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ETH Merge Forks, Quantum Computing, Biden Draining Oil Reserves, DOJ Targets Criminal Crypto Use — Week in Review
25.9.2022
With the Ethereum Merge event now successfully completed, new proof-of-work (PoW) forks have emerged to vie for miner acceptance. This, as the United States government, has warned that the post-quantum world is getting closer, and vulnerable cryptography will need to be protected. Amidst red...
Tornado Cash left a void, time will tell what fills it — Chainalysis chief scientist
22.9.2022
There’s a hole to be filled where Tornado Cash once was, and “junior mixers” are vying for position in the wake of the mixers sanction and ban by the U.S. Treasury
Downfall of Canada's Lambo driving ‘Crypto King’ reportedly sees $35M in losses
21.9.2022
Founder of fraud recovery law firm says the only other avenue available for investors would be to make reports to the Ontario Securities Commission or the police
Crypto Crime-Focused Justice Department Leader Leaving Role: Report
13.9.2022
Nicholas Quaid, second-in-command in the Criminal Division, spent his nearly two-year stint at the DOJ developing the regime surrounding crypto crime legislation and prosecution
DeFi Has Become Crypto Crime’s Main Arena, Crystal Blockchain Says
27.7.2022
More than $14.5 billion in crypto has been lost to hacks and scams since 2011
US Rep. Josh Gottheimer Proposes $3M Boost to Treasury’s Crypto Crime-Fighting Unit
25.7.2022
U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) has proposed an amendment to a federal budget bill that would give the Treasury Department an additional $3 million to fight crypto-related crime in 2023
Crypto CEO Appeals 25-year Prison Term for Pushing Girlfriend out of 19th-floor Window
20.7.2022
A 33-year-old South Korean crypto company chief has appealed a 25-year prison sentence after allegedly pushing his live-in girlfriend to her death from a 19th-storey window.
Per Asia Today and Newsis (via Fn News), the man, referred to for legal reasons by his surname Kim, was the CEO of...
FBI Arrests 2 Men Planning ‘Violent’ Robbery of Bitcoin Worth Millions of Dollars — They Face 20 Years in Prison
28.6.2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested two men who participated “in a violent plan to break into a family’s home in the middle of the night” to steal bitcoin worth tens of millions of dollars,” according to the U.S. Department of Justice. They could go...
Chainalysis Launches 24/7 Hotline for Crypto Crime Victims
22.6.2022
Ransomware actors raked in all-time-high of $731 million in crypto payments in 2021 – and 2022 is on track to be another record year for crypto-enabled cyber crime
Illicit crypto usage as a percent of total usage has fallen: Report
14.6.2022
A rapidly growing crypto market means that hacks and scams are accounting for less overall activity, and their percentage of total usage continues to decline
US Justice Department Urges More Coordination to Combat Crypto Crime
7.6.2022
A new report from Justice responds to this year’s executive order from President Joe Biden, marking some of the first recommendations produced by the order
Chainalysis Reveals ‘Storyline’ Product to Follow the Money in Crypto Crime
18.5.2022
“You have an entire investigation that tells the entire story of what happened,” Chief Scientist Jacob Illum said
US, UK, Canada, Australia, Netherlands Share Crypto Criminal Leads, Including a Potential $1B Ponzi Scheme
15.5.2022
Officials from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands have shared data and identified more than 50 crypto-related criminal leads, including one case that could be a $1 billion Ponzi scheme. Officials Share Data on Global Crypto Crime The heads of tax enforcement from the Joint...
How to protect yourself from the recent spate of 'crypto muggings'
13.5.2022
Cointelegraph spoke with security experts who shared tips on how to keep crypto safe after a slew of robberies in the UK successfully stole thousands worth of crypto from everyday holders
Terrible crypto trader gets 42 months for fraud, claiming he was a total gun
12.5.2022
Jeremy Spence aka “Coin Signals” scammed around $5 million from 170 investors who were unaware their crypto was used to fund a Ponzi scheme
How Big Is Crypto Crime, Really?
9.5.2022
Estimates of the scale of online crime range from under 1% to nearly half of all crypto activity – so CoinDesk looks under the hood
Making crypto conventional by improving crypto crime investigations worldwide
30.4.2022
Law enforcement needs to be better educated — alongside regulators and policymakers — to truly make a difference and unlock further crypto mass adoption
Blockchain forensics is the trusted informant in crypto crime scene investigation
26.2.2022
As mainstream adoption of crypto increases, blockchain forensics is enabling law enforcement to recover stolen crypto, making the space more secure
Report Attributes Large Share of Global Crypto Crime to Russia, Moscow City
16.2.2022
The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has placed Russia among the leaders in adoption. But while it is yet to reach the top of the ranking, the country already has a “disproportionate share” of global activity related to some forms of crime involving cryptocurrency, according...
Crypto crime’s overall impact set to fall even further in 2022: Chainalysis
14.1.2022
“Cash is still king when it comes to illicit finance, and that is not likely to change,” says Chainalysis researcher Kim Grauer