Tag: Crime

Russian darknet dominated crypto drug trade in 2024 with $1.65 billion transactions

Blockchain safety agency TRM Labs reported that Russian-language darknet marketplaces dominated crypto-linked…

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Solana has become a breeding ground for pump and dump memecoin ‘cabals’: Bloomberg

The memecoin craze that began off two years in the past on…

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Bitcoin’s rise turns 2017 theft into multimillion-pound scandal for UK officer

British authorities have charged Nationwide Crime Company (NCA) officer Paul Chowles with…

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Cybercriminals ditch Bitcoin for stablecoins as illicit trades potentially surpassed $51 billion in 2024 – Chainalysis

Illicit crypto transactions exceeded $51 billion in 2024, considerably larger than earlier…

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Thorchain faces developer exodus amid North Korean money laundering scandal

Thorchain is experiencing a developer exodus, as hackers from Lazarus Group are…

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Bybit unveils bounty platform to tackle crypto crime following massive Lazarus hack

Bybit introduced a bounty platform designed to fight crypto-related crime titled LazarusBounty.com…

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Thailand seizes 996 Bitcoin miners after busting local operation stealing electricity

Thai authorities confiscated 996 Bitcoin (BTC) mining rigs in Chon Buri province,…

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SEC charges three people for impersonating securities brokers in $2.9 million Bitcoin-related scam

The U.S. Securities and Change Fee charged three people on Dec. 11…

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Cardano founder renews call for ‘verified tweets’ after social media hack

Charles Hoskinson, the founding father of the Cardano community, has renewed his…

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