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The $243 million Bitcoin heist orchestrated by Veer Chetal, Malone Lam and others led to a stunning kidnapping in Connecticut.

French law enforcement officers freed the man after raiding a property in a Paris suburb where he was held captive for ransom.

The Los Angeles Police Department said it seized $2.7 million worth of Bitcoin mining rigs allegedly stolen at the city’s airport from a shipment bound for Hong Kong.

The scammers would hit the same victim repeatedly, first posing as investment managers, then again as Europol agents offering to recover the stolen funds for a fee.

Ben Armstrong, also known as “BitBoy,” claimed on March 21 that he had a warrant for his arrest over emails to a judge.

Prosecutors allege Bithumb’s former CEO used a $2 million company lease deposit to buy an apartment, though the exchange says he repaid the funds.

Scammers posed as law enforcement and crypto wallet hosts to trick victims into revealing their seed phrases and steal their funds.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol Association has adopted the Proof of Workforce’s “Get Off Zero” initiative and is reportedly exploring adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet.

Vietnamese police arrest crypto mining scammers, Springfield warns about ATM fraud and Hong Kong busts AI-related scams.

Vietnamese police thwarted a crypto scam that has already taken in $1.17 million, saving 300 potential victims and uncovering fictitious tokens.

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.

While the hacked funds were fully recovered, the Thala token is still down about 35% since the incident occurred.

South Korea has been taking steps to suppress crypto scams. This latest one is the biggest ever, though.

The stablecoin firm previously came under fire from Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis for allegedly facilitating illicit finance activities.

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