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Chainalysis has warned that cryptocurrency crime has increasingly extended into kidnappings, home invasions and other violent incidents as criminals pursue holders who can transfer digital assets immediately under coercion. According to the blockchain analytics firm’s latest report shared with crypto.news,…
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A former FBI supervisory agent allegedly stole about $1 million in cryptocurrency, mixed it with personal funds, and asked ChatGPT how to use the money and relocate to Europe. FBI agent allegedly transferred crypto using discovered keys Federal authorities arrested…
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Two French crypto investors have been held captive in London for more than 52 hours in a kidnapping and extortion case that ended with five men convicted after the victims were forced to transfer $30,000 in cryptocurrency. The Daily Mail,…
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Moneyflip CEO Marcos Arturo Kleiman Tronllan faces a federal murder-for-hire charge after allegedly paying undercover agents $40,000 to kidnap and kill a businessman over an unpaid debt. Moneyflip CEO arrested in Miami Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Kleiman in Miami…
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Chinese courts have sentenced five Sifang payment platform operators to between three and six years in prison over a gambling network that processed more than 2.95 billion yuan, or about $428 million, through USDT, bank cards and third-party payment accounts.…
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Crypto wrench attacks reached 52 in H1 2026, with recorded financial exposure rising 1,079% to $124.1 million, according to a CertiK report.
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Hackers have disabled Kenyan President William Ruto’s official website, replaced its homepage and demanded a ransom of 5 Bitcoin. According to a report, the Kenyan government opened an investigation after attackers took control of president.go.ke on July 18 and posted…
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A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after admitting he lied to federal investigators about threats made by a cryptocurrency businessman during a 2021 extortion incident. The U.S. Attorney’s Office…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly moved to dismiss its criminal case against the founder of BitClub Network despite allegations that the crypto mining scheme defrauded investors of $722 million. According to a report by Bloomberg Law, citing two…
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INTERPOL-led operation has resulted in 5,811 arrests, blocked more than 31,000 bank accounts, and intercepted $293 million in illicit assets across 97 countries and territories during a global crackdown on fraud and crypto-linked money laundering. According to an INTERPOL statement…
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Peter Stokes, 19, was extradited to the U.S. over an alleged $8M crypto ransom plot tied to Scattered Spider, DOJ says after Finnish arrest.
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Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Miles Guo has been sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. prison after being convicted in a fraud scheme that prosecutors said stole more than $1 billion from investors through multiple ventures, including cryptocurrency. According to multiple…
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China has sentenced a convicted drug trafficker to death after authorities found he laundered more than 48 million yuan, about $7.04 million, through cryptocurrency as part of a major cross-border narcotics operation. China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate said at a June…
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Yi He warned users about an alleged Binance impersonation scam as CoinUp denied Zhu Pan links and CPX volatility drew scrutiny online.
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Hong Kong’s securities regulator has added Aurum/Aurum Foundation to its alert list of suspicious virtual asset trading platforms after alleging the entity may be operating without the required authorization. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said Aurum/Aurum Foundation…
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China has outlined plans to strengthen anti-money laundering enforcement, expand scrutiny of virtual currency-related crime, and deepen international cooperation as authorities prepare the country’s financial security framework for the next five-year policy cycle. The People’s Bank of China said in…
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