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‘Cryptoqueen’ Boyfriend Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Laundering $300,000,000 in Crypto

The ex-boyfriend of the infamous “Cryptoqueen” has been sentenced to five years in prison for laundering hundreds of millions of…

February 20, 2023

Former FTX Executive Nishad Singh To Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges Related to Exchange Collapse: Report

FTX’s former director of engineering is reportedly planning to plead guilty to fraud charges related to the crypto exchange platform’s…

February 19, 2023

Nearly Quarter of New Crypto Tokens Launched in 2022 Resembled Pump-and-Dump Schemes: Chainalysis

Nearly one in four new crypto tokens that launched in 2022 had on-chain attributes that resembled pump-and-dump scams, according to…

February 18, 2023

Norwegian Authorities Seize Nearly $6,000,000 in Crypto Stolen in 2022 Hack on Axie Infinity (AXS) Ronin Network

Norway's central unit for fighting economic crimes has seized some of the crypto assets that hackers stole from the Ronin…

February 17, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Court Battle With SEC and CFTC To Be Delayed Until DOJ’s Criminal Case Concludes: Report

A US judge is putting two federal regulators' civil lawsuits against the former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX on…

February 14, 2023

Popular Hardware Crypto Wallet OneKey Hacked by Security Firm, Proving Critical Vulnerability

A cybersecurity firm has hacked a popular crypto wallet, proving to its developers that it has critical vulnerabilities. In a…

February 12, 2023

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