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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

Ex-Coinbase Manager pleads not guilty to insider trading charges

Ex-Coinbase Product Manager Ishan Wahi and his brother Nikhil will have to pay $2 million for bail after they pleaded not guilty to insider trading charges.

4 years ago

Scams

North Koreans reportedly targeting crypto jobs for insider access

Beyond plagiarizing resumes, researchers also discovered that some suspected North Koreans doctored qualifications when applying for jobs.

4 years ago

Crime

US SEC charges 11 for role in $300M Forsage crypto pyramid scheme

Forsage had received two “cease and desist” notices from regulators but continued to operate regardless.

4 years ago

Scams

U.S. Senator seeks safeguards disclosures from Apple, Google amid rise in fake crypto apps

Senator Brown asked the companies to provide details about their app store safeguards to thwart fake crypto apps amid rising scams.

4 years ago

Legal

South Korean officials conclude week-long raid in Terra-LUNA case

The Ministry of Justice has issued a "notification upon arrival" notice to Do Kwon while Daniel Shin is restricted from leaving the country.

4 years ago

Hacks

Solana-based Nirvana loses $3.5M to flash loan exploit; tokens tank 90%

OtterSec said the Nirvana exploit is similar to the one that affected Crema Finance earlier in the month.

4 years ago

Crime

Cryptojacking in finance soared 269% in H1 2022

Global cryptojacking volume grew 30% compared to H1 2021 but the average percentage of victims targetted fell year-on-year.

4 years ago

Crime

Attackers stole $6 million from Audius by exploiting a bug in the contract

Blockchain data of the attacker's wallet shows that the stolen funds were exchanged for 704.17 Ether, worth around $1.09 million, on Uniswap.

4 years ago

Teddy Doge developers pull out $4.5 million in alleged ‘soft rug pull’

Scams 4 years ago

Ex-Coinbase manager arrested in insider trading case for leaking asset listing details

Crime 4 years ago

Finland earns $48M from sales of seized Bitcoin

Crime 4 years ago

FBI detects fake crypto apps that scammed $42.7M from 244 victims

Crime 4 years ago

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Crime News

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

Ex-Coinbase Manager pleads not guilty to insider trading charges

North Koreans reportedly targeting crypto jobs for insider access

US SEC charges 11 for role in $300M Forsage crypto pyramid scheme

U.S. Senator seeks safeguards disclosures from Apple, Google amid rise in fake crypto apps

South Korean officials conclude week-long raid in Terra-LUNA case

Solana-based Nirvana loses $3.5M to flash loan exploit; tokens tank 90%

Cryptojacking in finance soared 269% in H1 2022

Attackers stole $6 million from Audius by exploiting a bug in the contract

Teddy Doge developers pull out $4.5 million in alleged ‘soft rug pull’

Ex-Coinbase manager arrested in insider trading case for leaking asset listing details

Finland earns $48M from sales of seized Bitcoin

FBI detects fake crypto apps that scammed $42.7M from 244 victims