[Former Coinbase Customer Service Employee Arrested in India Over Customer Data Breach Case] Coinbase Global Inc. CEO Brian Armstrong stated that a former customer service employee was arrested in India for involvement in the customer data breach incident that occurred in May this year. In this incident, hackers obtained sensitive customer information by bribing contractors or employees outside the United States and demanded a $20 million ransom. Coinbase had previously estimated that the remediation costs for this security breach could reach as high as $400 million.

1. BlackRock deposits over $114 million in BTC and ETH to Coinbase 2. By 2026, US cryptocurrency regulation may adopt a dual track pattern 3. Spot gold rose to $4540 per ounce, while palladium and platinum saw significant gains 4. Trust Wallet was hacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $7 million 5. ETH falls below the $2900 mark, with a 5-minute drop of 0.40% 6. Pakistani police smash cryptocurrency investment fraud gang, involving $60 million The above is a selection of hot topics from the past 24 hours. Click to see the full article: https://www.aicoin.com/article/508615

[Federal Reserve Reverse Repo Operation Accepts $20.339 Billion] The Federal Reserve accepted $20.339 billion from 16 counterparties in its fixed-rate reverse repo operation.

[Pakistani Police Dismantle Crypto Investment Scam Group Involving Approximately $60 Million] On December 27, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) of Pakistan conducted a joint raid in Karachi, dismantling an international group involved in a crypto investment scam, with the case amounting to approximately $60 million. During the operation, police arrested 34 individuals in the Defense Housing Authority Phases 1 and 6, including 15 foreign nationals and 19 Pakistani citizens. Sindh Province Interior Minister Ranjhar stated that the group carried out long-term scams through social media and instant messaging apps, luring victims into participating in fraudulent cryptocurrency and forex trading schemes. Authorities seized 37 computers, 40 mobile phones, over 10,000 international SIM cards, and six illegal communication gateway devices. Currently, 22 suspects have been placed under judicial custody, and the investigation is ongoing.

[The Dual-Track Framework of U.S. Crypto Regulation in 2026] December 27 news: In the second year of the Trump administration, the landscape of U.S. crypto regulation underwent a shift. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) transitioned from jurisdictional disputes to close collaboration, jointly advancing crypto regulation. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins promoted the token classification system, Project Crypto, and innovative exemption mechanisms, while approving multiple standards for listing crypto ETFs and prioritizing asset tokenization as a regulatory focus. The CFTC accelerated rule clarification through Crypto Sprint, with newly appointed Chairman Michael Selig expected to play a central role in regulating crypto commodities like Bitcoin. Industry insiders believe that by 2026, U.S. crypto regulation will exhibit a dual-track framework, with SEC driving institutional innovation and CFTC leading market expansion.