Malta lawyer investigated over bitcoin sent to alleged murderer of Daphne Galizia
A lawyer from Malta is thought to have transferred one bitcoin to Yorgen Fenech, suspected of murdering a journalist in 2017.
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Cop tried to invest in bitcoin but ended up funding $100k scam
A Singaporean man conned a police officer into investing $17,000 in bitcoin but instead used the money to fund a currency exchange scam.
Man scammed by fake bitcoin hitman after curse fails to deter love rival
The man tried to use bitcoin to hire a fake hitman after a witch's curse he bought online failed to win the heart of his would-be lover.
Bitcoin ATM hack may be Russian payback for Ukraine donation button
Users say crypto was drained from their wallets when they attempted to deposit or withdraw funds. It was then siphoned to the hackers.
US wins extradition war for Russian crypto exchange operator Alexander Vinnik
Russian national Alexander Vinnik has been extradited to the US for allegedly laundering crypto, amid a prisoner hostage war with Russia.
Dutch university may recover double the value of crypto ransom but won’t profit
Dutch police have seized a wallet holding double the value of a Bitcoin ransom Maastricht University paid to hackers, but it won't be enough.
Here’s how undercover Feds got a drug ring near Boston to send $1M in bitcoin
The third member of a drug ring that made at least 59 bitcoin has pleaded guilty. Here's how the Feds went undercover to acquire it.
Man pleads guilty to hiring hitman with bitcoin to murder woman who rejected him
A Californian man spent $13,000 in bitcoin to hire a hitman to murder a woman that rejected him after one bad date.
CFTC alleges Gemini cover-up: Execs funded market manipulation
The CFTC has filed a lawsuit against crypto exchange Gemini, claiming execs used their personal funds to manipulate crypto markets.
Weed & Bitcoin: Dad and son caught running $13M empire from Starbucks
Kenneth Warren Rule was discovered swapping money for Bitcoin via an unlicensed crypto exchange after meeting with an undercover agent in Starbucks.