🚨 Bithumb “Fat Finger” Error Creates Instant Crypto Millionaires

South Korea’s major exchange Bithumb made a massive operational mistake during a “Random Box” reward event, accidentally crediting users with Bitcoin instead of KRW.

• Intended reward: 2,000 KRW (~$1.50)
• Actual credit: BTC (≈ 2,000 BTC total, ~$130M+)
• Hundreds of users saw huge balances appear
• Many instantly sold, flooding the order book

Impact:
• BTC/KRW on Bithumb flash-crashed 10–17% below global prices
• Local price dipped to ~₩81M (~$55–56K) while global BTC held ~$68–70K
• Price recovered quickly; disruption was isolated to Bithumb
• No on-chain BTC moved — internal ledger error only

Damage control:
• Only ~3B KRW (~$2M) was withdrawn before restrictions
• Bithumb confirmed an operational/input error (not a hack)
• Affected accounts were frozen and the exchange issued an apology

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🔔 Crypto.com Founder Acquires AI.com for ~$70M

Crypto.com founder and CEO Kris Marszalek has acquired the premium domain AI.com in a deal reportedly valued at around $70 million, making it one of the most expensive domain purchases ever disclosed.

The acquisition follows Crypto.com’s recent expansion into standalone platforms, including OG.com, signaling a broader push beyond traditional exchange products into AI, data, and prediction markets.

💬 Is Crypto.com positioning itself at the intersection of crypto + AI + forecasting?

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⚠️Payment Platform BridgePay Hit by Ransomware

US-based payments platform BridgePay Network Solutions has confirmed that a ransomware attack is responsible for a widespread outage that began around February 6, 2026. The attack quickly escalated, knocking critical systems offline and causing nationwide disruptions for merchants, payment integrators, and businesses that rely on BridgePay for card processing and related services.

Heavily impacted services:
• BridgePay Gateway API (BridgeComm)
• PayGuardian Cloud API
• MyBridgePay virtual terminal and reporting tools
• Hosted payment pages

BridgePay emphasized that restoration efforts are underway and being handled "in a secure and responsible manner"

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🏆 Record $2.2M Telegram Sale

A Chinese collector just acquired the Telegram handle @danbao for a record breaking ~ $2,205,462.

The previous genuine sale record was held by @devil, which sold for ~$1.24M in October last year.

“Danbao” translates to “guarantee” in English and is commonly associated with secured or escrow-style transactions. A comparable English handle would be @Middleman, which reportedly sold for $200k in March 2024.

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Tether Makes a $150M Deal with Gold.com

Tether, the issuer of the leading stablecoin USDT and gold-backed token XAUT, has made a $150 million strategic investment in Gold.com, a major online platform for buying physical precious metals.

• Tether acquires ~3.37 million shares, gaining approximately 12% ownership and the right to nominate a board member (with ~$125M invested initially, plus $25M pending regulatory approvals).
• In return, Gold.com will invest $20 million of the proceeds into XAUT to boost liquidity and adoption on its retail platform.

Tether is also providing Gold.com with at least a $100 million gold leasing facility to support operations and hedging.

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⚠️ Security Alert — Sumsub

Sumsub has disclosed a security incident dating back to July 2024, where an external actor submitted a malicious attachment via a third-party support ticketing system.

This led to limited, unauthorized access to a support-related internal environment. Sumsub states that core systems were not affected, and no sensitive verification data (IDs, biometrics, documents, or payment details) was compromised.

Potential exposure was limited to basic contact data (primarily names, with some emails or phone numbers).

For context, Fragment uses Sumsub for identity verification.

Affected clients have been notified, and additional security measures have been implemented. Users should remain cautious of unexpected messages or attachments.

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🚨 Russia Imposes Phased Throttling on Telegram

As of today, Russia’s communications watchdog has begun throttling Telegram nationwide. According to RBC sources, the restrictions are already active. Users report severe problems loading media, delayed messages, and unstable connections.

• The issues actually kicked off yesterday — on February 9 around 1 PM Moscow time, when complaints exploded on Downdetector.

• Roskomnadzor vows to keep tightening until Telegram cooperates fully — potentially leading to a full ban this year if non-compliance continues.

State media (RIA) reports Telegram faces Up to 64 million rubles (~$830K) in fines.

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🚫 WhatsApp replies to the Russian government following the Telegram block

"Today the Russian government attempted to fully block WhatsApp in an effort to drive people to a state-owned surveillance app. Trying to isolate over 100 million users from private and secure communication is a backwards step and can only lead to less safety for people in Russia. We continue to do everything we can to keep users connected."

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💵 Anonymous Number +888 8 777 just received an offer of $800,000!

This is more than the sale price of number +888 8 888 (~$720,000 at the time of purchase).

If sold, this number will become one of the most expensive numbers ever.

Note: This is a private offer, so we cannot independently verify it, although the information comes from a reputable source.

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🚨The CEO of Praetorian Group International (PGI) has been sentenced to 20 years in U.S. federal prison for running a $200 million fake Crypto and Forex investment scheme

Between late 2019 and 2021, Ramil Ventura Palafox promised investors daily returns of up to 3%, claiming their money would be traded in bitcoin and foreign exchange markets. Instead, prosecutors revealed he collected more than $201 million, including over 8,000 BTC, from more than 90,000 investors worldwide and used new deposits to pay earlier investors.

To maintain the illusion, he created a fake online portal that displayed fabricated profits and account balances. In reality, he spent roughly $3 million on luxury cars, millions more on designer watches, jewelry, and clothing, and purchased luxury homes in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

• He pled guilty on September 16, 2025, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison on February 12, 2026.

• The case was investigated by the FBI and IRS. In addition to the prison sentence, victims may be eligible for restitution.

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⚠️ Attempted Home Invasion Targets Binance France CEO

The head of Binance France, David Prinçay was targeted in an attempted home-jacking on February 12 in Val-de-Marne. Around 7 a.m., three hooded men armed with weapons forced their way into a residential building searching for the crypto executive’s apartment. Finding him absent, they fled after stealing two phones.

Later that morning, the same suspects allegedly carried out a second attempted home invasion in Vaucresson, assaulting a resident with rifle butts after reportedly confusing the address with that of another crypto entrepreneur. Surveillance footage and phone tracking linked both incidents.

The three suspects were arrested later that day in Lyon. Authorities are investigating the coordinated attacks targeting figures in the cryptocurrency sector.

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🚨 LockBit Ransomware Resurfaces on Clearnet Domain LockBit.org

The notorious LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has reportedly activated a new clearnet domain LockBit.org amid its ongoing revival with LockBit 5.0

While LockBit's core infrastructure remains anchored in Tor .onion mirrors, clearnet domains are far easier for law enforcement to monitor, block, or seize compared to anonymous Tor sites.

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🔽X Experiences Widespread International Outage

Today, X suffered a significant service disruption starting around 8:00–8:30 a.m. ET. The outage affected thousands of users globally, with peak reports exceeding 40,000–48,000 on Downdetector. Reports surged primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, and other regions. Users commonly encountered the following issues:

• Feeds and timelines failing to load or refresh
• Login loops and repeated authentication failures
• Error messages such as "Something went wrong" or HTTP 503
• App and website crashes

The disruption lasted approximately 1–2 hours for most users, By late morning to early afternoon ET, the majority of services had been restored.

Many users are speculating that the outage could have been caused by a cyberattack linked to the UK or Germany. However, no official confirmation or evidence supports this at this time.

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