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Bitcoin price volatility expected as 47% of BTC options expire next Friday

Will the CME Bitcoin futures gap buyers at $9,600 be left in tears?

13,000 DeFi users have already claimed Uniswap’s new UNI token

‘Growth hacker’ hides 100 caches of Bitcoin Cash around city

Indian state of Tamil Nadu announces blockchain infrastructure plan

Two Chinese crypto exchanges allegedly lost millions of dollars to North Korean hackers.

US authorities go after 280 crypto accounts allegedly tied to North Korea

2020-08-27T21:09:04+01:00

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The U.S. Department of Justice received two more guilty pleas from Romanian nationals involved in a crypto-fuelled transnational cyber fraud ring on June 11.

15 People Plead Guilty in Bitcoin-Powered Fake Auctions Case

2020-06-12T05:00:00+01:00

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The FBI is seeking individuals who held crypto assets on CoinGather who appeared to conduct an exit scam in November 2017.

If You Held Crypto on CoinGather in 2017 the US Government Wants to Give it Back

2020-05-03T04:00:00+01:00

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The U.S. Justice Department has seized coronaprevention.org — a domain being advertised to criminals by a suspected money launderer.

COVID-19 Domain Seized After Attempted Sale for BTC

2020-04-26T07:00:00+01:00

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U.S. authorities extradite Swedish citizen from Thailand for multi-million dollar fraudulent security offering in the form of a gold investment scheme.

US Gov’t Extradites Alleged Fraudster for Selling Fake Securities for $11M in BTC

2019-11-18T23:45:00+00:00

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A drug-dealing couple has pleaded guilty to selling a variety of controlled assets on the dark web in exchange for cryptocurrencies.

Dark Market Drug Dealers Plead Guilty, Forfeit Crypto Proceeds

2019-08-07T22:45:00+01:00

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a group of hackers might face over 100 years in prison after stealing $2.5 million.

US DoJ Charges Group of Individuals Who Stole $2.5 Mln in Crypto Via SIM Swapping

2019-05-10T16:03:00+01:00

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A joint regulatory task force set up by U.S. presidential decree seeks to combat digital currency fraud risks to the general public.

New US Gov’t Task Force Highlights Digital Currency Fraud for ‘Particular Attention’

2018-07-12T13:49:00+01:00

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