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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

Hacks

Algorand dev group says $8.6M likely stolen via MyAlgo; users should rekey wallets

An attacker may have run a phishing campaign or compromised MyAlgo's website.

3 years ago

Crime

Nishad Singh becomes latest FTX exec to plead guilty

Nishad Singh is FTX former director of engineering and was part of SBF's inner circle.

3 years ago

Crime

OKX says CELT token price was manipulated; affected users to be compensated

OKX froze 5 malicious accounts that were involved in the market manipulation. Over 3 million USDT will be airdropped to affected users.

3 years ago

Crime

Launch Zone halts trading, transfer of native token following hack

Launch Zone has halted trading and transferring of its native token LZ until further notice after hack drains 80% of the liquidity pool.

3 years ago

Crime

Massachusetts man charged after mining crypto in school crawl space

The perpetrator leveraged the school's electricity in an illegal mining operation.

3 years ago

Crime

SBF facing multiple fraud, conspiracy charges in unsealed superseded indictment

The indictment — unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, where SBF was originally charged — includes a total of 12 charges, four of which are new.

3 years ago

Crime

North Korean hackers move $3.2M from Gate.io 2018 hack

The majority of $234 million stolen in the attack was already laundered. The recent movements involved funds that were dormant for 4.5 years.

3 years ago

Crime

SBF to hire tech expert to consult on trial after breaching bail conditions – private citizens urge arrest

The move comes after Sam Bankman-Fried breached his bail conditions by using encrypted messaging apps and a VPN in January and February.

3 years ago

Tokens fraudulently using the name ChatGPT are scamming investors out of money

Scams 3 years ago

British citizen who helped North Korea evade US sanctions via crypto arrested in Moscow

Crime 3 years ago

DeFi protocol Hope Finance hacked for $2M at launch

Hacks 3 years ago

Kraken and Custodia Bank CEOs say regulators ignored their warnings about scams and fraud

Regulation 3 years ago

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

Algorand dev group says $8.6M likely stolen via MyAlgo; users should rekey wallets

Nishad Singh becomes latest FTX exec to plead guilty

OKX says CELT token price was manipulated; affected users to be compensated

Launch Zone halts trading, transfer of native token following hack

Massachusetts man charged after mining crypto in school crawl space

SBF facing multiple fraud, conspiracy charges in unsealed superseded indictment

North Korean hackers move $3.2M from Gate.io 2018 hack

SBF to hire tech expert to consult on trial after breaching bail conditions – private citizens urge arrest

Tokens fraudulently using the name ChatGPT are scamming investors out of money

British citizen who helped North Korea evade US sanctions via crypto arrested in Moscow

DeFi protocol Hope Finance hacked for $2M at launch

Kraken and Custodia Bank CEOs say regulators ignored their warnings about scams and fraud