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Crime

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

March 2026 Treasury report draws new line between crypto privacy and crypto crime.

3 weeks ago

People

FTX’s former CTO pleads for non-custodial sentence, cites aid in Bankman-Fried’s conviction

Wang emphasized his minor role and collaboration with authorities in bid for non-custodial sentence.

1 year ago

Legal

Judge may call Craig Wright back to the UK so he cannnot ‘hide behind a keyboard from a closet in Thailand’

Wright pushes for courtroom absence from Singapore, but judge cites UK residency and case importance.

1 year ago

Hacks

Radiant Capital exploit accounts for half of October’s six-month low $116M crypto crime

Crypto exploits remain a major pain point for the emerging industry despite increased vigilance among investors.

1 year ago

Regulation

US and Nigeria unite to tackle crypto crime with new liaison group

The Bilateral Liaison Group will help the countries strenghten their capabilities in investigating crypto-related crimes.

1 year ago

Crime

Scammer who stole 4,100 Bitcoin appears in US court charged with wire fraud

Malone Lam and co-conspirator exploited victim's trust through fake support calls, extracting over $274 million in crypto.

1 year ago

Crime

Chinese OTC trader linked to laundering millions for North Korean hackers

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT detailed how the Chinese trader had been helping Lazarus Group launder funds since 2022.

1 year ago

Culture

Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan to be set FREE as Nigerian government drops all charges

The Nigerian government conceded that Gambaryan was only an employee of Binance.

1 year ago

Crime

$30 million international crypto fraud from 2018 kicks off trial in France

Fraudsters impersonated agents to con professional football clubs, totaling €60,000 in redirected salaries to their accounts.

1 year ago

Transak hit with data breach affecting 1.14% of its user base

Crime 1 year ago

Japanese authorities dismantle Monero-linked scam in landmark investigation

Crime 1 year ago

North Korea links suspected in $5 million breach of Tapioca DAO

Hacks 1 year ago

US Treasury fraud prevention leaps with AI, recovering $4 billion

AI 1 year ago

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Crime News

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

FTX’s former CTO pleads for non-custodial sentence, cites aid in Bankman-Fried’s conviction

Judge may call Craig Wright back to the UK so he cannnot ‘hide behind a keyboard from a closet in Thailand’

Radiant Capital exploit accounts for half of October’s six-month low $116M crypto crime

US and Nigeria unite to tackle crypto crime with new liaison group

Scammer who stole 4,100 Bitcoin appears in US court charged with wire fraud

Chinese OTC trader linked to laundering millions for North Korean hackers

Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan to be set FREE as Nigerian government drops all charges

$30 million international crypto fraud from 2018 kicks off trial in France

Transak hit with data breach affecting 1.14% of its user base

Japanese authorities dismantle Monero-linked scam in landmark investigation

North Korea links suspected in $5 million breach of Tapioca DAO

US Treasury fraud prevention leaps with AI, recovering $4 billion