Search
Ukrainian Police Bust Crypto Call Centers Defrauding Investors Across Europe
1.9.2022
Ukrainian investigators have exposed a scheme targeting residents of the country and the European Union with various financial scams, including some related to cryptocurrencies. The criminal organization members contacted their victims through call centers to collect personal financial information....
Fugitive Founder of Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex Arrested in Albania
30.8.2022
Albanian authorities have detained the founder and chief executive of the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, who allegedly fled Turkey with customer funds as the trading platform collapsed. Faruk Fatih Ozer was wanted for fraud with a red notice issued by Interpol. Albania Captures Alleged...
Afghanistan Closes Down 16 Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Arrests Operators
26.8.2022
Law enforcement in Afghanistan has shut down over a dozen crypto exchanges in Herat, detaining the people who were running them. The offensive comes after the introduction of a ban on online foreign exchange that the Taliban seem to have applied to coin trading as well. Taliban Government Goes...
178 South Korean Darkweb Users Arrested on Suspicion of Crypto-powered Drug Trading
26.8.2022
Police in Seoul, South Korea, have arrested 178 people on suspicion of buying and selling drugs online using cryptoassets as a means of payment.
According to JTBC, Seoul Metropolitan Police officers said they had arrested 12 suspected drug dealers and 166 of their alleged customers, stating that...
Afghan police close down cryptocurrency exchanges to enforce central bank ban: Report
25.8.2022
The Afghan central bank declared forex trading un-Islamic and illegal earlier this year, and issued a warning about continuing activities a month later; now arrests have been made
MEW Launches NFT Manager, Hodlnaut Denies Police Investigation, Influencer Hodlonaut Receives BTC 52 in Donations Ahead of 'Faketoshi' Battle + More News
23.8.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________...
Read More: MEW Launches NFT Manager, Hodlnaut Denies Police Investigation, Influencer Hodlonaut Receives BTC 52 in Donations Ahead...
Brazilian Local Gov’t Chief & ‘Bitcoin Pharaoh’ Suspected of Crypto-powered Money Laundering
22.8.2022
Brazilian law enforcement agencies have swooped on the home of a local government chief they suspect of heading a crime ring that laundered money using cryptoassets – along with a controversial figure named “the Bitcoin Pharaoh.”
The raid took place at the home of the Armação de Búzios councilman...
Indian Police Search for Bitconnect Founder After the US Indicted Him for Defrauding Crypto Investors
20.8.2022
The Indian police have launched an investigation into Bitconnect and booked its founder after a bitcoin investor reported being defrauded by the global crypto “Ponzi scheme.” According to U.S. authorities, the scheme reached a market capitalization of $3.4 billion at its peak....
Trans Twitch Streamer Keffals Now ‘In Hiding’ After Second Dox Attack
19.8.2022
Trans Canadian Twitch streamer and political commentator Clara “Keffals” Sorrenti recently suffered from a second attack in what is shaping up to be a hellish summer, she revealed in an August 18 YouTube video.Read more
Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Faces Singapore Police ‘Actions’ and Staggering Job Cuts
19.8.2022
The latest firm to freeze crypto withdrawals is engaged in “proceedings” with Singaporean police
Korean police seize crypto for unpaid traffic fines in trial
18.8.2022
Local police in a suburb of Seoul have the authority to seize crypto in order to clear the balance of delinquent fines from traffic violations
Indian police launch probe into BitConnect founder wanted by US SEC
17.8.2022
The Indian police launched an investigation against BitConnect co-founder Satish Kumbhani months after the U.S. SEC said he relocated from India
Israel Arrests 3 in Crypto Scheme to Launder Millions Stolen From France
17.8.2022
Police in Israel have detained three suspects who allegedly laundered millions of euros stolen from the French treasury through cryptocurrency transactions. The money came from government grants for businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Israeli Law Enforcement Busts Money-Laundering Ring...
Pay Your Traffic Fines or We’ll Confiscate Your Crypto – S Korean Police Pilot Grants Officers New Powers
17.8.2022
South Korean police have been given experimental new powers that allow them to seize crypto from people who refuse to pay fines – and have already taken tokens from a citizen who failed to pay a traffic fine....
Read More: Pay Your Traffic Fines or We’ll Confiscate Your Crypto – S Korean Police...
Dutch Law Enforcement Arrests Suspected Tornado Cash Developer in Amsterdam
12.8.2022
According to a statement from the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), law enforcement officials in Amsterdam arrested an unnamed 29-year-old suspected of developing the ethereum mixing application Tornado Cash. FIOD accuses the suspect of “concealing criminal financial...
Dutch authorities arrest suspected Tornado Cash developer
12.8.2022
The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service doesn't rule out multiple arrests in its ongoing criminal investigation against the crypto mixer Tornado Cash
Hong Kong Police Publish Details of USDT Fraud Case in Effort to Raise Public Awareness of Crypto Scams
8.8.2022
Police in Hong Kong have begun publishing details of crypto fraud cases – in the hope that the public will take valuable lessons from cases that have seen people lose thousands of dollars to crypto villains....
Read More: Hong Kong Police Publish Details of USDT Fraud Case in Effort to Raise Public...
Police in Kazakhstan Arrest Gang Forcing IT Specialists to Run Crypto Farms
7.8.2022
Law enforcement in Kazakhstan detained members of a crime group suspected of forcing IT experts into operating underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining with threats and blackmail. The racketeers allegedly made up to half a million U.S. dollars a month from their business. Kazakhstan Busts...
Winnipeg police get provincial funding to beef blockchain forensics unit
4.8.2022
The Winnipeg police service received money from the Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund to provide training through the Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner course
Victorian police to get 'greater power' to seize crypto assets from criminals
4.8.2022
The new bill will also compel cryptocurrency exchanges to hand over information that could assist police in criminal investigations