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Berat Oshily has spent the last ten years deep in the weeds of crypto security not from the sidelines, but hands-on, working contracts, breaking systems, and figuring out exactly where things go wrong. Based in Birmingham, he focuses on Web3 fraud: the scams, the exploits, the rug pulls, and the smart contract vulnerabilities that cost real people real money. He knows how attackers think because he has spent years testing the same systems they target. Beyond the technical work, Berat has a knack for making complicated on-chain fraud understandable whether he's talking to security professionals or someone who just lost funds to a phishing link. You'll often find him at blockchain conferences across the UK and Europe, sharing what he knows.
May 18, 2026
Philippine investigators arrested 15 people in Mandaluyong after raiding an alleged crypto investment scam hub using a spoofed website. The case shows how organized fraud desks package crypto promises through social engineering and forged digital systems.
May 18, 2026
DarkSword’s leaked iOS exploit code has turned a targeted spyware chain into a wider wallet-security concern. Crypto users now face higher risk from malicious websites, fake support pages and mobile data theft.
May 18, 2026
Mistral AI’s official Python SDK briefly shipped a malicious PyPI version that downloaded a Linux-focused credential stealer. The attack raises direct key-rotation questions for AI and crypto teams using developer secrets in build systems.
May 18, 2026
Three malicious node-ipc versions were pushed to npm with credential-stealing code that targeted developer machines and CI/CD systems. The incident shows how one poisoned JavaScript package can create downstream key-risk across crypto teams.
May 18, 2026
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act in a 15-9 vote, sending the crypto market structure bill toward a harder floor fight over SEC-CFTC powers, stablecoin rewards and ethics language.
May 18, 2026
The CLARITY Act cleared Senate Banking, but the harder fight is still ahead. Democrats, banks, ethics amendments, stablecoin language and CFTC staffing gaps now decide whether the crypto market structure bill can reach final passage.
May 18, 2026
Hyperliquid’s oil-linked perpetuals have drawn pressure from ICE and CME as regulators weigh how on-chain derivatives should fit inside U.S. commodities law. The fight is now about market access, surveillance and incumbent exchange power.
May 18, 2026
Poland’s lower house approved a long-delayed MiCA implementation bill as prosecutors investigate Zondacrypto user losses above 350 million zlotys. The fight now turns to KNF powers, presidential approval and a July deadline.
May 18, 2026
Trump-linked trust filings show Q1 trades in Coinbase, Strategy, MARA and other crypto stocks. The filing creates a clean test of disclosure, trust structure and policy optics as U.S. crypto rules move through 2026.
May 18, 2026
VanEck and Grayscale updated rival BNB ETF filings on the same day, putting another major altcoin inside the SEC’s expanding review queue. The key question is whether staking language and Nasdaq listing rules can clear the path.
