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.
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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.
Texas city locals warned of crypto scam impersonating FBI
A new crypto scam is making the rounds in El Paso, wherein residents are told to transfer funds to avoid a fake case of identity theft.
Crypto legend John McAfee’s suicide confirmed by Spanish courts
McAfee was found dead in his prison cell near Barcelona in June 2021, just hours after his extradition to the US was granted.
‘Person of interest’ took $3M from jailed man’s Binance account days after arrest
Binance account holder Vang Shuiming was arrested in August after raids that seized over $1.7B in assets, including over $38M in crypto.
Hong Kong police say JPEX suspect caught shredding and bleaching files
The man is one of four recent arrests in connection to JPEX, the Dubai-based crypto firm that has seen losses of up to $191 million.
Weed and crypto behind record electricity theft in England and Wales
Bitcoin mining, cannabis farming, and the cost-of-living crisis have all contributed to record levels of electricity theft, the BBC found.
A look inside Tocorón, Venezuela’s gang-run prison that mined bitcoin
Before 11,000 police and soldiers raided Tocorón prison, it was run by Venezuela's most notorious gang... and several exotic animals.