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Top 10 tactics targeting crypto investors, from deepfakes to romance scams
Crypto scam tactics have become more sophisticated in 2026, making investor protection a key market task. The Crypto Basic reported that crypto scams totalled $14 billion in 2025, up from $9.9 billion in 2024. Impersonation crimes surged 1,400 percent, with pig butchering scams and fake investment platforms cited as major drivers. Risks include phishing, fake tokens, social media impersonation, deepfakes, wallet-draining and malware, while recovery remains difficult after blockchain confirmations.
AI & Enterprise
Google integrates Veo into Google Ads to auto-generate video ads from 3 photos
Google has integrated its generative video model Veo into Google Ads\' Asset Studio, enabling advertisers to automatically create customised video ads of about 10 seconds using as few as three photos. The tool is expected to be used mainly for YouTube and Demand Gen ads. The move is seen as pushing generative AI deeper into ad production, simplifying creation by mixing images, text and existing assets without specialised editing tools.
AI & Enterprise
‘Claude killed my startup’, a founder’s confession
A social media post by Ira Bodnar (이라 보드나르), founder of ad-management automation startup Ryze AI, is drawing attention after he titled it that Anthropic’s Claude killed his startup. He wrote that Ryze AI’s deal close rate fell from 70 percent to 20 percent after Claude and Manus, acquired by Meta, launched a Meta ads connector. Bodnar said he is pivoting toward complex workflows for large ad agencies and selling an AI-based ad agency service to small businesses.