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U.S. prosecutors secures $34 million crypto assets forfeiture
Authorities in Germany closed down Russian darknet marketplace (DNM), Hydra and seized Bitcoin worth $25 million.
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German authorities shut down world’s largest darknet market Hydra
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What many have suspected, but was difficult to actually prove, has now been confirmed by crypto cybercrime experts Chainalysis: There is no evidence, whatsoever, that sanctioned Russian entities are using crypto to evade sanctions.
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Manchester police returned over $25 million in stolen cryptocurrency to scam victims
Police are looking for other victims of a scam related to Binance smart chain which left some investors out of pocket more than $230,000.
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North Korea using hackers to raise revenue via crypto heists
Mandiant, a cybersecurity company which was recently acquired by Google, released a report detailing some of North Korea's cyber operations and how the country is using hackers to raise money via theft of crypto assets.
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