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US Hopes to Confiscate $400M: DoJ Files Forfeiture Judgment Against Onecoin Launderer
3.9.2020
Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York (SDNY) court have submitted a “forfeiture money judgment” against the former attorney Mark Scott. The lawyer was charged with helping the Ponzi scheme Onecoin launder funds. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) claims that Scott helped...
US Moves to Seize $400M From Convicted OneCoin Money Launderer
2.9.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice wants an attorney to handover the massive sum he helped launder for the OneCoin scheme
Suspected North Korean Hackers Move Bitcoin Worth $140K From Forfeited Account
1.9.2020
Suspected North Korean hackers on Monday moved 12 bitcoin, worth about $140,000, from one of 280 accounts the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has targeted for seizure. The funds have been wired into an anonymous wallet, according to Whale Alert, a bot that tracks notable crypto transactions....
Tesla Foils Ransomware Attack After Employee Rejects Bitcoin Bribe Worth $1 Million
1.9.2020
Tesla’s Elon Musk has said the company recently foiled attempts to infect its computer network with malicious software, after an employee cooperated with the FBI in an investigation. The malicious software would create an opportunity for criminals to extort money from Tesla. Musk’s...
Lysander Spooner: Natural Law – The Science of Justice
30.8.2020
The science of mine and thine – the science of justice – is the science of all human rights; of all a man’s rights of person and property; of all his rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Section I. It is the science which alone can tell any man what he...
US authorities go after 280 crypto accounts allegedly tied to North Korea
27.8.2020
Two Chinese crypto exchanges allegedly lost millions of dollars to North Korean hackers
U.S. Democrats Ask Trump Administration for Details on Terrorist Crypto Seizures
26.8.2020
Two U.S. Democrats have asked the White House to provide more information on recent seizures of cryptocurrency from terrorist groups including ISIS
Zack Snyder's Justice League: první oficiální upoutávka na novou režisérskou verzi filmu [video]
24.8.2020
Thailand Is Prepping to Move Judicial System Records to a Blockchain
20.8.2020
The Office of the Court of Justice is developing its blockchain as part of Thailand's court digitization campaign
US Prosecutors Attempt to Seize Bitcoin Allegedly Tied to Al Qaeda
13.8.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to seize bitcoin from 155 addresses it alleges were used by Al Qaeda to fund terrorism
US Takes Down $25 Million Bitcoin ATM Operation, Seizes 17 Machines
23.7.2020
The U.S. government has taken down a $25 million bitcoin ATM operation and seized 17 machines along with some cryptocurrencies. The Department of Justice says the man behind this unlicensed bitcoin ATM operation has agreed to plead guilty and is facing up to 30 years in prison. US Dismantles...
Third Centra Tech Founder Pleads Guilty to ICO Fraud
17.7.2020
Centra Tech one of the most storied scams of the the 2017 ICO bubble. Its founders have fallen like dominoes since
The DOJ Wants to Hire a Crypto Crime Attorney Adviser
17.7.2020
The Department of Justice wants to hire an attorney adviser to specialize in cryptocurrency, dark web and hacking criminal cases
Investor Charged in US After Obtaining Covid-19 Relief Loan to Trade Cryptocurrency
15.7.2020
The U.S. has charged an investor after he obtained two loans worth over $1.1 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) intended for covid-19 relief and used some of the money to invest in cryptocurrency. He was taken into custody on allegations he fraudulently obtained the loans. Crypto...
23-Year-Old Who Lied to Bank About Bitcoin Holdings Pleads Guilty to Fraud
8.7.2020
Randall Joseph Smail faces up to 30 years' imprisonment for lying to a bank about $640,000 in bitcoin
Trump Told Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to ‘Go After Bitcoin’ – Former National Security Advisor John Bolton Says
18.6.2020
Former national security advisor John Bolton has reportedly revealed in his upcoming book an instruction about bitcoin that President Donald Trump gave to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Bolton to stop the book’s release, claiming...
Russia’s Ministry of Justice Latest to Criticize Proposed Crypto Ban
18.6.2020
Russia's Ministry of Justice is the latest government authority to oppose a proposed crypto ban, seeing inconsistencies in the bill's stipulations
15 People Plead Guilty in Bitcoin-Powered Fake Auctions Case
12.6.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice received two more guilty pleas from Romanian nationals involved in a crypto-fuelled transnational cyber fraud ring on June 11
US Officials Allege Student Defrauded Apple as Part of SIM Swap Attack
9.6.2020
A UC San Diego student is accused of participating in a SIM-swapping scam that defrauded Apple and stole one victim’s crypto
Bitcoin Is a Way to Repair Economic Injustice: Author Isaiah Jackson
5.6.2020
There are no easy technological solutions to racial tensions, police brutality or economic insecurity. Still, bitcoin could help black Americans, says author Isaiah Jackson