Nepal smugglers caught selling gold from China for $16M USDT
Nepalese smugglers reportedly moved 33kg of gold from China in flour sacks packed by children before selling it for $16 million USDT.
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Binance and CZ plead guilty but SEC lawsuit remains
Binance has pleaded guilty and will pay $4 billion in order to resolve criminal charges and civil suits from the CFTC, OFAC, and FinCEN.
Tether froze $225M but $70M slipped the net
Tether has frozen approximately $225 million in USDT tied to 'pig-butchering' scams, days after millions were removed.
Steroid smuggler must forfeit $9.4M in crypto or face 10 years in prison
UK-based Mohammed Afzal must also hand back $1.3 million worth of property and a Mercedes SUV gained through illegal steroid smuggling.
Data stolen from the British Library is being auctioned for bitcoin on the dark web
Data, including passport details and employment data, was stolen in October and is reportedly being used to blackmail the British Library.
Romanian Hells Angels leader used bitcoin for drugs and murder, Texas jury finds
The Hells Angels leader attempted to order 400kg of cocaine and kill rival gang members using $1M in bitcoin and fiat.
Illegal crypto mining rigs found in Poland’s Supreme Administrative Court
Two years after crypto mining rigs were found in a police station, the same has happened in Poland's Supreme Court.
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.
Fake Skype app stealing USDT previously impersonated Binance
The fake Skype app run by a Chinese gang reportedly drains Tether (USDT) from unsuspecting crypto holders by swapping out addresses.
X account of dead ‘seventh Monty Python member’ is pushing Bitcoin spam
Hackers took over the X account of Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes and have been using it to bombard fans with Bitcoin charts and NFTs.