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The founder of crypto mixing service Bitcoin Fog has been found guilty by a federal court of laundering money linked to illicit drug sales on the dark web.
According to a new FBI report, crypto scams accounted for 86% of all investment fraud losses in the U.S., amounting to $3.94 billion.
The Lena Network's CANDY token lost over 95% of its value today following a rug pull of 753 Ether, or approximately $2.9 million.
U.K. law enforcement agencies will gain the authority to freeze cryptocurrency assets involved in criminal activities without requiring a conviction.
Crypto criminals perpetrated nearly half a billion dollars in theft last month as security remains a pain point within the digital asset industry.
China’s Supreme People's Procuratorate promised punishment for criminals utilizing blockchain technology and metaverse projects for nefarious operations.
William Wheatley, an officer of the Australian police, is currently undergoing court proceedings in connection with accusations of stealing crypto assets seized during the dismantling of an online drug-trafficking operation. The officer in question is being charged with theft, managing…
South Korean authorities are making headway in the Haru case from 2023, where the yield-bearing service froze withdrawals after accepting nearly $1 billion from customers.
Silk Road drug lord, who was extradited from the U.K., admits to operating an illicit drug network and surrenders $150 million in crypto.
The Denver-based pastor, who runs an online-only church called Victorious Grace Church, allegedly sold worthless INDXcoin crypto, and made away with a huge chunk of the proceeds.
A Maryland father and son receive federal prison sentences for their involvement in a dark web drug trafficking and Bitcoin laundering operation.
Bad actors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) masterminded a third of all crypto hacks deployed throughout last year, said a Jan. 5 report from TRB Labs.
Taiwanese crypto exchange ACE plans to delist the token and is cooperating with law enforcement after its founder was detained.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is naming four crypto crimes to its top 10 scams 2023 list in an effort to raise consumer awareness. Scams in crypto come hard and fast. In honor of this, the IRS recently published a ranking…
The Hooked Protocol, a Binance IEO project, has recently come under scrutiny from the community for potential insider trading activities.
The funds seized by Tether were linked to a “pig butchering” scam that cost U.S. citizens $3.3 billion in 2022, according to the FBI.