Investigation News

With the US Senate set to break for the holidays, Senator Elizabeth Warren asked Justice and Treasury Department officials to disclose any potential investigations into the DeFi platform.

According to a letter posted by the protocol’s founder and CEO, the US agency does “not intend to recommend an enforcement action” against Aave.

Binance suspended an employee and alerted authorities after an internal probe found the staffer allegedly used insider information to publish a post from an official account.

The Trump family-backed WLFI purchased nearly $8 million worth of tokens, aiming to mitigate the downtrend of the token by artificially reducing the outstanding supply.

Bubblemaps shared blockchain data indicating that team-related wallets had purchased 30% of the token supply, but Edel’s co-founder said the acquisition was part of its token rollout plans.

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

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.

A police officer’s 50-BTC theft was unraveled by blockchain tracking. Investigators traced the funds and brought him to justice.

Binance face scrutiny as India investigates cross-border wallet flows and security risks. Globally, investigative agencies have been acting against illicit crypto funding.

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.