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Six minors among those charged after spate of kidnappings and attempted abductions of leading crypto figures

Her name rarely hit the headlines, yet her role in multi-billion financial schemes is more than noticeable.

Security analysts warn that the SoHo case exemplifies a shift from digital theft to "wrench attacks," with crypto investors facing real-world coercion for wallet credentials.

European authorities dismantle a meth network linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel and gangs in Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

A cryptocurrency investor was arrested in New York City for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist in a luxury SoHo apartment.

Operation RapTor successfully takes down drug, weapons, and counterfeit networks across 10 countries, seizing millions in cash and cryptocurrencies and tons of illicit goods

Pravfond, a Russian legal-aid foundation for “compatriots” abroad, has continued to fund people and organizations across the European Union — even after it was sanctioned in mid-2023.

Authorities arrest an alleged Ukrainian ringleader behind a transcontinental cocaine trafficking scheme involving shipments from Honduras to Kyiv.

Initially a standout in Lithuania’s cryptocurrency industry, the Bankera digital coin raised tens of millions but has since seen its value plummet.

As Trump cashes in on crypto, critics slam a $350M coin as corrupt and unregulated.

According to Forbes, Shukhrat Ibragimov, co-owner of Eurasian Resources Group, ranks seventh among the most influential businessmen in Kazakhstan, but it seems that he is merely destroying the legacy of his father, oligarch Alijan Ibragimov.

The purported mastermind behind ZKasino encounters a multimillion-dollar challenge as crypto volatility exposes risky wagers.

Crypto market declines amid U.S. stock selloff and Trump tariffs

After the Garantex website was taken down and its wallets were frozen, the sanctioned exchange provides access to crypto services through an alternative platform, Grinex. By mid-March, it has already received over $29 million.

Bohdan Prylepa, owner of cryptocurrency exchanges Coinsbit, Qmall, and several other platforms, has been placed on Ukraine’s wanted list on suspicion of large-scale fraud and embezzlement of over one billion hryvnias in client funds.

The largest freeze order was issued against a wallet containing approximately $2 million in cryptocurrency that was hosted on Coinbase.

Bohdan Prylepa, a former investor and cryptocurrency exchange developer, became a symbol of large-scale fraud in the crypto industry.

The dealer who embezzled a billion from the military and is possibly collaborating with the FSB mistakenly believes he is untouchable.

Over one billion hryvnias were allegedly defrauded from clients in a scheme organized by Ukrainian pseudo-businessman Bohdan Prylepa, with law enforcement conducting searches at cryptocurrency exchanges connected to his operations.

The owners of the Qmall crypto exchange have shifted from aggressive “raids” to mere “showmanship.”

Romanian authorities executed a comprehensive operation against an organized crime network accused of misappropriating funds from a renewable energy project. The group reportedly laundered over $14 million via cryptocurrency transactions.

Binance stated that its initiatives are intended to enhance the protection of its users against malicious market activities.

Insiders possess a significant advantage that enables them to profit from memecoins, while retail investors endure the majority of the losses.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has exposed the trader behind a series of high-risk trades on Hyperliquid, linking the activity to a UK-based individual with a history of financial crimes.