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Two U.S. Brothers Sentenced to Approximately 15 Years Each for Armed Home Invasion That Seized Over $8 Million in Cryptocurrency
Brothers Raymond Christian Garcia and Isiah Angelo Garcia, residents of Texas, have been convicted on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, receiving prison sentences of 180 months and 186 months respectively. On September 19, 2025, the pair broke into a residence in Minnesota, bound the victim and their family members with zip ties, and held them at gunpoint for over 9 hours to coerce the victim into transferring cryptocurrency. During the incident, they forced the victim to travel to their cabin in northern Minnesota to retrieve additional cryptocurrency storage devices, ultimately compelling the victim to transfer more than $8 million in digital assets. The pair fled the scene after the victim's son contacted law enforcement, and were subsequently arrested near Houston, Texas. Both brothers pleaded guilty to the charges in June of this year.
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View allTotal network contract liquidations reach $1.667 billion in the past 24 hours, dominated by long position liquidations
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Japan Requests Anthropic and OpenAI to Grant Greater Access to Advanced AI Models
The Japanese government has requested U.S. AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI to provide expanded access to advanced models capable of identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and will encourage critical infrastructure operators to adopt these models. The Japanese government plans to include provisions for strengthening cooperation with U.S. AI developers in a cybersecurity package set to be announced as early as next week. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday instructed cabinet members to advance related work, collaborate with overseas government agencies to identify cyber attackers, and address system vulnerabilities. Japan is currently working to curb a recent wave of data breach incidents.
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BTC breaks through $78,000, down 4.62% intraday
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Saudi Arabia says drone intercepted and destroyed near Islam’s holiest city - AP
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