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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

Web3

Web3 space has lost $1.48 billion to cyberattacks since January

Web3 lost a total of $1.478 billion to cyberattacks from January to May 2022, with only 4 incidents being responsible for 81%.

4 years ago

Regulation

Senator Elizabeth Warren wants more enforcement from SEC in the crypto space

In the aftermath of major crypto lenders going bankrupt, there's a need for strong investor protection rules, and people are looking to the SEC.

4 years ago

Crime

Mixer usage sees all-time high thanks to nation-affiliated cybercriminals

Chainalysis' recent report revealed that crypto mixer platforms reached an all-time high of $51.8 million, with the majority of the volume coming from criminals with known nation-state affiliations and sanctioned entities.

4 years ago

Legal

Vermont joins multistate investigation into Celsius

State authorities in Texas, Alabama, and Vermont are investigating the operations of crypto lending firms like Celsius over offering unregistered securities.

4 years ago

NFTs

The Saudis hits number 1 on OpenSea as bots claim free mint, scammers attack Discord

Wallet 0x8026 has made almost $2 million since February by botting free mint NFT projects including Crypto Dads, Tubby Cats, Shroomz, and recently launched Saudis

4 years ago

Hacks

Hacker wants 10 Bitcoin in exchange for Chinese citizens’ stolen data

The hacker reportedly gained access to the Chinese Shanghai police database stealing over 26 terabytes of personal data.

4 years ago

DAOs

Wonderland community votes to buy $25M of ex-treasury manager tokens

Sifu was the second-largest voter on the proposal he submitted to buy the tokens he is developing.

4 years ago

Hacks

Crypto hacks are declining in numbers but increasing in damage

Research showed that the average dollar amount stolen in crypto hacks this years is more than double what it was in 2021.

4 years ago

US DOJ indicts 6 individuals over crypto fraud schemes that generated over $135 million

Crime 4 years ago

CFTC charges Mirror Trading International with alleged fraud of $1.7 billion worth of Bitcoin

Scams 4 years ago

FBI Adds OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova ‘Crypto Queen’ to Its Top 10 Most Wanted List

Crime 4 years ago

North Korea’s ‘illicit’ crypto holdings heavily impacted by market crash

Crime 4 years ago

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

Web3 space has lost $1.48 billion to cyberattacks since January

Senator Elizabeth Warren wants more enforcement from SEC in the crypto space

Mixer usage sees all-time high thanks to nation-affiliated cybercriminals

Vermont joins multistate investigation into Celsius

The Saudis hits number 1 on OpenSea as bots claim free mint, scammers attack Discord

Hacker wants 10 Bitcoin in exchange for Chinese citizens’ stolen data

Wonderland community votes to buy $25M of ex-treasury manager tokens

Crypto hacks are declining in numbers but increasing in damage

US DOJ indicts 6 individuals over crypto fraud schemes that generated over $135 million

CFTC charges Mirror Trading International with alleged fraud of $1.7 billion worth of Bitcoin

FBI Adds OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova ‘Crypto Queen’ to Its Top 10 Most Wanted List

North Korea’s ‘illicit’ crypto holdings heavily impacted by market crash