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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.

4 weeks ago

Crime

Crypto investment fraud in the US hits record $2.57B – up 183% YoY

Crypto investment fraud losses made up roughly 25% of all money lost to online scams and fraud during 2022 and almost 90% of the $3.31 billion lost to online investment fraud.

3 years ago

Crime

SEC charges Trump-connected Chinese businessman Guo Wengui over ‘H-Coin’

The Chinese billionaire's crypto scheme was also known as "Himalaya Coin."

3 years ago

Crime

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried seeks insurance coverage for legal expenses

His lawyers filed the motion on March 15, seeking financial assistance in what experts believe will be nine-figure territory.

3 years ago

Crime

DOJ shuts down ChipMixer over $3B of cryptocurrency money laundering

Officials also charged one individual, Minh Quốc Nguyễn, in connection to the case.

3 years ago

Crime

Bitcoiners warned scopolamine robberies in Colombia pose threat to crypto security

Jameson Lopp issues warning to Bitcoiners as scopolamine-induced robberies target crypto holdings in Colombia.

3 years ago

Banking

NatWest introduces transaction limits to protect against crypto-criminals

The new rules will limit transfers to crypto exchanges to £5,000 per 30 days with no more than £1,000 per day.

3 years ago

Crime

Justice Department investigating collapse of Do Kwon’s TerraUSD stablecoin: WSJ

Former members of Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd. have been questioned by the FBI and the Southern District of New York.

3 years ago

Crime

Israeli duo found guilty of large NFT tax evasion scheme worth $2.2M

The two were said to have made money from a sale of an NFT based on a 3D scan of the Western Wall, on of Jerusalem's holiest sites.

3 years ago

Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs under investigation in Singapore

Crime 3 years ago

Arbitrum-based DEX ArbiSwap rugs users days after launch – token down 99%

Crime 3 years ago

FTX executive Nishad Singh faces parallel charges from SEC, CFTC

Crime 3 years ago

Indian exchange Bitbns admits it was hacked for $7.5M last February

Hacks 3 years ago

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

Crypto investment fraud in the US hits record $2.57B – up 183% YoY

SEC charges Trump-connected Chinese businessman Guo Wengui over ‘H-Coin’

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried seeks insurance coverage for legal expenses

DOJ shuts down ChipMixer over $3B of cryptocurrency money laundering

Bitcoiners warned scopolamine robberies in Colombia pose threat to crypto security

NatWest introduces transaction limits to protect against crypto-criminals

Justice Department investigating collapse of Do Kwon’s TerraUSD stablecoin: WSJ

Israeli duo found guilty of large NFT tax evasion scheme worth $2.2M

Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs under investigation in Singapore

Arbitrum-based DEX ArbiSwap rugs users days after launch – token down 99%

FTX executive Nishad Singh faces parallel charges from SEC, CFTC

Indian exchange Bitbns admits it was hacked for $7.5M last February