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Crypto Crime Falls in China, Surges in Hong Kong, Reports Reveal

5.8.2021
China’s cryptocurrency transactions related to criminal activities have decreased significantly over the past couple of years, a new report suggests. At the same time, its special administrative region of Hong Kong is seeing a spike in crypto-related crime this year, with authorities...

China crypto crime: Still ‘top ranked’ for illicit activity but crime is falling

4.8.2021
Chinese wallets both sent and received more than $2 billion worth of crypto associated with illicit activities between April 2019 and June 2021

Brazil’s ‘Bitcoin King’ arrested over 7,000 missing BTC

6.7.2021
The alleged fraudster’s crypto brokerage filed for bankruptcy in 2019 after claiming to have been the victim of a hack

Ciphertrace Report Shows Crypto Crime Moving to Defi

15.5.2021
Ciphertrace, a blockchain analytics company, has announced that crypto-related crimes have moved to the realm of decentralized finance (defi) apps and protocols. Now, the impact these hacks and exploits represent is way bigger than the one classic hacks to centralized exchanges and other scams...

Instagram Influencer Charged for Allegedly Stealing Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin From Followers

27.3.2021
A popular Instagram personality has been charged in the U.S., accused of stealing bitcoins worth millions of dollars from his followers. He allegedly convinced the “victims to sell him their bitcoin at attractive, but inflated, values” but he never wired them the money for the coins...

Mirror Trading International Named Biggest Crypto Scam of the Year After Raking in $589 Million

14.2.2021
Blockchain analysis firm, Chainalysis’ latest crime report has named Mirror Trading International (MTI) as the biggest cryptocurrency scam of 2020. Chainalysis arrived at this conclusion after an investigation found that MTI had taken in $589 million from more than 471,000 deposits. According...

Uber Says "Maybe" & "No" To Bitcoin, Yellen On Crypto Crime + More News

11.2.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. ____ Bitcoin news Uber has “quickly dismissed” the idea of buying bitcoin (BTC) with the cash on its balance sheet, because the company...

Darknet Markets Generated $1.7 Billion in Crypto Revenue in 2020 — Set a New Record

3.2.2021
Darknet market revenues hit a new all-time high in 2020, despite declining individual purchases from marketplaces. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis also spotted a singular driver behind the new record witnessed over the last year. Hydra Market Is the Major Driver Behind Revenue Figures in 2020...

Crypto crime dropped 57% in 2020 but DeFi hacks surged: CipherTrace

29.1.2021
Crypto crime rates are dropping despite a massive increase in attacks targeting the DeFi sector, reports security firm CipherTrace

Crypto Crime Fell Sharply to Only 0.3% of All Cryptocurrency Activity in 2020

23.1.2021
A study by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis finds that cryptocurrency-related crime has fallen significantly. The criminal share of all crypto activity fell to just 0.34% in 2020. This contradicts recent statements by U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen and ECB President Christine...

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...

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

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...

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...