Crime
Beware of scams exploiting Ripple’s success, CTO David Schwartz warns
Malicious players are trying to profit from Judge Torres's landmark ruling, spreading phishing links on Twitter.
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Bankruptcy
Celsius’s Mashinsky arrested, SEC files securities fraud charges – reports
The U.S. SEC alleges that Mashinksy and Celsius manipulated CEL's token value.
Taxes
IRS investigating American crypto exodus to Puerto Rico
U.S. tax authorities are working to sort out those who are taking advantage of Puerto Rico's forgiving investment tax laws legally and those gaming the system in bad faith.
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Crime
Crypto crime is down 65% in 2023, though ransomware is still prevalent
Illicit inflows are down across every category of crypto-crime, except ransomware, which is already trailing numbers seen during the 2021 bull run.
Crime
More than 9,000 Bitcoin seized in connection with Silk Road on the move
One of the Bitcoin transaction was pending as of press time, according to on-chain data.
Crime
U.S. charges Solana attacker with money laundering in first enforcement action of its kind
The U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York called the case the 'first criminal case involving [an] attack on a smart contract operated by [a] decentralized exchange.'
Crime
Chainalysis report raises concerns that Multichain’s attacker may have inside connections
Chainalysis noted that the attacker's actions deviated from normal practices in such exploits.
Stablecoins
Circle, Tether freeze over half of the $126M assets stolen from Multichain breach
Multichain is down for over 30 hours after the hack while $67.5 million of stolen assets have been frozen and $1.85 million tokens burned.
Crime
Georgia prosecutors reportedly charge billionaire George Bachiashvili for misappropriation of funds in Bitcoin, money laundering
Bachiashvili is a powerful figure in Georgia, having founded a private equity firm that contributes about 40% to the country's GDP.
