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Crypto Crime Appears To Drop in 2023 As Digital Asset ‘Romance’ Scams Surge by 85x Since 2020: Chainalysis

The amount of funds sent to illicit addresses in 2023 suggests a decline in cryptocurrency-based criminal activities, according to a…

March 1, 2024

Founders of Alleged $575,000,000 Crypto Fraud To Be Extradited to US From Estonia: Report

Estonia reportedly decided on Thursday to hand over to the United States two of its citizens for their alleged involvement…

January 28, 2024

More Than $23,000,000 Worth of Crypto Lost to Hacks and Frauds in August: Bug Bounty Platform Immunefi

A new report from a bug bounty platform shows that the amount of crypto assets lost to hacks and frauds…

September 1, 2023

Feds Seize $112,000,000 in Crypto From US-Based Entities Allegedly Involved in Scams

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is announcing the seizure of crypto worth over $112 million linked to cryptocurrency…

April 4, 2023

Here’s How Most Criminal Crypto Whales Obtain Their Fortune, According to Chainalysis

New data from market intelligence firm Chainalysis reveals how most criminal crypto whales amassed their illicit riches. In a new…

February 17, 2022

Three Arrested, Digital Assets and Luxury Items Seized in Alleged Fraudulent Scheme Involving Crypto

An investigation by Belgian authorities into an organization suspected of engaging in crypto fraud has led to the arrest of…

October 14, 2021

Scammers Pay Six Figures for Misspelled Crypto Website Domains Hoping To Dupe Victims: Report

Fraudsters are reportedly forking out hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase mistyped website addresses related to cryptocurrency businesses in…

October 12, 2021

Crypto Hedge Fund Founder Ordered To Surrender $54,793,000 and Sentenced to Over Seven Years for Digital Asset Scam

Audrey Strauss, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Australian national Stefan He Qin, founder…

September 17, 2021

North Korea’s Crypto Mining Explodes Tenfold to Evade International Sanctions: Report

North Korea is reportedly expanding its cryptocurrency mining operation to generate revenue and avoid sanctions, producing a tenfold increase over…

February 12, 2020