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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

North Korea-Linked Crypto Theft Surpassed $600,000,000 in 2022, Shattering All-Time High: Report

North Korea reportedly stole an unprecedented amount of crypto assets in 2022 as the country continues to pursue its nuclear…

February 9, 2023

Billionaire and Bitcoin Cynic Charlie Munger Renews His Criticism of Crypto, Calls for US Ban

Well-known crypto skeptic and billionaire Charlie Munger is renewing his criticism of digital assets, calling for US regulators to ban…

February 2, 2023

Alameda Research Sues Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager To Recover $446,000,000 in Loan Payments

Alameda Research, the sister company of bankrupt digital asset exchange FTX, is suing bankrupt crypto lender Voyager in an attempt…

February 1, 2023

‘Cryptoqueen’ Wanted by FBI for Role in $4,000,000,000 Pyramid Scheme Sells Luxury Apartment in UK: Report

A BBC report says that new transparency requirements in the UK show that Ruja Ignatova, the alleged co-founder of the…

January 31, 2023

Celsius Was Using Customer Deposits To Fund Withdrawals, According to Bankruptcy Examiner

A closer look at the collapse of crypto lender Celsius shows that the firm was using customer deposits to pay…

January 31, 2023

Solana-Based Trading Platform Mango Markets Sues Crypto Trader Behind $100,000,000 Exploit

A Solana-based (SOL) decentralized crypto exchange is suing the person behind the alleged $100 million exploit of its network last…

January 27, 2023

US Government Seizes Nearly $700,000,000 Worth of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Assets As Fraud Investigation Intensifies

A new court filing reveals that US authorities have so far recovered nearly $700,000,000 worth of cash and assets from…

January 22, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) Fights To Regain $21,000 Amid Genesis Rumors and Charges Against Little-Known Crypto Exchange

Bitcoin (BTC) is on the cusp of regaining $21,000 as charges are filed against a little-known crypto exchange platform and…

January 19, 2023

Court Docs Reveal FTX Allowed Alameda to Borrow $65,000,000,000 for Trading, Made Firm Exempt From Liquidation

Newly released court documents reveal a "$65 billion back door" that FTX had set up for Alameda, the now-defunct crypto…

January 18, 2023

Over $3,770,000,000 Lost to Blockchain-Related Hacks in 2022: Security Firm SlowMist

Blockchain security firm SlowMist is revealing that hundreds of exploits happened on decentralized networks last year resulting in billions of…

January 17, 2023