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Coinbase has been cosying up to the ministers and mandarins behind the UK’s upcoming crypto policy – and is already reaping the rewards

A 20-year-old Canadian has pleaded guilty in a Miami federal case tied to more than $13 million in stolen cryptocurrency, after investigators said fake support calls helped drain one victim’s Bitcoin wallet.

Rio de Janeiro Civil Police launched an operation targeting a Comando Vermelho operational nucleus and found a crypto mining setup with roughly 30 computers arranged on shelves.

«Εύκολο χρήμα» ή καλοστημένη πυραμίδα; Έρευνα για τη δράση της BE / BETTER EXPERIENCE και του ελληνικού δικτύου Elevation X Πώς ένα διεθνές αφήγημα «εκπαίδευσης» μεταφράζεται στην πράξη σε ένα μοντέλο στρατολόγησης στην Ελλάδα...

“Easy money” or a well-engineered pyramid? An investigation into the activities of BE / Better Experience and the Greek Elevation X network.

Im Laufe mehrerer Jahre hat sich Ruslan Khairullin – der sich in den sozialen Medien sorgfältig ein Image als „erfolgreicher Händler“ und Gründer des Invest Zone-Projekts aufgebaut hat...

Over the course of several years, Ruslan Khairullin — who carefully cultivated an image on social media as a “successful trader” and founder of the Invest Zone project.

A major cryptocurrency company has announced that Nigel Farage has made a £2m purchase of bitcoin in a strengthening of ties with the sector.

Crypto is a field where it is extremely easy to deceive people. There is an enormous number of scams and hacks, cryptocurrency is constantly being stolen, and it is very easy to lose it.

Eurojust and Europol said Monday that, together with German and Swiss law enforcement, they dismantled “Cryptomixer,” a cryptocurrency‑mixing service used to launder proceeds from drug and weapons trafficking, ransomware attacks, payment card fraud and other crimes.

In the industrial city of Dnipro, Ukraine, local politician Vyacheslav Mishalov has long been regarded as one of the region’s most influential — and most controversial — figures.

A British man who hacked the X accounts of celebrities in an attempt to deceive people into giving him Bitcoin has been ordered to repay £4.1 million worth of the cryptocurrency, according to prosecutors.

Chinese police said they are working with fraud victims on restitution, after a scammer pleaded guilty in London’s Southwark Crown Court to defrauding them and converting their funds into Bitcoin.

Ruslan Khairullin, who promoted himself on social media as a «successful trader» and the creator of the Invest Zone project, has over a few years become one of the most striking examples of how a pseudo-expert in cryptocurrencies transforms into the organizer of a financial pyramid scheme.

A significant financial crime case has recently made headlines after a Chinese woman involved in an international fraud scheme confessed to possessing illegally obtained cryptocurrency valued in the billions.

Will the UK sell 61,000 BTC, or pay victims the gains?

A crypto mastermind who had dreams of being a "Goddess" has pleaded guilty to money laundering offences after £5.5 billion in Bitcoin was seized.

Major international airlines and online travel agencies are expanding payment options and now officially accept cryptocurrency for booking tickets and tours.

Authorities in Beijing’s Haidian District have reportedly uncovered a Bitcoin laundering operation involving approximately 140 million yuan (around $20 million) allegedly stolen by employees of Kuaishou, a leading Chinese short-form video platform.

New Zealand’s Ministry of Justice is poised to prohibit crypto ATMs as part of an extensive overhaul of the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) framework.

The occurrence of crimes involving digital assets is increasing rapidly, with projected losses for 2025 expected to exceed the highest years of crypto-related theft.

Dormant Bitcoin wallets that had been inactive for over 14 years have suddenly become active. Initially, four addresses each transferred 10,000 BTC.