Investigation News

A fake hardware wallet bought via TikTok led to a $6.9-million crypto theft; hackers are now targeting devices meant to keep funds safe.

Australian authorities busted a $123-million crypto fraud. The scheme used seemingly legit businesses for crypto money laundering.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The hacker exploited a vulnerability in 1inch’s Fusion v1 smart contract, which affected resolvers.

State securities official Claire McHenry warned that AI and cryptocurrency ATMs are fueling a rise in digital asset fraud, disproportionately affecting seniors.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka reportedly said in an email that he is “safe” now and that no company funds and data were impacted.