CertiK has reported crypto investors have lost an estimated $2.29 billion to hacks, scams and wallet breaches in the first half of 2025. Two outsized incidents at Bybit and Cetus Protocol have dominated the damage, while phishing and flawed smart contracts have driven hundreds of smaller cases.
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Supreme Court Denies Coinbase User Appeal: IRS Can Still Access Your Crypto Data – What Now?
The Supreme Court has refused to revisit the 1976 third-party doctrine, keeping in place a decision requiring Coinbase to share user information when summoned by the IRS. Denial of James Harper’s Fourth Amendment petition maintains legal space for the agency’s expanding enforcement of crypto tax compliance.
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