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🎯 Russia Freezes $36 Million in Goldman Sachs Assets. A Russian court froze Goldman Sachs' $36 million company shares following Otkritie Bank's allegations of a refused swap contract due to Ukraine war sanctions. Bloomberg
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💥 Gazprom subsidiary files $472 million lawsuit against UniCredit in Russia. RusKhimAlyans, half-owned by Gazprom, sued UniCredit for $472 million over a project delayed by EU sanctions. Reuters
💥 PayPal bets on crypto’s future with US-dollar-backed stablecoin. The PayPal USD stablecoin aims to streamline virtual payments and facilitate quicker, more affordable cross-border transfers. CNN
💥 Canadian Case Exposes Hong Kong Developer’s Corporate Ties to Chinese Criminal Underworld. Despite his philanthropy and real estate success, Hong Kong developer Yu Shunhui is linked to a company involved in a Canadian organized crime case. OCCRP
💥 How U.S. microchips are fueling Russia’s military – despite sanctions. Trade data and manifests show that Moscow has been sourcing advanced Western technologies through intermediary countries such as China. NBC News
💥 Ex-FBI Official Set to Plead Guilty to Illegally Working for Russian Oligarch. Charles McGonigal, who is facing two indictments related to his work with foreign agents, is looking to avoid jury trials. Rolling Stone
💥 China hacked Japan’s sensitive defense networks. The 2020 hack was among the most damaging in Japan's recent history, with Chinese intelligence maintaining deep and pervasive access to Japanese networks into early 2021. Insider
💥 North Korea hacked who now? For five months in 2021-2022, North Korean hackers ran wild in the systems of a top Russian missile company. G ZERO
💥 Sino Global Files $67M Claim Against FTX-Alameda. Sino Global invested in tokens heavily affected by the decline of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire and partnered with FTX on a fund raised with outside investors' capital. CoinDesk
💥 CoinsPaid claims North Korean hacking group used fake job interview to steal $37M. Hackers attempted to infiltrate CoinsPaid infrastructure directly starting in March 2023 but switched their approach to targeting individuals through fake high-salary job offers. Cointelegraph
💥 Migrant shelter for 2,000 men to be built on NYC’s Randall’s Island soccer fields. The influx of migrants to New York City – including hundreds arriving daily – is “stretching our system to its breaking point and beyond,” Mayor Eric Adams said. NY Post