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State Department issues $5m bounty on OneCoin’s ‘Cryptoqueen’
U.S. authorities continue searching for OneCoin’s elusive founder, Ruja Ignatova, also known as “Cryptoqueen,” over a $4 billion…
CoinStats suspends app after security breach compromises 1,590 wallets
CoinStats, the crypto portfolio app, has temporarily shut down its application to address a security incident. The company…
FinCEN says illicit use of crypto by criminals creates new ‘opportunities’ for detection
The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a stark warning to US financial firms,…
Report: Crypto crime is rising, investigators need more
As crypto use cases increase, crypto-related crimes are only getting harder and harder to track, per a new…
Kraken patches “isolated bug”, says no user funds stolen
Kraken says it patched a bug that would have allowed exploiters to inflate account balances Bug discovered by…
Hackers threatening to release sensitive data: should you be concerned? | Opinion
Hackers slipped back into their old habits and once again began targeting large, data-rich organizations with lots of…
Epoch Times CFO charged in multi-million dollar crypto laundering plot
Weidong “Bill” Guan, the Chief Financial Officer of The Epoch Times, has been arrested and charged with orchestrating…
Nigerian superstar DAVIDO meme coin rug pull fears sparks controversy
Davido’s $DAVIDO token launch triggers pump-and-dump suspicions. Critics cite past involvement in promoting questionable crypto projects. Debate intensifies…
FTX’s Ryan Salame to serve 7.5 years in prison
The US DOJ sentenced former FTX executive Ryan Salame to 90 months, or 7.5 years, in prison on…
Solana memecoin protocol pump.fun exploit mastermind arrested in London
Jarett Dunn, aka @STACCoverflow, arrested in London for Solana memecoin exploit. Dunn used flash loans to manipulate pump.fun,…