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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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Report: Crypto crimes declined in 2020, but DeFi hacks are on the rise

10.11.2020
The recent surge in DeFi makes the industry is an attractive target for hackers

Bitstamp Adds Crypto Crime Insurance for Assets Held Online

19.10.2020
The new policy means user funds are protected both on- and offline

Crypto crimes are no excuse for taking away digital asset fungibility

26.9.2020
The rise of crypto-related crimes and money laundering cases is the result of the increasing mass crypto adoption

Crypto Crimes Rated: From the Twitter Hackers to Not Your Keyser, Not Your Coins

17.8.2020
“You don’t have to be Dr Evil to scam someone via cryptocurrency. You can be a Mini Me.”

Crypto Crime on the Rise — Good Odds of 2020 Becoming a Record-Breaker

7.6.2020
Experts believe that a more holistic crypto ecosystem, especially one that is more AML-centric, is needed to help prevent the spread of crypto scams in 2020

Chainalysis’ Crypto Crime Intelligence Briefs Cast Spotlight on North Korea and Iran

5.5.2020
New York-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has launched a new initiative to shed more light on the scope of its latest crypto crime analyses

US Agencies Publish List of North Korea’s Alleged Crypto Crimes

15.4.2020
The US government urged countermeasures to stymie North Korea's billion-dollar cybercrime campaigns

What’s Next for Crypto Crime in 2020?

12.2.2020
As the crypto market grows, there is an increased focus on a crime carried out using digital currencies. In the last few years, cryptocurrencies have broken out of the ‘currency of the criminals’ mold and been widely adopted. Eighteen percent of all Americans and 35 percent of all millennial...