Trio allegedly defrauded $40M with Ponzi-style crypto trading operations
The DoJ has charged three crypto trading company owners with defrauding investors out of more than $40 million in Bitcoin and cash.
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Anonymous set for cyberwar with Bitcoin-powered Russian hacker crew
Hacktivist collective Anonymous has joined the global majority in backing Ukraine. Russian ransomware hackers are ready to strike back.
BitMEX has now lost all US profits after founders plead guilty, lawyer says
BitMEX founders Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo have admitted breaking anti-money-laundering laws and agreed to pay $10 million each in fines.
Apple store gunman who demanded $220M crypto ransom dies by cop car
A gunman who commandeered an Amsterdam Apple store and demanded a $230-million crypto ransom has died in hospital after a five-hour standoff.
Too many rug pulls: NFT marketplace now forces ‘doxing’ of NFT creators
Solana NFT marketplace Magic Eden will now demand 'Launchpad' users issue identity docs just weeks after Buzzfeed outed Bored Apes' founders.
That couple who sold US nuclear sub plans for Monero have pleaded guilty
The Toebbes initially pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges over selling nuclear submarine plans for Monero to an undercover FBI agent.
Attorney who kept Ross Ulbricht in prison to lead DoJ crypto task force
Five months after the DoJ announced its crypto crime task force, the unit has its first director with a decade of experience in cybercrime.
Donating crypto to Freedom Convoy illegal after $1M Bitcoin raise
More than 30 wallets have been blacklisted, however Canadian authorities missed a $50,000 Bitcoin Cash fundraiser for the Freedom Convoy.
Hacker could’ve printed unlimited ‘Ether’ but chose $2M bug bounty instead
A hacker recently discovered an infinite Ether bug in scaling solution Optimism which could've wreaked havoc across the crypto ecosystem.
North Korea calls US ‘hacking empire’ in entertaining crypto theft denial
North Korea has denied it stole $400 million in crypto before rattling off a list of US cyberattacks, citing "Russian experts" and Newsweek.