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The man behind Sheep Marketplace, a defunct darknet hub, now faces fresh charges after allegedly funneling $45 million in Bitcoin to Czech officials in the justice ministry. Prosecutors confirm the probe covers money laundering and illegal drug operations, signaling a…
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From bankrolling ballistic missiles to arming militants, crypto is shaping the modern battlefield as a shadowy lifeline for groups seeking to bypass sanctions.
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Donald Trump made his key pro-crypto statements during the 2024 Nashville crypto conference. He notably said, “For too long our government has violated the cardinal rule that every bitcoiner knows by heart: Never sell your Bitcoin.” He repeated this when…
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The CEO of South Korean exchange Bitsonic, Shin Jinwook, has received an extension to his seven-year prison sentence after authorities found evidence of fraud amounting to at least 100 million won or $72,000. On August 5, Judge Seong Gi-jun of…
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Security firm Check Point warns of a malware named JSCEAL that has been impersonating crypto platforms to lure in millions of victims to steal crypto related data, how does it work? In a recent blogpost, Check Point Research notified crypto…
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A judge denies two brothers’ plea to dismiss crypto fraud charges after allegedly stealing $25 million from the Ethereum blockchain using an MEV bot. Why was their bid dismissed? According to a U.S. court document, District Judge Jessica Clarke has…
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Brazilian authorities just pulled off a major crackdown on a sophisticated money laundering network with the help of Tether. The stablecoin giant’s real-time tracking tools led to the freeze of R$32 million in USDT, exposing how crypto forensics is outpacing…
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On July 15, 2025, an independent journalist, Lola Leetz, published the U.S. Marshal service documents notifying that the service holds 28,988.3563016 BTC, stored via Coinbase Prime. The reported amount is 85.6% below 207,189 BTC, usually named as the U.S.’ BTC…
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Hacker Nicholas Truglia’s 18-month prison sentence has been upgraded to 12 years after he failed to pay $20 million in restitution for the victim of a SIM-swap he conducted back in 2018. According to a report by the Inner City…
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When a suspicious transaction flashed across their screens, Greek investigators knew they had a shot at history. Months after North Korea’s Lazarus Group looted Bybit for $1.5 billion, a digital breadcrumb led to Greece’s first-ever crypto seizure, proving even the…
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With law enforcement lagging and users losing billions of dollars to crypto-related scams every year, Tether’s new investment raises a provocative question: are stablecoin firms now the first line of defense? On July 8, USDT issuer Tether announced a strategic…
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Now armed with blockchain forensics instead of briefcases of cash, the U.S. Secret Service is quietly becoming one of the most sophisticated crypto crime-fighting units in the world. According to Bloomberg, its Global Investigative Operations Center has seized nearly $400…
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A Belgian court has sentenced three for the abduction of a crypto coach’s wife, marking another high-profile case amid the rising wave of crypto kidnappings in France. The Brussels Criminal Court court has sentenced three kidnappers to 12 years in…
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