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Sam Bankman-Fried moved to low-security prison after nearly two weeks in ‘Victimville’
Co-founder and former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has reportedly been transferred to a low-security prison in California…
Former Goldman Sachs executive arrested for alleged crypto casino fraud
Former Wall Street executive Richard Kim has been arrested and charged with wire fraud and securities fraud for…
China debates $50B in seized crypto policy shift, urged to create national reserve
China is considering introducing a nationwide policy to govern the handling of cryptocurrencies seized from criminal activities, Reuters…
ZKasino scammer’s risky Ethereum trade backfires with $27M loss amid market turmoil
The alleged scammer behind the ZKasino rug pull has reportedly lost over $27 million in a high-risk Ethereum…
South Korean gets prison time for $2m crypto scam promising 50% returns
A South Korean man in his 30s has been sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding a…
U.K. officials have frozen nearly $7.7M worth of illicit crypto assets in one year
U.K. authorities have frozen around $7.7 million (£6 million) worth of illicit crypto assets since April 2024, according…
Trump pardons BitMEX founders, is ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver next?
Vitalik Buterin, Ross Ulbricht, and Tucker Carlson are among those urging President Donald Trump to pardon Roger Ver,…
Solana has become a breeding ground for pump and dump memecoin ‘cabals’: Bloomberg
The memecoin craze that started off two years ago on the Solana blockchain appeared to be organic. However,…
Crypto is facing ‘crime season’ as sell-off could continue: pro
Crypto is in the midst of what Mintology CEO Zach Burks calls “crime season,” as hacks and illicit…
While crypto is gradually getting legalized, its money laundering use persists — what are the trends?
Although Bybit CEO Ben Zhou says 88% of stolen crypto is still traceable, the recent Bybit hack has…