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South African Regulator’s Probe Into Mirror Trading International Unearths Previously Undeclared Losses and Missing Bitcoins
19.12.2020
South African financial regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), has filed criminal charges with local law enforcement against Mirror Trading International (MTI), the alleged online bitcoin trading scam. The regulator says its decision to press charges follows an investigation into...
Exchanges outdo auctions for governments cashing in criminal crypto, says exec
27.11.2020
Governments are increasingly liquidating crypto assets seized in criminal investigations
Ciphertrace Files 2 Patents for Systems to Identify Criminal Monero Transactions
24.11.2020
Cryptocurrency intelligence firm Ciphertrace has filed two patent applications for tools and systems to trace monero transactions. The company aims to enable the detection of criminal uses of privacy coins like monero. Monero Tracing Patents Blockchain analytics and cryptocurrency intelligence firm...
Law Enforcement Agencies Are Missing Forked Cryptos in Criminal Seizures: Research
23.11.2020
Blockchain analytics company Coinfirm said authorities are "ignoring" criminals' stockpiles of cryptocurrencies that forked from bitcoin
OKEx denies rumblings of founder's criminal detainment, withdrawals still closed
6.11.2020
After weeks of little information, digital asset withdrawals remain closed on crypto exchange OKEx while the entity denies rumors of arrest of leader
DeFi Still Needs a Silk Road Moment
25.10.2020
Adoption by criminal enterprises is evidence of the product/market fit for censorship-resistant tech and an indicator of whether innovation will see usage in the non-criminal world
Mastermind of Alleged Billion Dollar Spanish Pyramid Scheme Arrested, Faces 16 Year Prison Sentence
23.10.2020
The CEO of Arbistar the Spanish investment company, Santiago Fuentes, has been arrested and arraigned on charges of fraud, belonging to a criminal organization and money laundering. Fuentes, who has been in hiding since September, was arrested at one of his properties in the south of Tenerife....
Goldman Sachs to Settle Massive Corruption Case for $2.8 Billion With US Government
22.10.2020
Goldman Sachs has reportedly agreed to settle with the U.S. government over its role in a corrupt Malaysian government investment fund, which is one of the firm’s worst scandals since the financial crisis. In addition, Goldman Sachs previously agreed to pay the Malaysian government billions...
The Many Facts Pointing to Paul Le Roux Being Satoshi Nakamoto
14.10.2020
The 48-year old former programmer and criminal cartel boss, Paul Calder Le Roux, was deemed a Satoshi Nakamoto suspect in the spring of 2019. The suspicion caused a few people to believe Le Roux is the most credible Satoshi yet, and to this day individuals still think it is him. The following...
BitMEX operator hires chief compliance officer amid US criminal charges
12.10.2020
The hire comes after BitMEX's founders were charged with failing to prevent money laundering and operating an unregistered trading platform illegally in the United States
DOJ says use of privacy coins is 'indicative of possible criminal conduct'
8.10.2020
Privacy coins are getting more attention than ever from the U.S. government
Bitmex CEO Hayes Steps Down Following U.S. Criminal Charges
8.10.2020
Arthur Hayes, chief executive officer of bitcoin derivatives exchange Bitmex, is stepping down from his position a week after U.S. prosecutors filed criminal charges against him. Hayes is leaving together with other top executives who are facing similar charges. The company announced on Thursday...
BitMEX exchange operator shuffles leadership in wake of criminal charges
8.10.2020
BitMEX's operator has allocated new leadership roles with immediate effect
Bitmex Charged With US Rules Violations — Owners Face Criminal Charges, Prison
2.10.2020
Cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform Bitmex has been charged with illegally operating in the U.S. Concurrently, its executives, including CEO Arthur Hayes, have been charged with violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and are facing prison sentences. One of the Bitmex founders has already been...
Romania set to auction Bitcoin and Ether confiscated in criminal case
2.10.2020
The winning bidder will need to provide the auction house with a crypto address hosted on a registered, compliant trading platform
Why the BitMEX charges could be bad news for DeFi
2.10.2020
Charges against BitMEX for weak AML and KYC policies could be bad news for the world of decentralized finance
Russian ministry proposes criminal charges for failure to report crypto tax
24.9.2020
To ban crypto or to tax, that seems to be the question
5 Major Banks Exposed for Moving Trillions for Mobsters, Onecoin, and Drug Cartels
21.9.2020
According to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), five major global banks have been exposed funneling trillions of dollars in criminal funds in the recently leaked FinCEN Files. The massive leak is 2,100 documents spanning from 2000 to 2017 which shows fraudulent funds...
6 Members of the Multi-Billion Dollar Plustoken Scam Charged With Fraud in China
10.9.2020
Following the arrest of 109 accused members of the $6 billion Ponzi scheme called Plustoken, six alleged members of the team were prosecuted according to a court filing submitted on Monday. The prosecutors say the individuals are “suspected in organizing and leading criminal pyramid...
Russia’s Central Bank Keeps Insisting That Crypto Is ‘Criminal’
28.7.2020
Russia’s central bank argues that crypto purchases are not considered an investment