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Connecticut Banking Regulator Fines Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin of America

23.5.2023
According to the Connecticut Department of Banking, commissioner Jorge Perez revealed that the regulator has reached a settlement with the crypto automated teller machine (ATM) and kiosk operator Bitcoin of America. As part of the settlement, Bitcoin of America will pay $86,000 in restitution,...

Spanish Police Save Kidnapped Crypto Portfolio Manager from Gunpoint Ordeal

9.5.2023
Spanish police have swooped to free a crypto portfolio manager who was being held at gunpoint by armed kidnappers. Per Nius Diario, the manager was captured by three assailants who held a gun to his head. The assailants reportedly threatened to kill the manager if they were not given a ransom...

Ukraine, US Shut Down 9 Cryptocurrency Exchanges

4.5.2023
Supported by U.S. law enforcement, police in Ukraine have disrupted a network of crypto exchange services suspected of laundering criminal proceeds. The platforms were allegedly processing dirty money obtained from ransomware attacks and various fraud schemes. Cyberpolice, US Investigators Bust...

Canadian Police Launch Cryptocurrency Investigations Center

18.4.2023
The police service of the Canadian city of Calgary is launching a Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre in partnership with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to help combat crypto crime. The center “will enable law enforcement to tackle crime that takes place using blockchain technology,”...

Police in Kosovo Seize Crypto Mining Rigs From Serbs

16.4.2023
Kosovo police have seized dozens of crypto mining devices from residents of a majority Serb region in the north of the country. Authorities in Pristina and Belgrade exchanged accusations over the move, which has the potential to raise tensions in the ethnically divided, partially recognized Balkan...

Silk Road Hacker Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Wire Fraud

16.4.2023
On April 14, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Southern District of New York revealed that the hacker responsible for the Silk Road marketplace breach had been sentenced to a year in prison for wire fraud charges. James Zhong stole more than 50,000 bitcoin from the darknet marketplace...

Brazilian Supermarket Bomber ‘Demanded BTC Ransom’

14.4.2023
A Brazilian barber has admitted to blowing up a supermarket and trying to blackmail its owner into paying a Bitcoin (BTC) ransom. In an official police release, officers explained that the man demanded a BTC payment of just under $61,000. The man, described as a 33-year-old barber with...

Several Crypto Mining Operations Busted in Russia

19.3.2023
Authorities and power utilities in various Russian regions have shut down illegal crypto mining farms, seizing hardware and taking operators to court. The action against the coin minting facilities comes amid discussions on a proposal to introduce criminal liability for miners breaking the upcoming...

South Korean Police Arrest Girl Aged 14 for Buying Crystal Meth with Crypto

8.3.2023
A 14-year-old South Korean girl has been arrested on suspicion of using cryptoassets to buy methamphetamine (crystal meth). Per Dong-a Ilbo, the girl is a third-grade middle school student who lives the in Dongdaemun District of Central Seoul. Police say she was found “collapsed” on a stairwell...

South Korean Police Form New Crypto Scam-fighting Cybercrime Taskforce

7.3.2023
South Korean police have announced that they will launch a new crypto scam-busting cybercrime taskforce. KBS reported that police say that one of the new taskforce’s “three main tasks” will be dismantling and fighting crypto scams. Crypto-related fraud is on the rise in South Korea, with several...

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