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Mining Capital Coin CEO charged with $62M crypto fraud
Mining Capital Coin CEO Luiz Capuci Jr. faces multiple charges and may be sentenced to up to 45 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
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UK thieves targeting phones to steal crypto
One victim of the attack revealed that a mugger forced him to open his phone with a fingerprint, changed his security settings, and stole £28,700, including cryptocurrency.
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US offers $15M for info on Conti ransomware
The U.S. Department of State announced it will pay up to $15 million for information on the Conti ransomware variant.
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BitMEX’s Arthur Hayes pleads for leniency
The defense counsel is arguing that the conviction of Arthur Hayes has set enough precedence within the crypto space.
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Deus DAO suffers another flash loan exploit, loses over $16M
Deus team has stated that the latest attack did not result in the loss of any of its users’ funds.
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Ross Ulbricht’s $183M Silk Road fine to be paid via $2.7B in BTC recovered from hacker
Bitcoin recovered from a wallet linked to a Silk Road hack in 2013 will be used to wipe out the debt owed to the U.S. Government by creator Ross Ulbricht.
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Former SafeMoon CTO ‘Papa’ responds to fraud allegations
Coffeezilla is back on the SafeMoon case, this time in conversation with SafeMoon's former CTO who claims no knowledge of the theft of user liquidity.
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India’s Finance Minister says crypto could be used for illicit activities
Sitharaman believes the only way to curb the use of crypto in money laundering and terrorist financing is to regulate the space using technology.
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Report: Ransomware groups show preference for Monero, charge more for Bitcoin ransom
Ransomware groups charge their victims premiums of about 10% to 20% when ransom payments are made in Bitcoin.
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Axie Infinity Ronin Bridge Hacker has already moved 38,293 ETH ($114.8 million)
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US Secret Service has seized over $100 million worth of crypto since 2015
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Zachxbt’s investigation of Project Shura’s $1.7M rug pull leads to public wallet
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