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US claims North Korea’s ‘Lazarus Group’ responsible for Axie Infinity hack
Authorities in the US have blacklisted an Ethereum wallet containing over 100,000 units of the stolen funds.
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Unchecked crime forces Kraken exchange to close San Francisco HQ
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is shutting down its office in San Francisco as its staff has been facing attacks and robberies amid a significant rise in crime.
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Was Netflix’s “Trust No One: The Hunt For The Crypto King” a propaganda play?
The Netflix documentary brings cryptocurrency to the masses, albeit from a less than flatterring set of circumstances.
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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
Law enforcement officers have also seized roughly €23 million in Bitcoin from the now-defunct platform.
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Famous French influencer masterminds $960k NFT rug pull
There are indications that the French star used proceeds from the Billionaire Dogs NFT rug pull to purchase Mutant Ape, Doodle and CloneX NFTs.
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Axie Infinity Ronin bridge hacker moved 2000 ETH to the Tornado Cash tumbler
The money stolen from the Ronin bridge has started to move, according to on-chain data. A portion of 1000 ETH has been moved to another address, and 2000 ETH has been moved to the Tornado Cash mixing service.
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Turkey wants crypto scammer jailed for life
The founder and CEO of Thodex exchange has been on the run since last year after his firm was discovered to have perpetrated a fraud.
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Study: iPhone and Android users at the risk of losing their crypto through fake apps
Malicious players now use fake websites with ads placed on legitimate sites to distribute their malicious apps.
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Report: Russians do not evade sanctions using crypto says Chainalysis
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Manchester police returned over $25 million in stolen cryptocurrency to scam victims
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North Korea using hackers to raise revenue via crypto heists
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