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The Telegram escrow market has gradually evolved into an underground service ecosystem that integrates escrow matching, fund settlement, merchant management, and traffic distribution, showing clear signs of “platformization” and network-based development.

OpenClaw is an open-source, self-hosted personal AI agent platform designed to run on a user’s local machine or server. It supports long-term memory, autonomous operation, integration with mainstream LLMs, and remote control through messaging platforms like Telegram.

What is driving the rise of INOs, and how might they shape the future of decentralized networks and project funding? Let’s dive into the potential benefits and challenges of this emerging model.

In the Web3 space, new tokens are constantly emerging. Have you ever wondered how many new tokens are issued each day? And more importantly, are these new tokens safe? Over the past few months, CertiK's security team has identified numerous cases of rug pull transactions. Notably, all of the tokens involved in these cases were newly listed on the blockchain.

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, known as FIT21. Here's what it means for crypto compliance

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury, established to guard against and investigate money laundering, terrorism financing, and other financial crimes.

SkyInsights is the most streamlined, resource-efficient platform for maintaining crypto compliance. By addressing the critical pain points of illicit on-chain activities, sanctions exposure, and the maze of global crypto regulations, SkyInsights gives builders the tools they need to stay firmly on the right side of the law.

From 12 March to 16 March we have seen nine private key compromises (PKC) that have led to a combined loss of at least $22.96 million in March, with five of those incidents incurring losses over $1 million. These incidents showcase the continued devastation that private key leakages can have on the Web3 ecosystem which has already seen approximately $239 million lost to this type of attack in 2024.

The last year has seen an unprecedented number of institutions turning their attention to onchain opportunities, and there are many financial organizations eager to offer a variety of Web3 products and services to these investors. However, an omnipresent hurdle is the lack of unified global regulation of crypto-assets.

The global regulatory landscape for cryptocurrencies varies widely, from countries fully embracing the financial technology for its innovation and economic potential to those completely banning its use. This article examines the EU's approach to regulating stablecoins, emphasizing the role of auditors in security and risk assessments under these regulations.

CertiK has been closely monitoring a serial scammer who is orchestrating honeypot schemes across at least five Telegram channels. In these channels, actors are used to post trading videos, before viewers are gradually steered towards investing in honeypot scams.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has updated its guidelines on money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, extending these to include crypto-asset service providers (CASPs). Compliance and risk management tools like SkyInsights aid CASPs in adapting to these new guidelines through enhanced transaction monitoring and risk identification capabilities.