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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

Hacks

Binance CEO hacked by cell carrier exploit that likely leaves your own crypto exposed

While BNB remained flat, the heist exposes the "soft underbelly" of crypto market infrastructure: executive identities are becoming single points of failure.

4 months ago

A surveillance drone uses a thermal camera to track human heat signatures over farmland as a glowing Bitcoin symbol hovers in the stormy sky, illustrating Malaysia’s aerial hunt for crypto thieves who stole $1.1B using fake bird sounds.

Crypto

Bitcoin thieves stole $1.1B using fake bird noises: Now Malaysia hunts heat signatures from the sky

Authorities have flagged 13,827 illicit sites since 2020. We chart the losses and explain how tighter enforcement could shift hashrate and miner margins.

4 months ago

A masked attacker confronts a crypto holder with a wrench in front of a Bitcoin symbol, illustrating rising 2025 crypto kidnappings and “$5-wrench” attacks targeting doxxed investors.

Crime

Are you doxxed? Crypto holders are now primary targets for violent gangs using one specific data overlap to locate homes

Criminals are bypassing encryption by exploiting a single overlooked privacy gap that instantly exposes your home address.

4 months ago

A glowing Cardano coin rises from a fiery crack in a futuristic, grid-like landscape with blue and orange energy lines, under a stormy sky with faint Ethereum symbols in the background.

Crime

FBI called as Cardano split in two by a single transaction: Lessons for ETH and SOL client diversity

What broke, why it didn’t cascade, and what L1s can borrow for resilience.

4 months ago

An open, torn delivery box with empty foam cutouts for a laptop and phone sits on a San Francisco Victorian stoop as glowing Bitcoin and Ethereum logos hover inside under bright late-afternoon light.

Crime

A fake delivery driver stole $11 million in crypto this weekend as home invasion heists increase – report

Physical crypto security practices become increasingly important as wrench attacks continue worldwide.

4 months ago

A chain-locked teal door with a smart doorbell reflecting two delivery-disguised silhouettes stands opposite a lightning-lit plinth bearing a glowing Bitcoin beside a wind-whipped Union Jack under bright storm-split skies.

Crypto

Home invasion stalked $4.3M crypto wallet: How a single data leak can put anyone’s safety at risk

Sheffield Crown Court sentenced a trio on Nov. 18, police say nearly the full haul was seized. We break down the "delivery driver" ruse, and how to harden your setup.

4 months ago

A massive golden Bitcoin floats above a wet plaza at sunset, with Chinese flags waving and the U.S. Capitol glowing under dramatic clouds.

Politics

No credible evidence US government hacked Chinese Bitcoin wallets to “steal” $13 billion BTC

Chinese security firm accuses the U.S. of hacking LuBian’s Bitcoin wallets, but open-source forensics and DOJ filings point to weak keys and murky attribution.

5 months ago

Crime

Convicted Russian crypto scammer and his wife found murdered in the UAE

Russian crypto entrepreneur Roman Novak, convicted of large-scale fraud, was kidnapped and murdered in the UAE along with his wife after a failed ransom attempt.

5 months ago

Inside Bitcoin’s 24 hour race to survive a global internet blackout

Analysis 5 months ago

This millionaire crypto hacker continues to freely cash out a year later

Hacks 5 months ago

Billions stolen, dozens arrested: Crypto crime is adapting

Crime 5 months ago

Shocking prison report flouts claim FTX could have repaid customers from $25B in assets

Bankruptcy 5 months ago

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Crime News

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

Binance CEO hacked by cell carrier exploit that likely leaves your own crypto exposed

Bitcoin thieves stole $1.1B using fake bird noises: Now Malaysia hunts heat signatures from the sky

Are you doxxed? Crypto holders are now primary targets for violent gangs using one specific data overlap to locate homes

FBI called as Cardano split in two by a single transaction: Lessons for ETH and SOL client diversity

A fake delivery driver stole $11 million in crypto this weekend as home invasion heists increase – report

Home invasion stalked $4.3M crypto wallet: How a single data leak can put anyone’s safety at risk

No credible evidence US government hacked Chinese Bitcoin wallets to “steal” $13 billion BTC

Convicted Russian crypto scammer and his wife found murdered in the UAE

Inside Bitcoin’s 24 hour race to survive a global internet blackout

This millionaire crypto hacker continues to freely cash out a year later

Billions stolen, dozens arrested: Crypto crime is adapting

Shocking prison report flouts claim FTX could have repaid customers from $25B in assets