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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

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.

4 years ago

Crime

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.

4 years ago

Legal

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.

4 years ago

Hacks

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.

4 years ago

Crime

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.

4 years ago

Scams

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.

4 years ago