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ForkLog 94 02.12.2025

Darknet Platform Huione Pay Halts Operations

The payment business of the Cambodian conglomerate Huione Group, known as Huione Pay, has unexpectedly ceased operations and frozen payouts, according to local media.

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ForkLog 196 06.11.2025

Balancer Team Identifies Cause of $128 Million Hack

The hack on the DeFi protocol Balancer was attributed to a flaw in one of the platform's key components—the Composable Stable pools.

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ForkLog 110 01.11.2025

Founder of Defunct Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex Found Dead in Prison

Faruk Fatih Ozer, the former CEO and founder of the bankrupt Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, has been found dead in a solitary cell in a high-security prison in Tekirdag, according to local media reports.

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ForkLog 74 27.10.2025

Mt. Gox Delays Creditor Payments to October 2026

The bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox has postponed its creditor payments from October 31, 2025, to October 31, 2026.

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ForkLog 125 23.10.2025

Hackers Transfer 15,959 BTC from LuBian Addresses

On October 22, hackers moved 15,959 BTC, valued at $1.83 billion, from the wallets of the Chinese mining pool LuBian.

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ForkLog 211 15.10.2025

Roger Ver to Settle US Tax Claims with $50 Million Payment

Roger Ver, the founder of Bitcoin.com, has agreed to pay $50 million to the US Department of Justice to settle a lawsuit over tax violations.

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ForkLog 219 05.10.2025

US Teen Arrested for ChatGPT Query

Police have detained 13-year-old Ian Franco from Florida, USA, following a query he made to ChatGPT. He inquired about ways to "kill a friend in the middle of a lesson."

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ForkLog 304 26.09.2025

DeFi Protocol Hypervault Vanishes with $3.6 Million in Crypto Assets

PeckShield has reported suspicious withdrawals amounting to approximately $3.6 million from the decentralized finance platform Hypervault.

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ForkLog 119 03.09.2025

Irkutsk Police Uncover Mining Farm Hidden in Bushes

In Irkutsk, police officers and energy company specialists discovered a mining farm in a forest plantation. The monthly income was approximately 250,000 rubles.

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ForkLog 146 31.08.2025

Binance Aids in Freezing $47 Million in Fraudulent Assets

Law enforcement agencies in the Asia-Pacific region have frozen nearly $50 million in illicit funds with the assistance of Binance, Chainalysis, and other crypto industry participants.

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ForkLog 305 24.08.2025

South Korean Accused of Laundering $50 Million by Converting Bitcoin to Gold

Authorities in Thailand have arrested a South Korean national accused of laundering 1.6 billion baht (~$50 million) for a call centre gang. He allegedly exchanged cryptocurrency for gold bars.

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ForkLog 83 13.08.2025

Do Kwon Admits to Fraud Charges

Co-founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, has admitted guilt to criminal charges of fraud and conspiracy, according to Reuters, citing court documents. During the hearing, Kwon apologized for his actions. “I made false and misleading statements. I did not disclose the trading firm’s role in restoring the peg. What I did was wrong,” he said. […]

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