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US Hopes to Confiscate $400M: DoJ Files Forfeiture Judgment Against Onecoin Launderer
3.9.2020
Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York (SDNY) court have submitted a “forfeiture money judgment” against the former attorney Mark Scott. The lawyer was charged with helping the Ponzi scheme Onecoin launder funds. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) claims that Scott helped...
US Moves to Seize $400M From Convicted OneCoin Money Launderer
2.9.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice wants an attorney to handover the massive sum he helped launder for the OneCoin scheme
Korean Police Seize Crypto Exchange Coinbit Over Allegations of $84 Million in Wash Trades
27.8.2020
Police in South Korea on Wednesday raided and seized the offices of Coinbit, the country’s third largest crypto exchange, over allegations it faked 99% of its trading volume. According to a report from Seoul News, local police took control of Coinbit’s headquarters in Gangnam as well...
XRP Crypto Scammers Seize 2.5m-sub YouTube Account, Start Live-streaming
21.8.2020
Source: Adobe/filins (edited by Cryptonews)
2020 is becoming the year of the social media crypto scam hackers after raiders took control of the YouTube accounts belonging to a 2.43 million-subscriber Brazilian channel – filling it up with videos promoting an XRP scam.
In a video from...
US Prosecutors Attempt to Seize Bitcoin Allegedly Tied to Al Qaeda
13.8.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to seize bitcoin from 155 addresses it alleges were used by Al Qaeda to fund terrorism
German Authorities Confiscate $30 Million in Bitcoin From Pirate Movie Site
7.8.2020
German authorities, with the help of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have confiscated about $30 million in bitcoin from an operator of a pirate movie website. An unspecified amount of bitcoin cash was also seized. Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Seized The German state of Saxony’s...
German Police Seize $29M in Bitcoin From Content Pirate
6.8.2020
Prosecutors allege the programmer behind movie2k.to helped distribute 880,000 pirated films over a five-year period that ended in 2015
German Police Seize $30M in Crypto From Streaming Site Operator
6.8.2020
One of the main operators of the now-shuttered streaming site movie2k.to has forfeited over $30 million worth of crypto to German police
US Takes Down $25 Million Bitcoin ATM Operation, Seizes 17 Machines
23.7.2020
The U.S. government has taken down a $25 million bitcoin ATM operation and seized 17 machines along with some cryptocurrencies. The Department of Justice says the man behind this unlicensed bitcoin ATM operation has agreed to plead guilty and is facing up to 30 years in prison. US Dismantles...
Latvian Police Seize Crypto Worth $126K in Bust of Suspected Cybercrime Ring
22.7.2020
The “large-scale" money laundering operation ran from 2015 through 2020, police officials allege
Chinese Authorities Confiscate $15 Million in Cryptocurrencies, Arrest 10 Scammers
11.7.2020
Chinese authorities have seized cryptocurrencies worth about $15 million while bringing down a scam involving fake Huobi tokens. In addition, ten people were arrested while luxury cars and real estate were confiscated. The police in the Chinese city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, have cracked...
Venezuela Seizes 315 Bitcoin Mining Rigs: Miners Discuss Illegal Confiscation, Police Extortion
9.7.2020
The Venezuelan military has seized 315 Bitmain Antminer S9 bitcoin mining rigs it claims are not properly registered to operate in the country. Although cryptocurrency mining is legal in Venezuela, miners say they have been unfairly treated, citing illegal seizures of mining equipment and police...
Venezuelan Authorities Seize Over 300 Bitcoin Mining Machines
8.7.2020
Venezuelan authorities confiscated 315 Bitcoin mining systems
New Zealand Police Seize $91 Million From Russian Bitcoin Exchange Operator
23.6.2020
Police in New Zealand confiscated NZ$140 million ($91 million) from Russian bitcoin exchange operator Alexander Vinnik. Vinnik is the alleged owner of the collapsed BTC-e exchange. The funds were seized from bank accounts held by Canton Business Corporation, a New Zealand-registered company...
New Zealand Police Seize $140M Linked to Alleged BTC-e Exchange Operator
22.6.2020
The bank funds are said to be linked to Russian Alexander Vinnik, who allegedly ran the defunct crypto exchange BTC-e
NZ Authorities Seize $90M From Alleged Bitcoin Launderer Alexander Vinnik
22.6.2020
The New Zealand police have recovered $90 million in assets reportedly belonging to the alleged $4 billion launderer Alexander Vinnik
UK Government Seizes $185 Million From Dormant Bank Accounts for Crisis Relief
1.6.2020
The UK government is seizing funds in dormant bank accounts worth approximately $185 million to fund its coronavirus relief efforts. So far, 30 banks have been voluntarily transferring money from dormant accounts to the government, including HSBC, Barclays, Clydesdale, Credit Agricole, Danske...
Kleiman Lawyers Seize on New Evidence of Craig Wright's 'Fabrication'
28.5.2020
The Kleiman estate's legal team has seized upon this week's revelation that 145 Bitcoin addresses claimed by Craig Wright are controlled by someone else
Illegal to Own Gold? Hedge Fund Manager Warns Governments May Ban Gold Ownership
22.5.2020
A well-known hedge fund manager has warned that governments may ban private gold ownership. He explained that central banks may attempt to demonetize gold, making it illegal for private individuals to own, as the authorities lose control of inflation amid the coronavirus-led economic crisis....
Can Police Seize Nth Room Crypto? Int’l Exchanges Agree to Cooperate
30.3.2020
Legal confusion has broken out in South Korea as experts and lawyers remain uncertain as to whether the police can confiscate the cryptocurrency holdings of Telegram Nth room chief suspect Cho Joo-bin.
Cho is suspected of running a network of chat rooms that circulated sexual exploitation videos...