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Results for Crypto, Australia

16 stories, newest first

Mar 5, 2024 — Australia, Crypto

Buying darkweb drugs with crypto still a risk — even if you leave a review

The Australia RMIT study found over a third of drugs it bought with crypto were replaced or mixed with a substance unadvertised by sellers.

This alleged $1.3B crypto scam likely faked its own CEO

Steven Reece Lewis was introduced as HyperVerse CEO in 2021 but nobody listed on his resume seems to have heard of him.

Dec 14, 2023 — Australia, Crypto

Crypto pyramid schemes thought to have stolen billions go unchecked

The alleged crypto pyramid schemes, HyperFund and HyperVerse, have been flagged by regulators across the globe but not Australia.

Nov 15, 2023 — Australia, Crime

Australia dismantles crime syndicate that moved nearly $1B in crypto

In a series of raids against the crime syndicate, police seized $2M in crypto, $1.5M in cash, luxury watches, guns, and two tonnes of drugs.

Nov 9, 2023 — Australia, Binance

Australia forces Binance to pay users after law-breaking

Binance Australia Derivates has paid $13.1 million in compensation for failing to provide required protections to retail users.

Oct 26, 2023 — Australia, China

Aussie cops bust Chinese-backed exchange linked to crypto laundering

The 'Long River' syndicate is said to have used an Australia-wide remittance company in its AU$228 million cash and crypto laundering scheme.

Aug 3, 2023 — Australia, Crypto

eToro sued down under over ‘wholly inadequate’ customer checks

ASIC says that eToro's lax screening test for its contract for difference product could have led to “a significant risk of consumer harm."

Jun 27, 2023 — Australia, Crypto

Aussie banks say crypto restrictions ‘largest lever’ in scam prevention

Banks in Australia claim that crypto restrictions are in place as 40% of scams in Australia "touch" crypto.

Jun 22, 2023 — Australia, Crime

Police bust Aussie crypto scam, seize Ferrari, watches, weapons

Australian police arrested two men in connection with a $5.5M crypto scam, seizing a Ferrari 458 and a pair of Japanese nunchucks.

Jun 20, 2023 — Australia, Crime

Aussie insurance firm wonders if it’s been sucked into $4M crypto hack

Hacker collective APLHV said in April that it had stolen 3.6TB of data from law firm HWL Ebsworth. So far, 1.1TB has been posted online.