Texas Representative Lance Goodin wrote a petition to the acting head of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Stephen Ehikian, asking him to install cryptocurrency ATMs in all federal buildings across the United States.
Expanding access to cryptocurrency ATMs in federal buildings is in line with President Donald Trump's vision for the United States to become a global leader in cryptocurrencies, Goodin wrote.
Goodin argues that by installing cryptocurrency ATMs in federal offices, the government can provide both practical access to financial services and educate the public about digital assets.
The number of cryptocurrency ATMs both in the U.S. and around the world has been on the rise in recent years. However, the devices are increasingly attracting the attention of regulators, who categorize them as potential sources of fraud.
To prevent this from happening, Lance Goodin asked the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to develop clear guidelines to mitigate such risks. The Texas lawmaker also emphasized the importance of collaboration between regulators, private sector technology providers and compliance experts.
To date, there has been no response from the agency.
Leading digital asset specialists at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Seth Wilkes and Raj Mukherjee will leave the agency following a “deferred retirement” offer from DOGE. This is reported by CoinDesk.
According to knowledgeable sources, Wilkes and Mukherjee will formally remain IRS employees for a few more months. However, they have been on paid administrative leave since May 2.
Wilkes came to the IRS from TaxBit, while Mukherjee is a former tax specialist at Binance.US and ConsenSys. They have been at the government agency for a little over a year, specializing in the crypto industry.
Specifically, Wilkes and Mukherjee worked on the updated Form 1099-DA. It was designed to help U.S. citizens file tax returns related to transactions involving digital assets.
According to the New York Times, more than 20,000 IRS employees have accepted offers of “deferred retirement.” These employees are on administrative leave until September.
Elon Musk has said that DOGE under his leadership will accomplish much of the work needed to reduce the $1 trillion deficit “within the timeframe specified.”
Google Corporation announced the integration of zero-disclosure proof (ZKP) technology into its eponymous e-wallet. The solution is aimed at identity verification with privacy protection.
The pilot launch will take place in the UK, after which the system is planned to scale to the US and other countries.
“Since many sites and services require proof of age, we decided to create a system that not only performs this function, but also protects the user's privacy as much as possible,” the company said on its blog.
Google Wallet allows users to store and use digital versions of various cards and documents, such as:
debit and credit cards for payment via NFC;
boarding passes and transportation tickets;
loyalty cards and gift certificates;
digital car keys, if supported by the manufacturer;
The service works in conjunction with Google Pay.
The company has developed its own ZKP system based on the technology of startup Ligero, founded in 2018. It is backed by major players including Galaxy Ventures, 1kx, Franklin Templeton, Robot Ventures and Digital Currency Group.
How deeply Google Wallet will be integrated with the crypto industry is still unclear. However, the company's ZKP solutions will be open source and available for third-party developers to implement.
Google also said that the digital ID in Wallet will be able to be used both offline and online - including as a passport replacement for domestic air travel in the US. Other scenarios include restoring Amazon accounts, accessing medical services through Epic's CVS and MyChart, and confirming a profile with Uber.
Previously, zero-disclosure proofs remained more of an academic concept until crypto projects like Zcash found practical applications for them in the context of scaling and privacy. Now, relevant solutions are at the core of the ZK-Rollups technologies used by Starknet and ZKsync, as well as privacy mechanisms - zk-SNARKs and zk-STARKs.
Binance reported attempts to copy customer faces using AI
Fraudsters are using AI to copy the faces of customers of cryptocurrency exchange Binance and subsequently bypass the biometrics verification system to steal assets. Users were warned about this by the platform's team.
Attackers use publicly available or stolen photos and videos from databases as the basis of a fake 3D facial model. Bypassing the verification system is often combined with attempts to crack passwords and 2FA.
Attacks on unprotected phones and desktops with access to Binance can be carried out remotely, via malware.
The exchange team is actively monitoring the threat and urges users to remain vigilant.
Telegram denied the existence of a vulnerability with “session invalidation”
The author of the Telegram channel “IT Digital” discovered a vulnerability in the messenger that allows access to user accounts without a password or MFA verification, and notified the developers about it.
According to him, the problem occurs during authorization via Telegram widget on third-party sites, primarily in the built-in browser of the messenger. Such authorizations can create sessions with elevated rights - they allow reading chats, receiving calls without entering a cloud password and notifying the account owner.
The main danger is that an attacker can intercept the authorization token and use it on his device, the expert added. He believes that it was this bug that caused the theft of 200 million rubles (~$3 million) worth of cryptocurrency from his client in early 2025.
To avoid such risks, the author of the post recommended users to clear the history of the built-in Telegram browser, disable all active web sessions and widgets.
Telegram officially denied the vulnerability, claiming that the researcher misinterpreted the mechanism of different types of authorizations. In turn, the specialist believes that the response of the messenger team contradicts the content of his video.
Alleged serial bitcoin extortionist indicted in the US
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a Yemeni citizen, the likely developer and main operator of the Black Kingdom ransomware virus, with carrying out 1,500 attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers.
According to the case file, from March 2021 to June 2023, 36-year-old Rami Khaled Ahmed and his accomplices infected computer networks with the encryptor and demanded a ransom of $10,000 in bitcoins. His victims included a medical company in Encino, a ski resort in Oregon, a school district in Pennsylvania and a health clinic in Wisconsin.
Authorities emphasized that the Black Kingdom virus was created specifically to exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server and access target computers.
Ahmed faces up to 15 years in prison on the combined charges of conspiracy, willful damage to a protected computer and threatening to do so.
iPhone owners attacked by spyware
Apple has notified a number of users in more than a hundred countries of a large-scale attack by government spyware. This is reported by TechCrunch.
Among the victims are Italian journalist Ciro Pellegrino and Dutch right-wing activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek.
The spyware allows access to personal data, correspondence, microphone and camera without the owner's consent. At this point, it is unclear which group is behind the targeted attacks.
Alerted iPhone owners have been advised to immediately update iOS to the latest version 18.4.1. and to enable Lockdown Mode for increased protection.
TikTok to pay €530m for EU data going to China
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €530m (more than $601m) for illegally transferring users' personal data from the European Economic Area to China in violation of EU data protection regulations.
The social network was also accused of lacking transparency.
TikTok has been ordered to bring its data processing into compliance within six months. The DPC plans to suspend all data transfers to China if the company fails to meet the deadline.
RansomHub ransomware program has gone offline
Group-IB experts reported that the online infrastructure of the RansomHub ransomware syndicate has “for unexplained reasons” stopped working since April 1.
A number of experts attributed this to the “departure of many competitors,” which followed downtime in the syndicate's operations starting in November 2024. Problems escalated when rival RaaS group DragonForce claimed that RansomHub had allegedly decided to move to their infrastructure as part of a new “ransomware cartel.”
Some affiliates may have gone to Qilin, given the doubling of disclosures on its leak site since February.
By some estimates, RansomHub operators stole data from more than 200 victims in about a year of activity. This RaaS group replaced the shuttered LockBit and BlackCat and attracted their partners, including Scattered Spider and Evil Corp, through the lucrative distribution of payments received from victims.
Fraudulent “virtual cards” appear in Telegram
Russian users of Telegram have encountered a fraudulent scheme in which they are offered to issue “virtual cards” purportedly to pay for purchases abroad and subscriptions to foreign services.
The scammers lure them with instant account creation and bonuses.
For registration, potential victims are asked for their name, phone number, and sometimes passport - depending on the legend. They then give details of non-existent cards, and in return they get access to real bank data under the pretext of “replenishment” or “linking”.
The cumulative unrealized gains of long-term investors in the first cryptocurrency approached 350%, which has historically coincided with stronger selling. Such a scenario was presented in Glassnode. According to experts, the metric will reach a key level in the event of a further price increase to $100,000.
“This will require significant demand to absorb the distribution and maintain the upward momentum,” the specialists warned.
A trader under the nickname TheKingfisher pointed to the liquidity of the order book as one sign of a possible reversal in price momentum. The expert urged bulls to be cautious due to the “weak” momentum in buying. Glassnode suggested to make sure the price fixation above the “cost” of coins in relation to speculators ($93,200) and 111 DMA ($91,300).
“For further growth, these levels must be broken and held, as failure to do so would return quotes to bearish territory,” the analysts explained.
Earlier, the head of Presto Research Peter Chang called the factors of bitcoin growth to $210,000 in 2025.
Recall, in Standard Chartered called to buy digital gold and predicted an increase in its rate to $120,000 in the fourth quarter.
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