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ASTER (ex-APX) explodes after airdrop, BNB Chain support and CZ boost

Eric Wilkinson

Sep 24, 2025 3 min read

ASTER (ex-APX) explodes after airdrop, BNB Chain support and CZ boost

Eric Wilkinson

Updated on Sep 24, 2025

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THORChain cross-chain exploit loses $10M as RUNE token drops 10% in price

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US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Betting on Maduro Operation Using Classified Intel

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FBI: $11.4 Billion Lost to Crypto Fraud in 2025

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G. Love Loses 5.9 BTC to a Fake Ledger App on Apple's App Store

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X Will Auto-Lock Crypto Accounts on First Post: Nikita Bier's Anti-Phishing Move Sparks Debate

X, Elon Musk's social network, will automatically lock any account that mentions crypto for the first time. Nikita Bier says it will "eliminate 99% of phishing incentives."

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Class Action Targets JPMorgan Over $328M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

A federal class action accuses JPMorgan Chase of facilitating a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme tied to Florida-based Goliath Ventures and its CEO Christopher Alexander Delgado, raising major questions about bank AML liability.

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Class Action against JPMorgan for $328M crypto Ponzi

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Bitcoin robbery in Versailles: couple robbed of 1 million

A 50-year-old couple in Le Chesnay was robbed of about a million dollars in Bitcoin by three men disguised as policemen. The Versailles public prosecutor's office is investigating.

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Daghita 'Lick' Arrested: Stolen $46M from US Marshals

The FBI and the French Gendarmerie arrested John Daghita, alias 'Lick', in the Caribbean. The son of a government contractor allegedly embezzled over $46 million in cryptocurrency from US Marshals. The case had been exposed by on-chain investigator ZachXBT.

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The US Department of Justice intensifies the fight against crypto industry scams, seizing $580 million and hitting key infrastructure with the support of Tether.

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