The gap from 15 bits to Bitcoin’s 256-bit secp256k1 remains a 2^241 engineering chasm, leaving BTC security intact for now. Project Eleven Hands Giancarlo Lelli 1 Btc for 15-Bit ECC Quantum Break, but Software Developers Call It Noise Project Eleven described the feat as a 512-fold increase in search-space complexity…