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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

$1.4B in ‘High-Risk’ Crypto Flowed Onto Exchanges in H1 2020, Analysis Firm Says

16.7.2020
China-based blockchain analysis firm PeckShield tracked 100 million crypto addresses for its research

Promoters of Crypto Ponzi Scheme OneCoin Murdered in Mexico

15.7.2020
Two promoters of the crypto Ponzi scheme OneCoin were found dead in Mexico last month

Crypto ‘Giveaway’ Scams Continue to Flourish on YouTube

10.7.2020
Cryptocurrency scams continue to appear on YouTube, misusing content from influential people in the space and stealing from the gullible

Ferrari, McLaren and $15M in Crypto Seized as Chinese Police Bust Arbitrage Scam

9.7.2020
The novel Chinese scam saw perpetrators create fake crypto assets to fleece investors seeking arbitrage opportunities

Encryption Crackdown: Private Phone Network With 60,000 Users Dismantled by Law Enforcement

6.7.2020
An international law enforcement team has brought down an encrypted phone network with 60,000 users worldwide. The platform was one of the largest providers of encrypted communications, widely used by organized crime groups. UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), Europol, Eurojust, and several...

Russian Court: Bitcoin Theft Not a Crime

3.7.2020
A Russian district court has dismissed bitcoin theft as a crime since cryptocurrency is not regulated in Russia and there is no legal status for bitcoin. The accused were found guilty, sentenced to prison, and ordered to return only the fiat money stolen — not cryptocurrencies....

Singapore Man Fined $72K for Promoting Crypto Ponzi OneCoin

3.7.2020
Police said the man is the first to be charged under the Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act

Russian Court: Theft Of 100 BTC Isn’t A Crime Because Bitcoin Isn’t Property

1.7.2020
A Russian court turned down a request from a victim of a 100 Bitcoin theft seeking restitution, with the court arguing that cryptocurrencies have no legal status

Singapore Begins Crackdown on Unlicensed Bitcoin Sellers

24.6.2020
Singapore authorities charged a 23-year-old woman with breaking the city-state’s months-old ban on unlicensed bitcoin sales

New Zealand Police Seize $140M Linked to Alleged BTC-e Exchange Operator

22.6.2020
The bank funds are said to be linked to Russian Alexander Vinnik, who allegedly ran the defunct crypto exchange BTC-e

Encrypted Messaging Site Privnote Cloned to Steal Bitcoin

15.6.2020
The free web service, which lets users send encrypted messages that self-destruct once read, has been copied with the reported aim of redirecting users' bitcoin to criminals

South Korean Police on the Hunt for Ethereum Crime Ring Masterminds

12.6.2020
The Seoul Metropolitan Police seize two unnamed local crypto exchanges in an effort to dismantle an ETH-related crime ring

South Korean Police Bust Suspected USD 41.5M Ethereum Crime Ring

12.6.2020
Police in Seoul, South Korea, have searched and seized data from at least two unnamed crypto exchanges in the hunt for the masterminds of a suspected ethereum (ETH) fraud ring believed to be worth at least USD 41.5 million. Per reports from KBS and Joongang Ilbo, the ring made use of multi-level...