Bybit says most of the $300 million “saved” came from users backing out after real-time warnings, highlighting how exchanges are shifting from recovery to preemptive fraud stops. Bybit said it blocked or disrupted more than $300 million worth of suspected scam-related withdrawals in the fourth quarter of 2025 after rolling out an AI-assisted risk monitoring system designed to flag malicious transactions before funds leave the exchange. In a company blog post, Bybit said its system flagged about $500 million in withdrawal requests during the quarter and that more than 4,000 users were “protected” after the platform issued real-time risk alerts or blocked transactions outright. Bybit’s head of group risk control, David Zong, told Cointelegraph that much of the $300 million total reflects withdrawals users voluntarily cancelled after seeing warnings, meaning the funds remained in their accounts rather than requiring clawbacks or reimbursement. Read more
Vista Bank announces the integration of all RoPay payment methods dedicated to individuals, following the successful implementation of four new types of payments performed by scanning RoPay QR codes: POS payments, eCommerce payments, bill payments, and merchant payments using static QR codes.
Housing deliveries across Romania went below 58,000 units in 2025, the lowest level of the last eight years, but the volume of transactions remains nearly 20% above the pre-pandemic average, according to the annual report published by real estate consulting firm Colliers.
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said she had no knowledge of the token, as Kyodo reported the FSA was considering whether unregistered operators were involved. A cryptocurrency using the name of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi briefly surged to a market value of about $27.7 million before sliding sharply after Takaichi publicly denied any connection to the token. In a statement posted on X, Takaichi said she had no knowledge of the “Sanae Token,” adding that neither she nor her office had granted any approval related to it. She said the clarification was issued to prevent public misunderstanding. “Due to the name, it seems there are various misunderstandings, but regarding this token, I have absolutely no knowledge of it, nor has my office been informed about what this token entails,” she wrote. Read more
Romania's factoring market reached a total volume of EUR10.5 billion in 2025, up 12% against 2024 and almost sixfold higher than the EUR1.8 billion level reported 15 years ago, as per a market survey conducted by the Romanian Factoring Association (ARF) and Ipsos, based on data collected from the main market players, members and non-members of the association, during the January 20 – February 6, 2026 period.