Australian authorities busted a $123-million crypto fraud. The scheme used seemingly legit businesses for crypto money laundering.
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Two NYPD detectives allegedly linked to a crypto torture case in Manhattan have been placed on modified duties as the investigation unfolds, according to multiple reports.
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More than 30 Democratic lawmakers signed a letter alleging that Donald Trump could have violated the Constitution by inviting his memecoin investors to a private dinner.
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Viral internet personality Haliey Welch says the FBI and SEC went through her phone after the disastrous launch of her memecoin, before ultimately clearing her of wrongdoing.
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The OCCRP reports Bankera’s founders channeled around half of the $114 million the firm raised in its 2018 ICO to a Vanuatu bank to buy real estate in France and Lithuania.
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A mysterious volume spike on VOXEL forced Bitget to act, but without disclosing who did it, crypto traders once again asked who’s in control.
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The exact nature of the alleged probe remains unclear, though Homeland Security’s El Dorado Task Force primarily targets international money laundering and financial crimes.
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The hacker exploited a vulnerability in 1inch’s Fusion v1 smart contract, which affected resolvers.
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State securities official Claire McHenry warned that AI and cryptocurrency ATMs are fueling a rise in digital asset fraud, disproportionately affecting seniors.
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India’s Central Bureau of Investigation is conducting nationwide raids in connection with the GainBitcoin scam, which defrauded 8,000 investors with false Bitcoin returns.
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A Chainalysis report has revealed that US-sanctioned jurisdictions, including Iran and Russia, moved $15.8 billion in crypto in 2024, with mixing services aiding evasion.
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A Chinese programmer sent about $6.8 million in ETH to burn addresses and donations, claiming corporations were using mind-control technology to enslave people.
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Polter Finance suffered a $12 million flash loan hack and is now investigating stolen funds linked to Binance wallets and offering to negotiate with the attacker.
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WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka reportedly said in an email that he is “safe” now and that no company funds and data were impacted.
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A crypto investor’s AAVE panic sale incurred a significant loss, underscoring the risks of emotional trading strategies in uncertain markets.
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