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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

Crime

Binance’s Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to violating money laundering rules, comments on resignation

CZ will pay a $50 million fine; he likely faces up to 18 months in prison.

2 years ago

Legal

SBF granted post-trial extension indicating potential appeal strategy or reduced sentencing

Judge Kaplan approves extension for Bankman-Fried's post-trial motion filings, signaling intricate legal maneuvers ahead.

2 years ago

Crime

Three arrested in $10M bank fraud, crypto laundering scheme

Zhong Shi Gao, Naifeng Xu, and Fei Jiang are accused of scamming New York banks out of millions of dollars and sending the proceed to overseas crypto exchanges.

2 years ago

Crime

Texas, Alabama securities regulators allege fraud against GS Partners in multiple crypto schemes

GS Partners faces a regulatory crackdown over a metaverse skyscraper investment scam and a fraudulent staking scheme.

2 years ago

Crime

Terraform Labs’ Do Kwon loses appeal in Montenegro passport fraud case

Kwon and an associate, Han Chang-joon, were both previously convicted and sentenced to four months in prison.

2 years ago

Regulation

House digital assets subcommittee hears testimony on role of crypto in crime and illicit finance

A panel of forensic and analytics experts have testified to Congress on the need to understand and address the fine details of crypto crime.

2 years ago

Despite 80% AI adoption, APAC banks grapple with confidence in scam prevention

AI becomes frontline in APAC's battle with sophisticated financial scams.

2 years ago

Crime

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse warns of deepfake scams targeting the XRP community

The XRP community is also battling the emergence of a false XRP ETF filing.

2 years ago

Binance clients targeted in $27M theft and unsuccessful $13M extortion attempt

Hacks 2 years ago

SafeMoon CEO John Karony’s bail postponed while courts assess level of flight risk

Crime 2 years ago

Bitwise Asset Management distances itself from failed startup of same name

Crime 2 years ago

Former head of compliance at OneCoin pleads guilty; Crypto Queen remains at large

Crime 2 years ago

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Crime News

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

Binance’s Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to violating money laundering rules, comments on resignation

SBF granted post-trial extension indicating potential appeal strategy or reduced sentencing

Three arrested in $10M bank fraud, crypto laundering scheme

Texas, Alabama securities regulators allege fraud against GS Partners in multiple crypto schemes

Terraform Labs’ Do Kwon loses appeal in Montenegro passport fraud case

House digital assets subcommittee hears testimony on role of crypto in crime and illicit finance

Despite 80% AI adoption, APAC banks grapple with confidence in scam prevention

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse warns of deepfake scams targeting the XRP community

Binance clients targeted in $27M theft and unsuccessful $13M extortion attempt

SafeMoon CEO John Karony’s bail postponed while courts assess level of flight risk

Bitwise Asset Management distances itself from failed startup of same name

Former head of compliance at OneCoin pleads guilty; Crypto Queen remains at large