🎰 Merkle Science Meet is heading to Las Vegas during Money20/20. We’re bringing together leaders across payments, banking, fintech + digital assets to talk stablecoins, AI-driven risk, bank-crypto convergence and cross-border payments. 📅 Oct. 20 | Caesars Palace Join us 👉 luma.com/yqb3o4cs

The Merkle Science team is heading to @Money2020 to talk stablecoin payments, crypto compliance, and predictive fraud detection. If you are in town for Money 20/20, let’s connect 🤝

🔍 $387.5M. The revised total from Bitget’s hot wallet breach, and our tracing ties it to the same crew behind July’s AFX bridge exploit: TraderTraitor (UNC4899). Merkle Science flagged the abnormal outflows before Bitget’s public confirmation. Full breakdown by Mir Jalal Ali Khan 👉 merklescience.com/blog/hack-…

🗞️ Here's your weekly recap of the biggest news in the world of crypto regulation and compliance: 👉🇪🇺 ESMA gives crypto firms 3 months to exit non-compliant stablecoins | 🔗 bit.ly/4evE7Vd 👉🇷🇺 Russia to ban direct peer-to-peer crypto trades starting July 2027 | 🔗 bit.ly/4ymSa6I 👉🇰🇷 South Korea plans cybersecurity overhaul after attacks hit banks, crypto firms | 🔗 bit.ly/4z3WnNG 👉🇪🇺 EU authority classifies Circle’s USDC as ‘significant’ under MiCA | 🔗 bit.ly/4jqj9e2 👉🇺🇸 Blockchain.com pursues CFTC approval for prediction markets: CNBC | 🔗 bit.ly/4zGGAVj 👉🇬🇧 UK sanctions three crypto exchanges tied to Russian illicit funds | 🔗 bit.ly/4BeH9Y0 👉🇦🇺 Australia proposes leverage caps for crypto-settled derivatives | 🔗 bit.ly/4ySdiTr 👉🇷🇺 Russia clears Sberbank for crypto trading ahead of December launch | 🔗 bit.ly/4Bgc6eq 👉🇺🇸 Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer lays out ex-FTX CEO’s Supreme Court case | 🔗 bit.ly/4zDdR3z Stay informed with the latest #CryptoCompliance & #CryptoRegulation news 📊

🇸🇬 That’s a wrap on Merkle Meet Singapore. Thank you to everyone who joined us during Token2049 for an afternoon on MAS vs. MiCA, stablecoins reshaping APAC payments, RWA tokenization, and crypto crime across the region. Huge thanks to @sumsub, Drew & Napier, @movantis_global, @utexocom, and @AleoHQ, and to every speaker and attendee who made the day count.

🇸🇬 Merkle Science is heading to Singapore. Seven of us will be on the ground for TOKEN2049 + Merkle Science Meets Singapore, talking crypto compliance, investigations, predictive fraud detection, and what comes next. Join us 👉 luma.com/pgh8dk05

🗞️ Here's your weekly recap of the biggest news in the world of crypto regulation and compliance: 👉🇺🇸 US SEC follows CFTC in staff guidance for crypto | 🔗 bit.ly/3TYZMOG 👉🇪🇺 Binance’s EU services face scrutiny over licensing exemption: Report | 🔗 bit.ly/4dgxhm2 👉🇺🇸 New York, Wyoming regulators sign pact to coordinate crypto oversight | 🔗 bit.ly/4hyHPy7 👉🇪🇺 Circle urges EU to revise stablecoin reserve rules in MiCA review | 🔗 bit.ly/4rGdKkW 👉🇺🇸 Illinois draft crypto tax rules detail DeFi, stablecoin treatment | 🔗 bit.ly/4yE1MLa 👉🇬🇧 FCA opens crypto authorization window ahead of 2027 UK regime | 🔗 bit.ly/4dgiOXp 👉🇺🇸 Hong Kong regulators expand financial reporting oversight to licensed crypto firms | 🔗 bit.ly/4dgxWnw 👉🇺🇸 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to leave post on Oct. 2 | 🔗 bit.ly/4dc12Ve 👉🇺🇸 CFTC sues Cash FX, alleges $950M crypto-linked forex scheme | 🔗 bit.ly/4AHCZHG Stay informed with the latest #CryptoCompliance & #CryptoRegulation news 📊

🚨$351.6M confirmed lost in the Bitget breach 🚨 Merkle Science's monitoring saw this first, before it was public. Our monitoring caught large multi-chain outflows from Bitget hot and cold wallets, then rapid swapping of USDT, USDC, and XAUt across DEXs as the attacker moved to convert stolen funds. We've informed agencies and exchanges and are staying vigilant. Behavioral, predictive monitoring catches this. Watchlists don't.

🇸🇬 Merkle Meet Singapore. Tuesday, October 6 during Token2049. MAS vs. MiCA. Stablecoins reshaping APAC payments. RWA tokenization compliance. AML and crypto crime across Southeast Asia. Speakers from @Paxos, @Celo, @Bitpanda_global, @AlchemyPay, @tezos, and more. Register 👉 luma.com/pgh8dk05

🇺🇸 That's a wrap on Merkle Meet DC Thank you to everyone who joined us at Duane Morris LLP for an afternoon on the GENIUS Act, stablecoin payments infrastructure, bank-crypto convergence, and AML compliance in a stablecoin-native world. Huge thanks to our co-hosts @arf_one and @thestablecon, our sponsors @AleoHQ, @FiatRepublic, @utexocom, and @yellowcard_app, and every speaker and attendee who made the day count.

$1.7M drained from a "retired" Notional Finance V1 contract that was still funded and unmonitored. Two transactions, three minutes apart. An unchecked integer overflow let a fabricated position sail through collateral checks. We traced the funds to Tornado Cash and found the attacker's gas came through NEAR's intents infrastructure, not the usual bridge-and-mixer route. Full breakdown 👉 merklescience.com/blog/hack-…

🇺🇸 The Merkle Science team is on the ground in DC. Justus, Alvaro, Thibaut, and Mriganka ahead of Merkle Meet DC tomorrow at Duane Morris LLP. Co-hosted with Arf and Stablecon. If you're around, come find us

🗞️ Here's your weekly recap of the biggest news in the world of crypto regulation and compliance: 👉🇺🇸 G20 members tout ‘clear pathways’ for digital asset innovation | 🔗 bit.ly/4x4nOoP 👉🇺🇸 Ondo urges SEC, CFTC to bring US stock perpetuals onshore | 🔗 bit.ly/3SQnNa1 👉🇸🇬 Singapore weighs recognizing some foreign-issued stablecoins | 🔗 bit.ly/4xiRfny 👉🇺🇸 Revolut, OpenReserve get preliminary US bank approval with crypto plans | 🔗 bit.ly/4qVqbZF 👉🇦🇪 Standard Chartered launches spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in UAE | 🔗 bit.ly/4zVaxSl 👉🇦🇺 Australia warns unlicensed crypto firms of fines up to 10% of annual turnover | 🔗 bit.ly/4qUGJAZ 👉🇬🇧 UK crime agency froze $13.5M amid probe into Premier League crypto sponsor | 🔗 bit.ly/4xckSqv 👉🇺🇸 SEC proposes broad update to decades-old transfer agent rules with blockchain nod | 🔗 bit.ly/4cYsBRA 👉🇹🇭 Thailand SEC proposes retail access to regulated overseas crypto derivatives | 🔗 bit.ly/4zUC86b Stay informed with the latest #CryptoCompliance & #CryptoRegulation news 📊

A sanctions designation identifies an entity. But what happens when that entity keeps changing wallets? HTX’s rapid wallet rotation shows why address-based screening alone can fall behind. We break down why real-time attribution matters for crypto sanctions screening. Read more 👉 merklescience.com/blog/crypt…

The illicit activity picture has flipped. What used to run on Bitcoin now runs on stablecoins, for the same reasons legitimate users are adopting them: speed, stability, and low fees. Our CEO @MrigankPattnaik on how the threat landscape has shifted and what it means for compliance teams tracing these flows.

🗞️ Here's your weekly recap of the biggest news in the world of crypto regulation and compliance: 👉🇺🇸 SEC sends crypto custody rule overhaul to White House for review | 🔗 bit.ly/4ccGWJT 👉🇺🇸 CFTC chair says agency will move forward on crypto regulation if CLARITY fails | 🔗 bit.ly/46sGGTC 👉🇺🇸 Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s retrial delayed to April 2027 | 🔗 bit.ly/4qDYuVn 👉🇪🇺 Germany widens MiCA lead as latest EU register update adds 6 banks | 🔗 bit.ly/4gz5rSH 👉🇺🇸 US targets Iran’s crypto sector, cites over $100M in oil-linked payments | 🔗 bit.ly/3SDUh7t 👉🇬🇧 Bank of England set for new innovation mandate covering stablecoins | 🔗 bit.ly/4qPVB3J 👉🇵🇰 Pakistan opens crypto licensing portal, sets Sept. 5 deadline for existing firms | 🔗 bit.ly/4qG39G0 👉🇺🇸 Charles Schwab adds Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to nascent crypto platform | 🔗 bit.ly/4hYkwjo 👉🇯🇵 Japan weighs blockchain fast lane for securities cash settlement | 🔗 bit.ly/4zE17dT Stay informed with the latest #CryptoCompliance & #CryptoRegulation news 📊