A massive amount of funds stolen from the major Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex back in the year 2016 has
Category: Criminal Activity
A Man Involved in Theft of Over $2M in Crypto Via SIM Attacks Sentenced to Prison
A man who is a resident of Dublin has been sentenced to prison for under three years for playing a
DeFi Protocol Origin Lost Nearly $7 Million In a Major Exploit
Following Value DeFi’s flash loan attack, Origin Protocol has become the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol to suffer an exploit.
Chainalysis Launches Asset Realization Program to Help Governments Handle Seized Digital Assets
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has introduced a new program in a bid to help government agencies in coping with digital
US and Brazilian Authorities Bust a Crypto Scam and Confiscate $24M Worth of Crypto
A major cryptocurrency scam operating in Brazil has been busted by the law enforcement authorities of the United States and
An Unknown Hacker Drains $24 Million From DeFi Yield Farming Protocol Harvest Finance
Hackers have once again attacked the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry. This time they have exploited Harvest Finance a decentralized yield
China’s Central Bank Assists Local Police to Crack Down Gambling Sites Who Laundered Funds Using USDT
China’s central bank known as The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has said in a blog post that it has
US SEC and Kik Propose to Settle Their Dispute Over $100M ICO With a $5M Fine
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the software firm Kik are finally putting an end to their
FinCEN Slams the Operator of Bitcoin Mixer With a $60M Penalty For Violating the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act
Larry Dean Harmon, the operator of some cryptocurrency mixing services such as Helix and Coin Ninja has been fined by
Cryptocurrency and Criminality
We all know the technology behind cryptocurrency — the blockchain technology with no third parties, no need for verification, no