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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

Hacks

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.

4 years ago

Crime

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.

4 years ago

Crime

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.

4 years ago

Crime

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.

4 years ago

Crime

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.

4 years ago

Scams

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.

4 years ago

Hacks

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.

4 years ago