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SEC Announces Cross-border Task Force To Combat Fraud

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has formed a new cross-border task force to combat transnational fraud, including... Read more

Belgian Court Sentences Three For Crypto Coachs Wife Kidnapping

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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... Read more

Huione Crypto Laundering Network Thrives Despite Supposed Shutdown And Regulatory Sanctions: Chainanalysis

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Crypto laundering network Huione continues to operate at scale, with its transaction volumes increasing even after FinCE... Read more

MEXC Reveals 200% Spike In Crypto Fraud, India, Indonesia Lead

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MEXC revealed an alarming rise in trading fraud, with a 200% spike globally. Read more

12 More Charged In $263M Crypto Theft And RICO Conspiracy

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12 more individuals have been charged in a RICO crypto theft case that allegedly netted over $263 million. A four-count ... Read more

Brazil Jails Crypto Scheme Operators To A Combined 171 Years

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Brazil’s federal court has sentenced three members of the collapsed crypto scheme Braiscompany to a combined 171 years... Read more

South Korean Gets Prison Time For $2m Crypto Scam Promising 50% Returns

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A South Korean man in his 30s has been sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding a crypto investor of 2.93 billi... Read more

Crypto Firm CLS Global Sanctioned In FBIs Token Mirrors Sting Op

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CLS Global, a crypto market maker registered in the United Arab Emirates, has been hit with a $428,000 fine for wash tra... Read more

Crypto Influencer Sentenced To 45 Months For Swindling $2m From Investors

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Thomas John “T.J. Stone” Sfraga was sentenced in federal court for scamming real estate and crypto investors through... Read more

Freedom Is Priceless: Tornado Cashs Alexey Pertsev Released From Prison

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Alexey Pertsev, the Tornado Cash developer convicted of money laundering in 2024, has been released from prison under el... Read more

Thodex Founders Sentence Overturned, But Fraud Conviction Stands

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The Istanbul Regional Court of Justice has overturned part of the conviction against Faruk Fatih Özer, the founder of t... Read more

Canadian Gov Warns Of Crypto Use In Illegal Opioid Trade

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The Canadian government has raised concerns about the growing use of cryptocurrencies in the illicit opioid trade, parti... Read more

Zoom Scam Targets Crypto Users Warns Blockchain Security Firm SlowMist

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A phishing scam targeting crypto users that used fake Zoom meeting links as a method of malware distribution and stealin... Read more

US Indicts 26-year-old Gotbit Founder For Market Manipulation

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Federal prosecutors in Boston have indicted Aleksei Andriunin, a 26-year-old Russian national and founder of Gotbit, on ... Read more

PeckShield: October Crypto Hacks Tally Up To $88.4m In Losses Across 20 Incidents

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PeckShield reports that October saw nearly 20 crypto hacks, leading to around $88.4 million in losses, with the top inci... Read more

US And Nigeria Form Alliance To Fight Crypto Crime

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The United States and Nigeria have launched the Bilateral Liaison Group on Illicit Finance and Cryptocurrencies in an ef... Read more

Montenegro To Finalize Do Kwons Extradition By Oct. 20

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Do Kwon’s extradition chapter may be finalized as soon as Sunday, Oct. 19, according to local Montenegrin media. The g... Read more

Crypto Fugitive: Man Accused Of Fraud Flees After Skipping $150m Hearing

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A German man, Horst Jicha, is now a fugitive after skipping a $150 million cryptocurrency fraud hearing in New York. Jic... Read more

Crypto Scandal, Legal Drama, And A Broken Home: The Salame And Bond Story

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Were Ryan Salame and Michelle Bond’s ambitions in crypto and politics too big to handle? Could they have avoided the s... Read more

Crypto Scam: Vietnamese Police Arrest 5 In Crypto Fraud Ring

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Vietnamese police have dismantled an international crypto fraud network, arresting multiple suspects for swindling billi... Read more