All news on the topic: Cryptocurrency

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How fraudulent call centers bypass bank checks using shell companies
Leaked documents reveal how scam call centers drew on a secret industry of service providers that used shell companies, proxy account holders, and sham paperwork to receive funds from their victims through accounts at major commercial banks, or turn it into cryptocurrency.
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Three Ukrainians orchestrated global cryptocurrency fraud, defrauding victims across multiple countries
Despite the ongoing war, Ukrainian suspects allegedly participated in a $13 million international crypto scam involving criminals from across the EU.
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New York bill treats private key fraud like PIN theft in crackdown on crypto scams
New York’s proposed legislation equates private key fraud to PIN theft, aiming to protect crypto investors.
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Large-scale illegal cryptocurrency mining scheme uncovered in Thailand: six raids and arrests
In response to complaints about electricity theft, authorities conducted raids on three abandoned houses and discovered remotely controlled mining operations.
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Aleksej Besciokov, Garantex co-founder, detained in India over U.S. money laundering charges
Authorities in India today detained the purported co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that was sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2022 for enabling tens of billions of dollars in money laundering by transnational criminal and cybercriminal organizations.
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Luxury life on others’ money: How scammers from Tbilisi deceived victims worldwide for millions of dollars
The Canadian factory worker had already been hounded for months by a succession of scammers who had wormed their way into his confidence, convinced him to invest large sums of money in fake crypto assets...
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Chainalysis traces $1.6M in crypto moved by Parsarad, linked to darknet trades
Chainalysis reveals over $1.6 million transferred by Parsarad, associated with darknet trades and the circumvention of Iran’s strict anti-drug laws.
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TCB and key developers leave Thorchain amid allegations of illicit fund flows linked to North Korea
A primary contributor by the name of TCB cautioned that Thorchain might encounter a crisis if the network is perceived as a facilitator of money laundering.
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The KGB, offshores, and H Casino: What connects Aleksander Lukashenko and Mustafa Egemen Shener?
Belarusian investigators, probing the gambling market, found an unexpected link to the owner of a Minsk casino, Mustafa Egemen Shener, associated with a Turkish drug lord who was killed in Northern Cyprus.
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Russia-affiliated Telegram channels ‘proposing payment for assaults on UK mosques’
Campaigners report that cryptocurrency payments were proposed to UK residents if they painted anti-Muslim graffiti.
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Bybit hack of $1.5 Billion: Anatomy of the largest cryptocurrency theft in history
On February 21, an unprecedented event took place: a sophisticated cyberattack on the Bybit exchange led to the theft of approximately $1.46 billion in Ethereum (ETH) and related tokens.
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Bitcoin falls below $90,000 as global concerns combine with Bybit hack
Bitcoin dropped below $90,000 to its lowest since November 18 on Tuesday, as market nerves over U.S. tariffs reinforced the blow to crypto investor confidence from last week’s $1.5 billion hack of ether from the Bybit exchange.
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Cryptocurrency theft of £1.1 billion could be the biggest ever
Cryptocurrency firm Bybit said hackers stole $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto theft in history.
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Crypto exchange Bybit reports ether wallet breach
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said on Friday that an attacker gained control of an ether wallet and transferred the holdings to an unidentified address.
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KGB protection and billions from the underground gambling world: How Mustafa Egemen Shener built his H Casino empire
The murder of a businessman, a money laundering operation under the roof of power, real estate in Dubai worth millions of dollars — this investigation contains numerous elements of a complex detective story.
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Scammers have received nearly $10 billion: which crypto schemes bring them the highest profit
In 2024, cryptocurrency scams were responsible for receiving at least $9.9 billion on-chain, a figure that is expected to rise as we continue to identify more illicit addresses linked to fraud and scams in the upcoming months.
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FBI initiative rescues thousands from crypto scams, recovers $285 million
Over 4,300 potential victims were saved by Operation Level Up intervention before millions could be lost to fraud.
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Illegal empire of Faliali: how the murdered businessman managed online bets worth $80 million per month
Halil Falyali, a Turkish Cypriot businessman known for his extravagant lifestyle and political connections, was killed in 2022. Behind the scenes, he is alleged to have operated a vast illegal online betting empire, according to Turkish prosecutors and his former head of finance, who spoke exclusively to OCCRP.
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Business in occupied Crimea and offshore: Why Bill_line payment system founder Artem Lyashanov avoids publicity and carefully hides his past
Anyone who has used the services of online stores at least once has encountered the process of paying for goods. In order for the money from your card to be credited to the seller’s account, a payment system is necessary.
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Thousands of investors in Trump’s meme coin lost $2 billion, while the US president’s family and their partners earned $100 million in commissions
More than 813,000 crypto wallets have lost a total of $2 billion after buying President Donald Trump’s memecoin, according to an assessment by Chainanalysis commissioned by the New York Times.
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Man seeks to purchase landfill site where he believes his £620 million worth of Bitcoin is buried
A man who accidentally binned a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin tokens more than a decade ago is hoping to buy the tip where he lost his fortune.
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Three British men arrested in Spain for kidnapping a cryptocurrency broker
Three British men have been arrested following the kidnap of a cryptocurrency broker in Spain.
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KyberSwap hacker faces a five-count criminal indictment for stealing $65 million
Andean Medjedovic is accused of exploiting DeFi protocols KyberSwap and Indexed Finance.
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How Russian oligarch Rotenberg manages billions in Ukraine through SoftSwiss via cryptocurrency and gambling
Is Russian billionaire Arkadiy Rotenberg, known as ’Putin’s wallet,’ monopolizing Ukraine’s gambling market through Belarusian companies SoftSwiss and CoinsPaid?
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US President Donald Trump earned more than $802 million since the launch of his memcoin
U.S. President Donald Trump has earned over $802 million since the launch of the meme coin OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP), which was introduced on January 18, 2025.