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The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office has launched a formal joint investigation unit that exclusively tackles crypto-related crimes and fraud cases. According to a report by Aju News, the department is named the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office-run Joint Investigation…
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Aleksei Andriunin, founder and chief executive officer of crypto platform Gotbit, has been extradited to the United States. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on Feb. 26 that the Russian national, arrested in October 2024 in…
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The UK government has introduced the Crime and Policing Bill, aimed at enhancing the country’s ability to recover proceeds from cryptocurrency-related crime. The bill outlines provisions for valuing cryptocurrency, procedures for courts to recover illicit funds, and expanded powers for…
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Police in Jeju, South Korea, are investigating the murder of a Chinese national believed to have been killed during a cryptocurrency transaction. Jeju West Police Station announced that four Chinese nationals—two women and two men, including one in his 60s…
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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin has introduced new legislation aimed at reducing fraud at cryptocurrency ATMs, a growing concern for law enforcement agencies. The Crypto ATM Fraud Prevention Act would impose transaction limits and require additional consumer protections to prevent scams…
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On Feb. 21, 2025, around $1.5 billion in ETH was stolen from the Bybit exchange. The Elliptic analytics say the funds were probably stolen by the infamous Lazarus Group. The tokens were likely sent to crypto mixers for laundering. Thieves…
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Loudoun County police in Virginia have seized $1.4 million in cryptocurrency linked to a “pig butchering” scam. The Sheriff’s Office confirmed that approximately $1.4 million tied to the scam was recovered, marking one of the largest crypto seizures in Virginia,…
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South Korean crypto figure Park, known as “Jonbur Kim” or the “Coin King,” has been arrested again on fresh fraud charges. This arrest comes just weeks after his release on bail for a separate crypto scam case. The Seoul Southern…
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A British man was jailed for nearly five months after failing to disclose his Bitcoin holdings during a legal dispute with another cryptocurrency trader. Graham Darby, 50, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for contempt of court but was…
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Former payroll manager, Ho Kai Xin, has been sentenced to nine years and 11 months in prison for stealing $4.2 million from Bybit. According to Singaporean news outlet the Strait Times, the 32-year-old woman pleaded guilty to five charges of…
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Russian power grid operator Rosseti reported losses of over 1.3 billion rubles in 2024 due to illegal crypto mining operations that siphoned electricity through unauthorized connections. The Russian power grid company Rosseti reported losses exceeding 1.3 billion rubles in 2024…
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The team behind the LIBRA meme coin has allegedly explored launching a meme coin with members of Nigeria’s administration. Kelsier Ventures, the company at the center of the Javier Milei meme coin scandal, has allegedly considered launching a meme coin…
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The SEC has suspended its fraud lawsuit against Geosyn Mining at the request of the accused executives, following federal charges on similar allegations. On Feb. 14, the SEC informed a Texas court that it would suspend the ongoing case against…
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Indian enforcement authorities have seized cryptocurrency worth $190 million (Rs 1,646 crore) in connection with a BitConnect investigation. As per the report by The Indian Express, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Ahmedabad — the law enforcement agency responsible for investigating…
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The United States has agreed to release Russian national Alexander Vinnik, a suspected cybercrime figure, as part of a prisoner exchange that secured the freedom of American teacher Marc Fogel. Vinnik, 44, operated BTC-e, once one of the world’s largest…
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Eric Council Jr., the man accused of helping to breach the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has pleaded guilty to the charges. As a result, Council faces a potential $50,000 fine as part of the plea…
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