Bitcoin torture suspects granted bail in Manhattan court
John Woeltz and William Duplessie allegedly kidnapped an anonymous BTC trader in New York and threatened to set him on fire.
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Ripple’s Chris Larsen to fund police surveillance, drones in San Francisco
As part of the $9.4M gift, Ripple Labs will sublet a lavish office to the San Francisco Police Department's drone surveillance unit for free.
What not to do at Bitcoin 2025, according to attendees
The crypto community is giving its take on staying safe at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in the wake of a number of high-profile crypto crimes.
— Crime, John Karony
LONG READ: How John Karony went from visionary to convicted fraudster
The SafeMoon saga, in all its low-rent absurdity and sheer incompetence, may be the perfect encapsulation of crypto’s maximum-fraud era.
Coinbase says staff leaked customer data, refuses to pay $20M ransom
Coinbase countered the blackmail attempt by announcing a bounty for anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of the attackers.
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky receives 12-year sentence
Mashinsky's lawyers argued that a 15-year sentence would be "too much,” and that his deeds aren't comparable to other scams like OneCoin.
FBI confirms North Korean ‘TraderTraitor’ to blame for $1.5 billion Bybit hack
According to the FBI, TraderTraitor has been rapidly converting stolen Bybit assets to bitcoin and other assets via multiple blockchains.
— Andrew Left, Citron Research
Crypto-skeptic Andrew Left of Citron Research charged with fraud
The DoJ alleges Left made at least $16 million while the SEC claims he made approximately $20 million in 'illegal trading profits.'
Woman allegedly offered bitcoin and sex for murder
New Yorker Yue Zhou allegedly tried to exchange bitcoin, cash, and sex for the murders of her lover's spouse and daughter.
EOS is still relevant — at least for US criminal extradition
Nikita Sklyuev is set to be extradited from Ukraine to the US this week where he'll face charges of EOS-related wire fraud from 2019.