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Prosecutors Say Embattled Terra (LUNA) Founder Do Kwon Now on Interpol Red Notice: Report

The international policing organization Interpol is officially requesting that law enforcement worldwide help locate and arrest the embattled Terra (LUNA)…

September 27, 2022

U.S. Treasury Department Asks for Public Opinion on Potential Risks of Digital Assets

The U.S. Treasury Department is asking the public for their opinions on how to handle the potential risks of crypto…

September 21, 2022

DeFi CEO Attempts Negotiation As $160,000,000 Goes Missing From Crypto Platform

The chief executive of a recently hacked decentralized finance (DeFi) platform is attempting to negotiate with presumed hackers after a…

September 20, 2022

Terra (LUNA) Founder Do Kwon Denies He’s on the Run After South Korean Authorities Issue Arrest Warrant

Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon has denied that he is evading authorities despite statements from South Korean prosecutors claiming the…

September 19, 2022

U.S. Treasury Department Sanctions Bitcoin (BTC) Addresses Linked to Ransomware

The U.S Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action against a ransomware group targeting individuals and…

September 15, 2022

South Korean Authorities Seeking Terra (LUNA) Founder Do Kwon With Arrest Warrant: Report

A court in South Korea is issuing an arrest warrant for Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon following the collapse of…

September 15, 2022

Brother of Former Coinbase Executive Pleads Guilty to Crypto Wire Fraud Insider Trading Charge: Report

One of the suspects in the first ever insider trading case involving crypto assets is reportedly pleading guilty to a…

September 13, 2022

Chainalysis and Law Enforcement Seize $30,000,000 Worth of Crypto Stolen in Axie Infinity (AXS) Hack

A blockchain data platform company says about $30 million from the $600 million hack of Axie Infinity (AXS) in March…

September 9, 2022

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Says Crypto Titan Has Unmasked Two Suspects Involved in $265,000 DeFi Hack

Crypto exchange giant Binance says it has identified the bad actors suspected to be behind the hack of decentralized exchange…

September 5, 2022

Over $1,260,000,000 Stolen From Ethereum-Dominated Crypto Sector in Q1 This Year: FBI

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that one popular niche of the cryptocurrency ecosystem has become a prime…

August 31, 2022