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Scottish court makes history with £110k stolen crypto seizure
Scottish prosecutors have made legal history by using proceeds of crime legislation to convert crypto into physical cash.…
North Korean hackers target crypto institutions via Chromium browser
North Korean hackers, known as Citrine Sleet, have exploited a severe zero-day vulnerability in the Chromium browser to…
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov indicted, placed under judicial supervision in France
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been indicted and placed under supervised release by a Paris court on Aug.…
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov freed on €5 million bail, placed under judicial supervision
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been released from prison and placed under judicial supervision with specific conditions, including…
Abra charged by SEC for unregistered crypto offers and sales
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Aug. 26 that it has settled charges against Plutus Lending…
China extradites suspect in $14b crypto pyramid scheme from Thailand
China has successfully extradited a suspect involved in a massive $14 billion cryptocurrency pyramid scheme from Thailand. The…
OmegaPro co-Founder arrested in Turkey charged with $4 billion Ponzi scheme
Andreas Szakacs, the OmegaPro co-founder, was arrested in Turkey. Authorities have traced $160M in crypto transactions and seized…
Crypto scam: 99 arrested in Philippine raid on Chinese-run center
Philippine authorities conducted a predawn raid on a Chinese-run scam center in Manila on August 22, arresting nearly…
Binance accused of acting as ‘get-away driver’ in new crypto laundering lawsuit
Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, face a class-action lawsuit in the United States and are accused of…
Crypto ATM sting in Germany leads to $28m seizure
German authorities confiscated 13 crypto ATMs and seized nearly $28 million in cash across 35 locations. It’s been…