UK police to return £2M in stolen crypto to IOTA scam victims
In the first-of-its-kind case, police will use the Proceeds of Crime Act to pay back crypto scam victims with funds seized from an exchange.
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Accused spy leaked Indian naval secrets for crypto
The alleged spy faces the death penalty or life in prison for allegedly selling India's naval secrets to Pakistan in exchange for crypto.
Prison plot to move $54M ether to Bahamas ends in seizure
Authorities seized $54 million of ether after a drug lord used a prison phone to discuss plans to launder the funds abroad.
NBA star flees $8M mansion amid threats from ‘Crypto King’ victims
Basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander claims sellers of the property hid its history of threatening visits by disgruntled crypto investors.
SafeMoon team criminally charged after buying Porsche with investor funds
SafeMoon founders have been criminally charged for misrepresenting the 'locked liquidity' for the project and misappropriating investor funds.
Owner of ‘Perfect Pair’ jailed for $9M El Paso crypto Ponzi
Abner Tinoco ran a fake crypto investment business called Kikit & Mess Investments, using it to solicit around $9 million from victims.
Police track $200K bitcoin robbery in Scottish first
Scottish Police described the $200,000 bitcoin robbery as the first of its kind to involve tracking crypto.
Doctor hires hitman to kill girlfriend, sends bitcoin to wrong address
James Wan pleaded guilty to the plot that saw him give a dark web hitman $19,200 in bitcoin to kill his girlfriend.
Four suspects face death penalty in South Korea crypto murder case
A pair of Korean crypto investors allegedly plotted the murder of the woman who convinced them to invest in the failed 'fine dust' token.
Could Sam Bankman-Fried’s Adderall dose be grounds for mistrial?
A motion filed by Bankman-Fried's team claims he won't be able to "meaningfully participate" in his trial without extended-release Adderall.