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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.

4 weeks ago

Crime

Do Kwon, LFG deny cashing out 3313 BTC

South Korean authorities reportedly urged KuCoin and OKX to freeze 3313 BTC worth over $69 million transferred to their platform.

4 years ago

Crime

Binance launches new program to help law enforcement fight cyber crime

The Global Law Enforcement Training Program will help authorities to detect and prosecute cyber criminals.

4 years ago

Regulation

Japan to tighten laws to prevent money laundering via crypto by May 2023

The government is looking to amend three laws simultaneously, one of which would help track where and when criminals send crypto.

4 years ago

Hacker “self-destructs” $1 million made from DeFi exploit

Hacks

Ethereum vanity address exploit may be cause of Wintermute hack

It may take less than 2 months to brute force hack an Ethereum vanity address using a GPU mining rig.

4 years ago

Regulation

U.S. Treasury requests public comment on curbing crypto-related crimes

The U.S. Treasury requested feedback to provide perspective on its approach in drafting a crypto regulatory bill as directed by the executive order.

4 years ago

Crime

Dutch police arrest suspected Bitcoin thief by tracing transactions on blockchain

Dutch authorities' investigations revealed that the alleged thief laundered Bitcoin with the use of malicious software from the open-source Electrum wallet.

4 years ago

Metaverse

South Korea sentences metaverse sexual abuser to 4 years imprisonment

The unnamed man was banned from working in any entity involving minors and the disabled. He also must attend a mandatory program for sexual offenders.

4 years ago

Crime

US lawmakers warn that Facebook, Instagram are ‘becoming breeding ground’ for crypto scams

An FTC report states that Meta's Instagram facilitated 32% of scams reported on social media, while Facebook and WhatsApp were cited 26% and 9% of the time, respectively.

4 years ago

Coinbase employee accused Cobie of spreading insider trading claim because of FTX

People 4 years ago

Report: Arrested Tornado Cash Developer allegedly historic links to Russian intelligence agency FSB

Legal 4 years ago

Celsius sues KeyFi, alleges Jason Stone stole over 1,000 ETH of investor funds for NFTs

Legal 4 years ago

SudoRare developers reap $815,000 from rug pulling project

Scams 4 years ago

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Crime News

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

Do Kwon, LFG deny cashing out 3313 BTC

Binance launches new program to help law enforcement fight cyber crime

Japan to tighten laws to prevent money laundering via crypto by May 2023

Ethereum vanity address exploit may be cause of Wintermute hack

U.S. Treasury requests public comment on curbing crypto-related crimes

Dutch police arrest suspected Bitcoin thief by tracing transactions on blockchain

South Korea sentences metaverse sexual abuser to 4 years imprisonment

US lawmakers warn that Facebook, Instagram are ‘becoming breeding ground’ for crypto scams

Coinbase employee accused Cobie of spreading insider trading claim because of FTX

Report: Arrested Tornado Cash Developer allegedly historic links to Russian intelligence agency FSB

Celsius sues KeyFi, alleges Jason Stone stole over 1,000 ETH of investor funds for NFTs

SudoRare developers reap $815,000 from rug pulling project