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12.04 / 22:07

Crime Tether Bitfinex Bitfinex, Tether Launch Bitcoin, USDT Donation Funds for Victims of El Salvador Gang Crime

The crypto exchange Bitfinex and the USDT issuer Tether have set up a crypto relief fund to aid the families of the people affected by the gang-related violence in El Salvador – although the government’s controversial crackdown on gang crime continues to intensify in the country.

08.04 / 18:09

Crime Kraken services UK, US, India, Singapore See More Crypto-Related Regulations, EU Bans High-Value Provision of Crypto Services to Russia + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.

06.04 / 03:11

Adoption Crime Bitcoin Bukele Returns Bukele Returns to Miami Bitcoin Conference as Gangland Crackdown Takes Gruesome Turn

International bitcoiners will be turning their eyes to El Salvador again this week – but some are concerned that government’s aggressive recent crackdown on gang crime could undermine its standing in the bitcoin (BTC) community.

30.03 / 14:09

Blockchain Crime Hack security Sky Mavis analysts stake Axie Infinity’s Ronin Hack Exposes Risks of Proof-of-Stake and Centralization – Analysts

The recent hack of Axie Infinity’s Ronin bridge reveals how proof-of-stake (PoS) chains still struggle with a fundamental flaw in their design, with speed and energy efficiency prioritized over security, an analyst at crypto exchange Huobi has said.

29.03 / 22:03

Blockchain Crime Hack security Sky Mavis network Over USD 600M Stolen in Blockchain Bridge Hack as Ronin Network Exploited

The first quarter of 2022 is about to end with one of the largest crypto thefts, as the gaming-focused Ronin bridge, which connects blockchains, has been exploited to the tune of more than USD 600m.

28.03 / 22:21

Art Crime 2020 Trump NOT Donald Trump 'more likely than not' tried to block 2020 election result 'corruptly', judge says

A federal judge on Monday ordered the release of more than 100 emails from Trump adviser John Eastman to the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, asserting it is “more likely than not” that former President Donald Trump committed crimes in his attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election.

22.03 / 16:51

Crime Attack Teachers Suspect arrested after two teachers murdered at Malmö school

Swedish police are investigating after two teachers were killed at a secondary school in Malmö.

22.03 / 14:03

NFT Crime Hack Investing DeFiance Founder's USD 1.76M Loss is a Lesson For NFT Investors

Founder of the cryptoasset fund DeFiance Capital, Arthur Cheong, has seen one of his hot wallets compromised, resulting in the loss of over 70 blue-chip non-fungible tokens (NFTs) worth over USD 1.76m. The incident is another stark reminder for all NFT investors to be extra careful - and less trusting - when it comes to their digital assets.

17.03 / 16:45

cryptocurrency Adoption Crime Senators Ex-Regulator Tells US Senators That Crypto Can ‘Empower and Protect the Innocent’

United States Senators will hear testimony today on crypto and its role in the world of crime – but a former senior regulator has warned that politicians coming down too hard on the crypto sector risked throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

15.03 / 17:05

Adoption Crime Bitcoin Russia Has 'All the Needed Resources' to Create Its Own Crypto Infrastructure, an MP Claims

Crypto adoption appears to be on the rise in Russia – where lawmakers have suggested the idea of fostering domestic crypto exchanges as an alternative to using international platforms.

15.03 / 16:07

Crime regulation wallet Bitcoin Agency UK Crime Agency Calls For Crypto Mixing Regulation Amid Clampdown On Criminals

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has called on the country’s authorities to regulate decentralized crypto mixers that enable multiparty bitcoin (BTC) transactions, claiming that the process can be used by criminals to launder money from illicit sources and to avoid detection.

15.03 / 04:13

Adoption Crime Legal Deal China’s Digital Yuan App Gets Update as Police Deal with First-Ever CBDC ‘Fraud’ Case

The central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has added new functionality to its pilot digital yuan app – but it appears that some citizens are already trying to commit crimes using the new token, and have attempted to use it to launder money.

22.02 / 21:17

Crime ETF Gaming Terra Ecosystem Gets USD 1B Injection, Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF Campaign + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.

21.02 / 12:07

NFT Crime security Non-fungible tokens OpenSea Narrows Down List of Impacted Users, Still Looking for the Cause

Major NFT marketplace OpenSea, which said it fell victim to a phishing attack over the weekend, has narrowed down the list of impacted individuals from the initial assumption of 32 to 17. However, the platform said it still hasn’t determined the exact source of the issue.

14.02 / 18:09

Crime Legal Tax UK fraud case Tax Authority UK Tax Authority Confiscates 3 NFTs in Fraud Case as a First

As part of its probe into a potential value-added tax (VAT) fraud, UK tax authority Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HRMC) has confiscated three non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in what represents the first seizure of such assets by a British government institution.

07.02 / 12:21

cryptocurrency Crime security North Korea Still Hacking Crypto Exchanges to Fund Its Weapons Program, Says UN

Independent sanctions monitors have told the United Nations (UN) that North Korea is continuing to use crypto and raids on international crypto exchanges as a major revenue stream to fund its nuclear and ballistic weapons programs.

01.02 / 05:09

cryptocurrency Crime Legal YouTube Jail Men Who Spiked a Crypto YouTuber’s Coffee to Steal Coins Sent to Jail for 3 Years

Two South Korean YouTubers who robbed a fellow crypto broadcaster by spiking them with sleeping pills and stealing USD 660,000 worth of tokens, have been sentenced to three years behind bars – after a disagreement about sharing the profits of their social media behavior got out of hand.

29.01 / 21:49

Crime Italy: Mattarella tells party chiefs he is 'at country's disposal' prior to eight round of voting

As Italian political leaders on Saturday struggled to clinch a deal to elect Italy's next president, momentum appeared to be building for president Sergio Mattarella to reconsider his refusal to serve a second term as head of state — a role meant to unify the nation.

29.01 / 20:19

Crime Russian daily COVID count surpasses 110,000 due to Omicron onslaught

The daily count of new COVID-19 infections in Russia spiked above 110,000 on Saturday as the highly contagious Omicron variant races through the vast country.

26.01 / 19:41

cryptocurrency Adoption Crime defi Crypto-Based Money Laundering Still on the Rise, DeFi Gets Bigger Role

Money laundering in crypto continued to rise between 2020 and 2021, although the illicit activity still remains below its all-time high from 2019. However, the takedown of two major illegal services in the past year may have made the activity less concentrated, blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis said in a new report.

26.01 / 04:09

Crime XRP Fraud Prison ‘Romantically Involved’ USD 3.8m XRP Thieves Sent to Prison for 7 Years

A couple who stole over some USD 3.76m worth of XRP tokens from a crypto investor in 2017 have been handed seven-year jail sentences after an appeals court in South Korea ruled that the duo should spend the best part of a decade behind bars.

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