Blockchain in the News

In late August 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) quietly dropped a bombshell. In an advisory on Foreign Boards of Trade (FBOTs), the agency clarified that offshore exchanges can legally open their doors to U.S. users, if they register and meet stringent oversight standards. For years, many believed that U.S. participation in global crypto derivatives markets was a dead end. Overnight, that perception has changed.

The open-source JavaScript ecosystem NPM has recently been hit by a major supply-chain hack. A phishing campaign against an NPM maintainer gave attackers access to popular libraries, including Chalk, Strip-ansi and debug-js; packages that are downloaded billions of times a month. Malicious code was inserted into these dependencies, turning them into vehicles for a crypto-clipper, which is a type of malware designed to silently swap wallet addresses during crypto transactions, potentially redirecting funds to the attacker.

In a landmark move that may reshape the future of political fundraising in the UK, Reform UK announced it will begin accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as donations.

In a significant shift with potentially global implications, Singapore’s Monetary Authority (MAS) has set a deadline for crypto firms incorporated in the country, but servicing overseas clients.

On June 18, Iran’s largest Crypto Exchange, Nobitex, suffered a major cyberattack that has since sent shockwaves through the blockchain ecosystem. The breach, which hacktivist group ‘Predatory Sparrow’ (Gonjeshke Darande) has claimed responsibility for, saw the unauthorized outflow of almost $90 million, mostly in USDT on Tron, from Nobitex’s Hot Wallets.

As a compliance company, Nominis has shared plenty to our website and LinkedIn community discussing our thoughts on the incident itself, the roles of crypto gangs, such as Lazarus Group, who committed the Bybit attack, and how these hacks can be prevented in future

Criminal organizations are increasingly leveraging the decentralized nature of cryptocurrency markets to evade detection by Chinese and international authorities. They utilize digital currencies to launder proceeds from illicit activities such as drug trafficking and illegal gambling. Additionally, they orchestrate investment scams that promise substantial returns, thereby defrauding investors within the cryptocurrency sector. The Lazarus Group and co-conspirators A significant example of this i

Stablecoins have become essential in the cryptocurrency world, providing a much-needed buffer against the volatility of digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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This month, we've observed two significant losses totaling almost $74 million from centralized exchanges (CEXs).