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European Parliament Petitioned to Create Crypto Crime Compensation Fund

19.1.2021
A petition has been submitted to the European Parliament, asking to implement a scheme to compensate crypto-related victims. The crimes mentioned in the petition 0421/2020 include fraud, piracy, and extortion. Petition’s Author Represents Victims in the Bitsane Alleged Scam Case According...

India Seizes Bitcoins Worth $1.2 Million From Hacker of Government Website and Crypto Exchanges

17.1.2021
Indian police have seized $1.2 million in bitcoin from a hacker who allegedly hacked a government website, online game portals, and cryptocurrency exchanges. He was previously arrested for stealing $1.5 million from an Indian state government. Indian Police Seize Bitcoins From Hacker The Bengaluru...

Bitcoin Worth $1.2M Seized From India Hacker

15.1.2021
"Shreeki" allegedly hacked government portals, bitcoin exchanges and poker sites

Liquidators of South African Bitcoin Trading Club Request Greater Probe Powers

15.1.2021
Placed under provisional liquidation last month, Mirror Trading had claimed to be able to offer returns of 10% a month using bots to trade client's bitcoin

EU Parliament Receives Petition Seeking to Establish Crypto Crime Victims’ Fund

15.1.2021
The petition asks the EU to take a tiny fee on crypto transactions to be pooled into a fund for victims of fraud and hacks

Owner of Crypto Exchange RG Coins Gets 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $5M

13.1.2021
The 53-year-old Bulgarian national was convicted for laundering funds via cryptocurrency for a fake online auctions gang

Largest Dark Web Market Taken Offline as Alleged Operator Arrested in Germany

13.1.2021
The DarkMarket site was thought to be the world's largest illegal online marketplace

Tron-Owned Video Platform Criticized for Hosting Extremists, U.S. Capitol Rioters

8.1.2021
A legal non-profit accuses the platform of failing to moderate accounts and allowing extremists to collect donations

Koei Tecmo Filing Charges Over Dead Or Alive Nude Mod

7.1.2021
Koei Tecmo announced it’s filing charges with Kanagawa police against a suspect for allegedly selling an unlicensed DVD filled with naked skin Dead or Alive characters.Read more

Bitcoin Trader Robbed and Pushed Out of Car in Hong Kong

5.1.2021
The trader exchanged 15 bitcoin for HK$3 million before being robbed of both

Poison Suspected In Death Of Yoozoo Games' Founder Lin Qi

29.12.2020
Lin Qi, the billionaire founder of China-based League of Angels developer Yoozoo Games, died on Christmas, several days after being admitted to the hospital. Shanghai police are now investigating the 39-year-old’s death as a possible poisoning, according to the Associated Press.Read more

Study: Over 13% of All Proceeds of Crimes in Bitcoin Passed Through Privacy Wallets in 2020

10.12.2020
According to a study published by the blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, over 13% of all proceeds of crime in bitcoin (BTC) were laundered via privacy wallets in 2020, up from 2% from the figures posted in 2019. 13% of All Proceeds of Crimes Leveraging BTC Were Laundered Via Privacy Wallets Dr....

Cryptocurrency Founder Charged With Avoiding Tax to Buy Yachts and Homes

10.12.2020
"Bruno Brock" is alleged to have avoided tax on sales of the pearl cryptocurrency as well as minting free tokens for himself

Over 13% of Bitcoin Crime Proceeds Laundered Through ‘Privacy Wallets’: Elliptic

9.12.2020
The number of crypto criminals using so-called privacy wallets to help hide their identities is on the rise, according to analytics firm Elliptic

Nintendo Thief Jailed For 2017 Hack And "Possessing Images Of Child Abuse"

2.12.2020
21-year-old Ryan Hernandez, who had been arrested in relation to the theft of “stolen information, including pre-release information about the anticipated Nintendo Switch console”, has been sentenced to three years in prison.Read more

Ringleaders of PlusToken Scam Jailed for Up to 11 Years

1.12.2020
Fourteen operators of the giant PlusToken scam have been sentenced in China to up to 11 years in prison

Ukraine To Teach Citizens About Bitcoin, Crypto Crime Warning + More News

30.11.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Adoption news The Ukrainian Ministry of Education has unveiled an educational course for citizens that comprises modules on bitcoin (BTC), crypto...