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Bitcoin theft is likely to surge in meager post-COVID economy: report

30.11.2020
Cybercriminals may favor a different cryptocurrency in the coming months, however

Chinese police seized crypto assets worth $4.2B today from PlusToken Ponzi

27.11.2020
Court filings from Nov. 19 show that a large volume of crypto assets, including Bitcoin and Ether, was seized from seven convicts in the PlusToken case

Exchanges outdo auctions for governments cashing in criminal crypto, says exec

27.11.2020
Governments are increasingly liquidating crypto assets seized in criminal investigations

US Government labels Virgil Griffith's argument to dismiss sanctions charges 'absurd'

22.11.2020
Government lawyers implied that citizens could legally pass along nuclear secrets to North Korea if held to the same standards as Griffith

The Long Arm of Justice: How Far Can the DoJ Really Go in Prosecuting Foreign Actors?

21.11.2020
DoJ is now determined to hold the crypto industry to cross-border enforcement standards that have long applied to other sectors of finance

Watch out, fraudsters are claiming they are from Blockchain.com

20.11.2020
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority advised caution against phony actors

Nigerian Authorities Put Mastermind of the Inksnation Crypto Scam on Wanted List

16.11.2020
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is seeking the public’s help in locating Omotade Sparks Amos Sewanu, the mastermind behind the Inksnation crypto scam. According to a notice published in the local media on November 11, the EFCC wants Sewanu to respond to fraud...

New Chainalysis program aims to help sort confiscated crypto

12.11.2020
What happens to crypto assets used for nefarious activities after authorities seize them? A new Chainalysis program helps sort through the rubble

Report: Crypto crimes declined in 2020, but DeFi hacks are on the rise

10.11.2020
The recent surge in DeFi makes the industry is an attractive target for hackers

UN drugs and crime wing advises Kenya to use blockchain against corruption

3.11.2020
Blockchain can reportedly return billions of dollars back to Kenya’s budget

Italian man caught allegedly using airport computer systems for ETH mining

30.10.2020
You can't just mine crypto for profit using other people's systems without them approving it

South Korean gov't doesn't know who will protect crypto exchanges from Kim Jong-Un’s hackers

23.10.2020
Can anyone hold North Korea responsible for its attacks on the crypto industry?

European Commission Opposes Crypto Fraud Compensation Fund: Victims Say Commission Cozying up to the Industry

21.10.2020
The European Commission (EC) is opposing the creation of the crypto crime victim superfund to be financed with $0.0001 per dollar on all cryptocurrency transactions occurring within the EU. The Commission says that it does not have the competence to set up and administer such a fund. It also argues...

US Financial Watchdog Fines Bitcoin Mixer Service for $60 Million

20.10.2020
Larry Dean Harmon, founder and operator of early bitcoin mixing services Helix and Coin Ninja, is being fined $60 million by the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Fincen) for allegedly violating anti-money laundering rules. According to documents published Oct. 19...