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Tokyo Police Arrest 2 Men for Buying Cryptocurrency Tied to $530M Coincheck Hack

11.3.2020
Tokyo police arrested two individuals on Wednesday for acquiring stolen NEM from the 2018 Coincheck hack. On Jan. 26, 2018, the Japanese trading platform Coincheck noticed an “illicit transfer” of 523,000,000 NEM and it was the largest cryptocurrency exchange hack since Mt Gox....

Two Japanese Men Arrested for ‘Fencing’ NEM From Coincheck Hack

11.3.2020
Japan arrests two men who helped Coincheck hackers launder their proceeds

2 Arrested in Japan for Obtaining Crypto Linked to Coincheck’s $530 Million Hack

11.3.2020
The men are alleged to have been offloading NEM taken from Coincheck since February

Suspected Coincheck Hackers Arrested After Selling XEM for Bitcoin

11.3.2020
Tokyo police say they have arrested two men over the hack of Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck. The platform was raided for some USD 400 million worth of NEM (XEM) tokens in January 2018, in what remains the world’s biggest-ever theft of cryptocurrency. Police have been chasing the perpetrators...

Airport Gold Seizure in Amsterdam Points to Bitcoin Utility for Private, Borderless Travel

7.3.2020
A 27-year-old Brazilian man was arrested at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam Friday for failing to declare 15 kilograms of gold bars to customs, according to local reports. After failing to provide a convincing explanation as to how he acquired the gold, the traveler flying from Rio de Janeiro to Hong...

Ukrainian Policeman Arrested after Demanding Bitcoin Bribe

26.2.2020
An officer in a cyber-division of the police force in Zhytomyr, Northern Ukraine, has been placed under arrest by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) after allegedly demanding a bribe of USD 5,000 in bitcoin. The policeman was investigating a resident of the city who was being investigated...

Wikileaks Gathers $37M in BTC Since 2010 – Over $400K Sent After Julian Assange’s Arrest

26.2.2020
The world was shocked when Wikileaks cofounder Julian Assange was arrested in April after being cooped up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012. Following his arrest, the original Wikileaks bitcoin address saw significant support as $32,000 worth of BTC poured into the wallet in two days....

Coin Ninja CEO Arrested for Laundering $311M With Bitcoin Privacy Tools

13.2.2020
The CEO of Bitcoin media site Coin Ninja and founder of crypto wallet provider DropBit has been arrested for allegedly laundering $311 million with Bitcoin tools

Alexander Vinnik Accused of Laundering Billions Through BTC-e Extradited to France

25.1.2020
Alexander Vinnik, the Russian-born IT specialist who spent over two years in detention in Greece, where he was arrested on a U.S. warrant, is now in Paris. The alleged BTC-e operator, suspected of laundering at least $4 billion through the now defunct crypto exchange, has been handed over to France...

Problems Escalate in Venezuela as Millions Rush to Spend Petros

7.1.2020
According to the Venezuelan government, millions of families have used the petro, the country’s national digital currency, to pay for goods and services. As shoppers rush to spend their coins, merchants are reportedly struggling, effectively forced to sell goods at a deep discount. At least...

Ethereum Proponent Virgil Griffith Deemed a Flight Risk, Judge Denies Bail

30.12.2019
U.S. law enforcement filed in November criminal charges against Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith because he traveled to North Korea and taught “his audience how to use blockchain technology.” Griffith was arrested on Thanksgiving Day and has been forced to remain in prison the whole...

French Businessman Detained for Stealing €1.2 Million in Crypto From His Partners

30.12.2019
An investigation launched on the request of a French startup has led to the indictment of a 37-year-old entrepreneur accused of stealing 182 BTC from the company he cofounded. Embezzlement of money is one the charges brought against him by the public prosecutor’s office in Paris. Also read:...

Ex-Bitmain Chip Designer Reportedly Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement

16.12.2019
A former leading chip designer at Bitmain has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of alleged embezzlement

Bitmain Rival MicroBT’s Founder Arrested in China for Alleged Embezzlement

16.12.2019
The arrest, noted by the Shenzhen Nanshan District Prosecutor on Dec. 12 and reported by business publication Caixin on Sunday, comes amid ongoing battles between mining giant Bitmain and MicroBT, which has been a rising competitor this year challenging Bitmain's market dominance

Fraudulent Group Involved in $722 Scam Got Arrested by the US Authorities

11.12.2019
On Tuesday, the Justice Department made an announcement regarding the arrest of three men involved in an alleged fraud that led to the embezzlement of a whopping amount of $722 million from the investors via fake bitcoin mining earnings. According to the latest reports, the prosecutors have...