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Sam Bankman-Fried Deserves a Life After Prison
28.3.2024
He did incalculable harm, but arguing for a sentence longer than 25 years is unfair to the man and the industry he once represented
Canadian Authorities Question QuadrigaCX Co-Founder on Source of Funds
28.3.2024
Canadian authorities have filed a third “unexplained wealth order” application with the British Columbia Supreme Court targeting the co-founder of QuadrigaCX Michael Patryn to explain how assets were acquired.
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Nigeria Charges Binance, Detained Executives With Tax Evasion: Reports
25.3.2024
One of two senior Binance executives in government custody has escaped, local media reported over the weekend
Guilty Verdict for Woman Accused of Laundering Bitcoin Tied to Alleged $6B China Fraud: Bloomberg
20.3.2024
Police in the U.K. seized over 1.7 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) worth of related bitcoin in 2018
Dragon’s Dogma 2’s New Class Is A Twirling Death Machine
9.3.2024
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Crypto Investment Scam Losses in U.S. Grew 53% to $3.94B in 2023: FBI
8.3.2024
Investment fraud at large grew by 38% from $3.31 billion to $4.57 billion, according to the bureau's Internet Crime Report 2023, highlighting the prominent role that cryptocurrency plays in this area of crime
UK Law Enforcement Will Soon Have More Power to Seize Crypto Assets
1.3.2024
A crime bill passed last year gave law enforcement agencies more power to seize and freeze crypto
Tears Of The Kingdom Was Pirated 1 Million Times, Nintendo Claims In Lawsuit
28.2.2024
Nintendo filed a civil lawsuit on February 26 against Yuzu software developer Tropic Haze, claiming that the team’s tech let folks illegally pirate 2023’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom over one million times a full week and a half before it even came out. According to the Mario maker...
The European Central Bank Is Either Lying About Bitcoin or Lying to Itself
22.2.2024
ECB Director General Ulrich Bindseil and advisor Jürgen Schaaf are definitely against bitcoin, but their reasons don’t make a lot of sense
South Korea’s Most Populated Province Traces and Collects $4.6M From Crypto Tax Evaders
22.2.2024
South Korea's most populated province, Gyeonggi, has collected $4.6 million from crypto tax evaders, it announced on Thursday, according to a local report by Yonhap News Agency
FinCEN Sees Rise in Bitcoin Being Used in Human Trafficking Cases
14.2.2024
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said it has seen a rise in the number of Bitcoin transactions used in connection with human trafficking and online child exploitation cases. According to FinCEN recent findings show 95% of cases involving online child exploitation...
US Treasury Cites Rising Cryptocurrency Misuse in 2024 National Risk Assessments
9.2.2024
In its 2024 National Risk Assessments, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has unveiled the concerning trend of criminals increasingly turning to cryptocurrencies to finance illegal activities. US Treasury Reports Identify Crypto’s Role in Illicit Finance The U.S. Department of the Treasury...
Illicit Virtual Asset Use On The Rise, U.S. Treasury Report Reveals
7.2.2024
The U.S. Treasury Department is seeing an increase in illicit crypto use according to a Thursday report. The department’s 2024 National Risk Assessments on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing report highlights that virtual assets are increasingly used by illicit...
Crypto Crime Could Mean Jail for Life in South Korea
7.2.2024
The new consumer protection rules will take effect in July 2024
Former Terraform Labs CFO Han Chang-joon Extradited to South Korea by Montenegro
5.2.2024
Han Chang-joon was charged with carrying falsified travel documents alongside Terra co-founder Do Kwon last year
Binance Freezes $4.2M in XRP Tokens Stolen From Ripple Executive's Wallet
2.2.2024
Over $120 million in XRP was stolen from Ripple Labs Executive Chairman Chris Larsen earlier this week
Belarusian-Cypriot National Charged by US for Operating Unlicensed Crypto Exchange BTC-e
2.2.2024
Belarusian and Cypriot national has been charged in the US for operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e and money laundering conspiracy, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Aliaksandr Klimenka and Alexander Vinnik, allegedly controlled the digital currency exchange BTC-e...
Disney Loses Lawsuit Against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
31.1.2024
On January 31, a district court in Florida dismissed The Walt Disney Company’s lawsuit against state governor Ron DeSantis. The lawsuit was filed against DeStantis after he and the Florida government took control over a special district last year that contained Disney World.Read more
UK Police Seize Nearly $1.8B of Bitcoin From Investment Fraud in China: FT
31.1.2024
A London court heard of the seizure Tuesday as part of the trial of Jian Wen, who is accused of laundering bitcoin on behalf of her former employer, Yadi Zhang, FT reported
Abracadabra Money in Crisis as $6.5 Million Crypto Theft Sends Shockwaves Across DeFi Community
30.1.2024
Source: iStock / Xijian Popular Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Abracadabra Money fell victim to a platform attack on January 30. Announcing the incident on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the DeFi protocol stated that it is aware of an exploit on its platform...