Crime News

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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

DOJ initiates first NFT rug-pull prosecution with charges against Frosties founders

Prosecutors revealed that the suspects were working on a new NFT scam project.

4 years ago

Regulation

Cato Institute slams Sen. Warren’s sanctions evasion bill: “collateral damage”

Cato Institute denounces Senator Warren’s bill to address cryptocurrencies as a tool for evading economic sanctions. The institute compares the bill as having Gucci liable for someone carrying stolen cash in their pocketbook.

4 years ago

Scams

Facebook sued in Australia for fake crypto ads

Facebook says these crypto ads violate its policies and its working to curb their spread.

4 years ago

NFTs

Here’s how onXRP protects your NFTs against duplication and data-loss

Recent partnership between Pastel and onXRP create the first-of-its kind NFT marketplace with enhanced duplication and data loss protection.

4 years ago

Scams

Friendly fraud warning as resurgent travel businesses explore new crypto horizons

Travel firms that embrace crypto can also be hopeful of progress on the payment fraud front.

4 years ago

Tokenization

Here are the facts on the alleged sabotage on the DMR Token

Dreamr's team claims that their associates who helped with the DMR tokens sabotaged the token release process, causing the value to decrease by 93% while maximizing their own profits.

4 years ago

Crime

FBI takes precautions as crypto crime increases 80%. Are the figures as bleak as they sound?

A study by Chainalysis has revealed that crypto-related crimes hit their all time high. As a response, the FBI created the "Crypto Task Force" to combat illicit activities within the crypto space.

4 years ago