Europol bounty for Russian crypto ransomware gang wasn’t real
News of the fictitious bounty fooled news outlets into reporting that $50K would be paid for information on two Qilin administrators.
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Europol raids $24 million ‘mafia crypto bank’
The network, which was raided in January, allegedly offered crypto services to human traffickers and the drug trade.
Europol raids money mules who laundered $10M for crypto scammers
Authorities say the crypto scammers tied to the money mule recruiting networks ‘lacked the technical expertise’ to launder their €10M profits.
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy lost $1.2 billion buying bitcoin in Q1—by Protos Staff
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US Senator asks if Binance lied to Congress about Iran—by Protos Staff
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The slow-motion ‘bank run’ in private credit—by Protos Staff
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Gemini’s 10-K reveals loan loop between exchange and founders—by Protos Staff
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Archblock files for bankruptcy, blames fraud and Justin Sun-linked deal—by Protos Staff
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Steakhouse Financial front-end breach exposes users to phishing scam—by Protos Staff
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Stripe stablecoin unit Bridge denies shipping trucks to company in Venezuela—by Protos Staff
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Flare’s billion-dollar XRP DeFi dream has just 80 new users a day—by Protos Staff
