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Unicoin to Buy Majority Stake in Diamond Lake, Will Launch Altcoin Treasury Strategy
23.6.2025
The acquisition comes as Unicoin faces SEC charges for allegedly defrauding investors of $100 million
US court freezes $57M USDC allegedly linked to LIBRA scandal
29.5.2025
A US federal court has frozen around $57.65 million worth of the stablecoin USDC in a class action case over the controversial Libra memecoin.Onchain data shared with Cointelegraph by the class group’s lawyer, Max Burwick, shows nearly $57 million worth of USDC (USDC) was frozen on May...
US court freezes $57M USDC allegedly linked to LIBRA scandal
29.5.2025
A US federal court has frozen around $57.65 million worth of the stablecoin USDC in a class action case over the controversial Libra memecoin.Onchain data shared with Cointelegraph by the class group’s lawyer, Max Burwick, shows nearly $57 million worth of USDC (USDC) was frozen on May...
Vietnamese Woman Arrested in Thailand Over Alleged $300M Crypto Scam
28.5.2025
Ngo Thi Theu was allegedly a key figure in a network that involved 35 officials and over 1,000 employees working across 44 call centres in Vietnam
U.S. Crypto Investor Charged With Kidnapping and Torturing Victim Over Bitcoin
26.5.2025
The investor,
John Woeltz, allegedly held an Italian man captive in a $30K-a-month townhouse to steal his crypto
Genesis Files Suits Against DCG to Recover Billions Worth of Allegedly Fraudulent Transfers
20.5.2025
DCG, CEO Barry Silbert and others withdrew billions of dollars from the company they knew was failing while keeping customers in the dark, according to the lawsuits
Australian feds seize mansion, Bitcoin allegedly linked to crypto exchange hack
19.5.2025
An Australian man from the state of Queensland has forfeited Bitcoin, a waterfront mansion and a Mercedes-Benz car after Australian Federal Police claimed the assets could be linked to the proceeds of crime.The AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) said in a May 18 statement that...
Australian feds seize mansion, Bitcoin allegedly linked to crypto exchange hack
19.5.2025
An Australian man from the state of Queensland has forfeited Bitcoin, a waterfront mansion and a Mercedes-Benz car after Australian Federal Police claimed the assets could be linked to the proceeds of crime.The AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) said in a May 18 statement that...
‘Elderly’ American Allegedly Loses 3,520 BTC in Sophisticated Crypto Heist, Says ZachXBT
30.4.2025
Two days prior, onchain analyst ZachXBT noted that the value of XMR climbed following the theft of 3,520 BTC from a single victim. By Wednesday, he suggested the wallet’s owner might be “an elderly individual in the U.S.” 3,520 BTC Stolen From Elderly U.S. Citizen and Funneled Into XMR On Sunday...
Crypto Casino Founder Richard Kim Arrested After Gambling Away Investor Funds
17.4.2025
Former Galaxy, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan executive Richard Kim faces securities and wire fraud charges after allegedly gambling away "nearly all" of his investors' funds
MrBeast Sues Ex-Employee For Allegedly Stealing Company Secrets
8.4.2025
Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson is taking an ex-employee to court. The star YouTuber behind the $100 million Beast Games Amazon Prime reality TV show has accused a former IT staffer of stealing secrets and installing hidden cameras across the his Greenville, North Carolina headquarters and is asking...
Bitmex Settles for $100M in Money-Laundering Case After DOJ Allegedly Demanded $420M
15.1.2025
Bitmex has been ordered to pay a $100 million fine after a protracted legal battle stemming from violations of U.S. money-laundering regulations. Bitmex Hit with Additional $100 Million Fine Over Bank Secrecy Act Breach In July 2024, HDR Global Trading Limited, the operator behind the Bitmex...
Three Russians Face Money Laundering Charges Over Mixing Services: DOJ
10.1.2025
Russian nationals have been charged with crimes for allegedly running the crypto mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io used by North Korean hackers
South Korean prosecutors seek 6 months for lawmaker who allegedly hid crypto
18.12.2024
National Assembly member Kim Nam-kuk left South Korea’s Democratic Party in 2023 after allegations of cashing out $4 million in crypto holdings
South Korean prosecutors seek 6 months for lawmaker who allegedly hid crypto
18.12.2024
National Assembly member Kim Nam-kuk left South Korea’s Democratic Party in 2023 after allegations of cashing out $4 million in crypto holdings
Arizona man allegedly posed as Uber driver to steal $300K in crypto: Report
16.12.2024
Scottsdale detectives and Special Agents from the US Secret Service arrested a man on Dec. 11 for theft, fraud schemes, and money laundering in connection with the crypto heist
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Speculation Grows: Initiatives Allegedly Greenlit by Four Nations
9.12.2024
David Bailey, CEO of BTC Inc. and advisor to President-elect Trump’s campaign, has revealed that four undisclosed nations have agreed to establish strategic bitcoin reserve initiatives, hinting at the future organization of a Bitcoin G7. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Initiatives Allegedly...
SEC sues Touzi Capital for allegedly defrauding over 1,200 crypto investors
1.12.2024
The SEC claims Touzi Capital misled investors, saying their funds would be financing crypto mining operations, but were actually spent on unrelated expenses
Chilling Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Revelations: Over 30 Tech Founders Allegedly Debanked
28.11.2024
Marc Andreessen, a co-founder of venture capital behemoth Andreessen Horowitz, recently referred to the effects of Operation Chokepoint 2.0, an initiative focusing on debanking cryptocurrency operators and even tech founders. Marc Andreessen: Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Affected Over 30 Tech Founders...
S. Korean influencer allegedly led $232M crypto scam, 215 arrested
13.11.2024
South Korea has been taking steps to suppress crypto scams. This latest one is the biggest ever though