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Federal officials have won a significant conviction in a large cryptocurrency crime case that spanned the country. The group is accused of stealing over $250 million by tricking people online, breaking into homes, and illegally moving money. The sentence handed down is one of the harshest penalties seen so far in a cryptocurrency fraud case.

The world of decentralized finance, that wild and woolly frontier, has been struck yet again by the mischievous hands of cyber scallywags. Another exploit, as bold as brass, has hit the infrastructure linked to the 1inch exchange aggregator. It’s like a game of whack-a-mole, but the moles are stealing millions! Security boffins have pointed their magnifying glasses at a familiar rogue, one who’s been up to no good in earlier DeFi capers this year. The losses are piling up faster than a giant’s laundry, and confidence in resolver contracts is as shaky as a three-legged stool.

According to the report, the bank is charging E*Trade users a 50-basis-point fee on the transaction value, placing its prices below those of other major players. For instance, Robinhood’s fees start at 95 basis points, while Coinbase and Charles Schwab’s fees start at 60 and 75 basis points, respectively. Yes, a fee is a fee, but apparently cheaper is the new sexy.

We analyzed three separate Bitcoin datasets, and surprisingly, none of them cited the others. Each dataset on its own provides valuable insights, but when combined, they paint a complete picture of a major shift happening in the Bitcoin market, offering three unique perspectives on the same changes.

Meanwhile, the financial establishment, with its usual flair for the absurd, continued its clandestine affair with blockchain. Traditional finance, that aging dowager, is now wiring herself into the crypto rails, while U.S. policymakers, in a rare burst of efficiency, set deadlines for rules as concrete as a Waugh plot twist.

According to a press release (because who doesn’t love a good press release?), Zoth will operate as an Authorized Agent under Bakkt’s licensing umbrella. It’s like a financial hall pass, but with more regulatory approvals!

The announcement follows Witt’s statement that the long-standing disagreement over stablecoin yields is now resolved. This came after Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks reached a compromise. The agreement prohibits stablecoins from offering yields based on bank deposits, but allows rewards earned through activity. While both banks and cryptocurrency companies aren’t entirely happy with the deal, it removes one of the last significant obstacles to progress.

The pilfered assets, a most impressive haul, included 1,291.16 WETH, 206,282 USDT, 16.939 WBTC, and 1,268,771 USDC. The attack, I must emphasize, affected a custom RFQ swap proxy controlled by TrustedVolumes, rather than a standard user swap route. A most cunning stratagem, indeed.

PeckShield, those vigilant sentinels of the blockchain, were the first to raise the alarm. The scoundrels, it seems, have already laundered their ill-gotten gains into 2,513 ETH. How convenient for them, and how inconvenient for the rest of us.