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Fake Worldcoin tokens spread just after launch
The crypto community has been warned of fake Worldcoin tokens tat have popped up in the midst of…
US DOJ to double its crypto team, target ransomware crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) promises to significantly increase the pool of available prosecutors to probe into…
Bitcoin no longer asset of choice for criminals — former Elliptic crypto advisor
Criminals have moved away from using Bitcoin for money laundering, with stablecoins emerging as an alternative due to…
Crypto investors in Canada face home theft risk, police say
Canadian police issued a public warning on July 19 regarding a concerning trend of high-value crypto investors falling…
US man imprisoned after paying bitcoin to eliminate child he molested
A New Jersey resident, John Michael Musbach, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison following his attempt…
Man gathering crypto for monkey torture is among 20 investigated in international action
A BBC investigation into the brutal abuse of monkeys has led to the investigation of at least 20…
ONFO coin CEO found dead in United States
The co-founder of ONFO coin, a referral-based cryptocurrency project, Dr. John Forsyth, was found dead with an apparent…
Philippine police release over 1,000 prisoners forced to perform crypto scams
Police in the Philippines have rescued 1,090 people forced to run online crypto scams in the Philippines. Tis…
CFTC wins a record $3.4B penalty payment in a Bitcoin-related fraud case
This is the largest fraud case involving Bitcoin that CFTC has cracked so far. The case involved the…
CertiK blames zkSync’s MerlinDEX hack on private key management issue
CertiK has attributed the over $1.82 million loss suffered by zkSync-based decentralized exchange, MerlinDEX, to a private key…
