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Today in Crypto: Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to Let Nonbank Members' Customers Trade Crypto, Two Hackers Arrested in France, $70M in BTC and ETH Donated to Ukraine

27.2.2023
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Illegal Crypto Mining Operation Found Hidden Under High School

27.2.2023
A man has been arrested and is facing charges in a small town outside of Boston after local authorities discovered “an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation” tucked away under a school’s floor.Read more

Briton Wanted by US for Advising North Korea on Crypto Arrested in Russia

23.2.2023
A British national wanted with a red notice from Interpol for consulting North Korea on cryptocurrencies has been detained in Moscow. U.S. authorities allege that the man helped the regime in Pyongyang to bypass sanctions using digital assets. U.K. Citizen Sought by U.S. for Violating North Korea...

Teen Detained After Playing On ISIS-Themed Roblox Servers

22.2.2023
A 16-year-old boy has been detained by Singaporean authorities under the country’s strict new terror laws, after he was found to have been playing on ‘multiple Islamic State-themed servers on Roblox’.Read more

Russia Releases Bitzlato Co-Founder Anton Shkurenko After Questioning

12.2.2023
Russian authorities have released the recently arrested co-founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato, said to have processed illicit funds worth millions of U.S. dollars. Anton Shkurenko, who was questioned in Moscow, denies the French charges against him that became the reason for his brief detention....

Bitzlato Co-Founder Anton Shkurenko Arrested in Russia, Report

9.2.2023
Russian authorities have reportedly arrested the second co-founder of seized cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato. The man, who recently promised to restore the platform’s operations from Russia, was detained at the request of Interpol and may face extradition to France. Another Co-Founder...

Bitzlato CEO arrested by Spanish police: Report

2.2.2023
Authorities seized an estimated $19.8 million worth of crypto, fiat and luxury goods from Bitzlato executives related to an ongoing money laundering investigation

Former Chairman of South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Arrested: Report

2.2.2023
Kang Jong-hyun, a former chairman at South Koean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has been arrested on Thursday

Bithumb owner arrested in South Korea over alleged embezzlement

2.2.2023
The net is closing in on Bithumb executives as the suspected real owner of the exchange is arrested

Bitzlato Executives Arrested in Europe, Exchange Laundered €1 Billion, Europol Says

24.1.2023
European law enforcement authorities have detained four more members of the executive team of crypto exchange Bitzlato, Europol announced. According to the police agency, nearly half of the funds processed through the platform were associated with various criminal activities. Bitzlato Senior...

US Authorities Charge Mango Markets Attacker — Defendant Arrested, Detained in Puerto Rico

23.1.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have charged an alleged attacker who stole $116 million from crypto trading platform Mango Markets. The defendant has been arrested and is currently detained...

Bitzlato Exchange Busted as US Deals ‘Blow to Crypto Crime,’ Arrests Owner

19.1.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, better known to the Russian-speaking segment of the market, has been taken down as part of an “international cryptocurrency enforcement action,” the U.S. Justice Department announced. The Russian owner of the platform has been arrested for his role...

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Falls Below $21K; Genesis Nears Bankruptcy Filing; Bitzlato Founder Arrested

18.1.2023
Bitcoin fell 2% to trade at the $20,700 level, while ether was trading down 3% to the $1,530 level. Equities closed down

US Arrests ‘Mutant Ape Planet’ NFT Creator in $3M ‘Rug Pull’ Scheme to Defraud Crypto Investors

11.1.2023
The U.S. government has arrested and charged the creator of “Mutant Ape Planet” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for allegedly defrauding crypto investors. “The purchasers were ‘rug pulled,'” the Department of Justice (DOJ) described, adding that millions of dollars...

Internet Misogynist Andrew Tate Back In Custody Following Brief Hospital Visit

10.1.2023
Self-professed misogynist and noted internet jackass Andrew Tate is back in Romanian custody after a short reported stint in the hospital. Although rumors are flying every which way, it appears Tate has “certain medical problems” that constituted a doctor check-up, according to a quote from CNN’s...

Hacker Sent to Prison for Robbing Vietnamese Crypto Exchange

9.1.2023
Authorities in Vietnam have caught and sentenced a hacker who stole money and data from a local cryptocurrency exchange. The man, who was arrested and charged for extorting the trading platform’s owner, has been ordered to return the money he misappropriated. Vietnamese Court Jails Hacker...

Two More Promoters of Forcount Crypto Ponzi Scheme Arrested, Charged With Fraud

6.1.2023
Two additional promoters of the Forcount Ponzi scheme – a Brazil-based crypto scam that defrauded Spanish-speaking investors around the world of a collective $8.4 million – have been arrested and charged with fraud for their role in the alleged grift