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Crypto scammers feel the chill: Revenue drops 46% in 2022 — Chainalysis
17.2.2023
Falling crypto prices caused crypto scam revenue to plummet in 2022, though two scam types managed to persist
Court to Try 2 Russians for Stealing 86 Bitcoins From Crypto Miner
16.2.2023
Two residents of the Russian city of Tomsk will be tried for “large-scale robbery” involving the theft of cryptocurrency worth millions of rubles from a local miner. The digital coins were stolen from the owner at gunpoint, authorities said, adding that both criminals are now...
Norwegian Authorities Seize $5.9M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack
16.2.2023
The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime – known in Norwegian as Økokrim – said it is the biggest crypto seizure ever made by the country's police
Binance and Huobi Freeze $1.4M in Crypto Tied to Harmony Bridge Theft
15.2.2023
Tracing firm Elliptic said it followed the money through Tornado Cash
The ethics of the metaverse: Privacy, ownership and control
14.2.2023
As the metaverse continues to grow and evolve, it is essential that we consider and address the ethical questions and challenges it raises
How to protect against crime in the metaverse
4.2.2023
To protect against crime in the metaverse, take precautions, such as using secure passwords, and report suspected criminal activities to law enforcement
Today in Crypto: Bitzlato Exchanged $1 Billion in Crime-linked Assets, SEBA Launches Three-tiered Membership Program, China’s Blockchain Network to be the Swift of Stablecoins & CBDCs
23.1.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Bitzlato Exchanged $1 Billion in Crime-linked Assets, SEBA Launches Three-tiered Membership Program...
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Converted Over $1B in Crime-Linked Assets, Europol Says
23.1.2023
Several senior executives have been arrested in Spain, Europol announced, following founder Anatoly Legkodymov's arrest in Miami
Today in Crypto: Car Crashed Into Sam Bankman-Fried's House Barricade, Ransomware Payments Fell 40% in 2022, Crypto Became the Second Most Widely Owned Asset Class for Women
20.1.2023
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: Today in Crypto: Car Crashed Into Sam Bankman-Fried's House Barricade, Ransomware Payments Fell 40% in 2022, Crypto Became...
Bitzlato Exchange Busted as US Deals ‘Blow to Crypto Crime,’ Arrests Owner
19.1.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, better known to the Russian-speaking segment of the market, has been taken down as part of an “international cryptocurrency enforcement action,” the U.S. Justice Department announced. The Russian owner of the platform has been arrested for his role...
Today in Crypto: Nexo's Bulgarian Offices Raided, Samsung to List Bitcoin Futures Active ETF in Hong Kong, Trezor Saw a 300% Spike in Sales
12.1.2023
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: Today in Crypto: Nexo's Bulgarian Offices Raided, Samsung to List Bitcoin Futures Active ETF in Hong Kong, Trezor Saw...
Guy Allegedly Stole Hundreds Of Thousands From Work And Then Lost It All On GameStop
5.1.2023
Crime never pays. Unless you get away with it. Ermenildo “Ernie” Castro seemingly did not. The former software engineer at Zulily is accused of stealing over $300,000 from the online retailer through a scheme straight out of the 1999 slacker revenge movie Office Space. He now claims the money’s...
Today in Crypto: Indonesia to Launch Crypto Exchange, India's Exchanges Lost 81% of Trading Volume, UK’s National Crime Agency Forming a 'Crypto Cell'
4.1.2023
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: Today in Crypto: Indonesia to Launch Crypto Exchange, India's Exchanges Lost 81% of Trading Volume, UK’s National Crime...
UK looks for a crypto crime fighter with a $50K salary
4.1.2023
The United Kingdom’s top crime agency is looking to hire a crypto investigator with experience of identifying and recovering seed phrases
UK's Top Crime Agency Is Assembling a Team of Crypto Experts
4.1.2023
The National Crime Agency's Crypto Cell follows the posting of crypto experts with local police across the country
‘Tracers in the Dark’ presents a fun crime story — and lesson in privacy
2.1.2023
Want to keep the government from snooping on your transactional history? Start studying the forensics of crime and privacy on the blockchain
Today in Crypto: Joint Operation Dismantles $16M-heavy Crypto Fraud, Kraken Pro and Kraken NFT Go Live, OpenSea Blocks 30 Cuban Creators
23.12.2022
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: Today in Crypto: Joint Operation Dismantles $16M-heavy Crypto Fraud, Kraken Pro and Kraken NFT Go Live, OpenSea Blocks...
Crime Investigation: Global Drug Cartel Laundered Millions of Dollars Through Binance
21.12.2022
Major cryptoasset exchange Binance was reportedly used by a Mexican-based internationally-operating drug cartel to launder millions of US dollars - and the exchange helped the authorities identify the suspects....
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Crypto on-chain crime drama sees the good guys finally win
21.12.2022
The security firm managed to avert a crypto robbery by simply paying a higher gas fee than the exploiter
Group Arrested in China for Laundering $1.7 Billion in Cryptocurrency – This is What Happened
13.12.2022
Police in China arrested 63 people accused of laundering ¥12 billion ($1.72 billion) via crypto.
The Public Security Bureau of Inner Mongolia’s Tongliao city in northern China stated that, starting from May 2021, this criminal group converted the proceeds from illicit sources - including pyramid...