🗓 Weekly Scan 

🟡FBI reports a 45% increase in crypto-related scam losses in 2023, according to the annual financial crimes report
Over 69,000 complaints were filed by Americans last year, leading to losses of $5.6 billion 😶

Cryptocurrency accounted for 10% of all complaints and about half of the total financial losses 📉

🟡Interesting fact: Last year, Tether made more profit than BlackRock 
🟡Tether: $6.2 billion
🟡BlackRock: $5.5 billion

Tether operates with fewer than 100 employees, while BlackRock has a workforce of 20,000 👀

🟡The U.S. has launched an investigation into the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 
The investigation centers on allegations of political favoritism in the agency's hiring practices 🥶

🟡Binance alerts users to 'Clipper' malware targeting crypto wallet addresses
Analysts at Binance have detected a dangerous malware called Clipper that changes the withdrawal address during transactions by intercepting data stored in the clipboard, mainly target…