Crypto Crimes
US Treasury Sanctions Filipino Tech Firm for Enabling Crypto Scams
The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control sanctioned Funnull Technology Inc. for enabling over $200 million in v...
Hydrogen Technology Executives Jailed for Securities Manipulation over $HYDRO
Two former Hydrogen executives have been jailed for fraud and securities manipulation relating to $HYDRO. The sentence m...
CFTC Cautions Investors About the Dangers of Using AI Trading Bots
The US CFTC cautioned crypto investors against using AI trading bots and urged consumers not to rely on the technology a...
OneCoin Lawyer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Money Laundering
Mark Scott, a former attorney and OneCoin crypto scheme money launderer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after b...
Tornado Cash Reportedly Laundered Over $550 Million in 2023 Despite US Sanctions
Blockchain security firm SlowMist revealed despite US sanctions, crypto mixer Tornado Cash managed to launder over $500...
TRM Labs Report: Groups Tied to North Korea Stole $600 Million in Crypto in 2023
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs revealed North Korean hackers account for 33% of all crypto stolen through hacks i...
Founder of Taiwanese Crypto Exchange ACE Arrested for Fraud
David Pan, founder of ACE crypto exchange, and 13 other suspects have been arrested on fraud allegations. Police reporte...
Binance and Royal Thai Police Join Forces to Combat Crypto Crime
Crypto exchange Binance and the Royal Thai Police combine their expertise to fight the rise in digital-asset-related cri...
Bitzlato Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Charges in the US
Anatoly Legkodymov, the co-founder of virtual currency exchange Bitzlato, pleaded guilty to a criminal charge in the US....
Former Deutsche Bank Investment Banker Pleads Guilty to Crypto Fraud
Ex-Deutsche Bank investment banker Rashawn Russell pleaded guilty to crypto fraud this week.