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A teenager who traded 157 BTC in the past three months has been arrested for alleged theft of Bitcoin from consumer devices.
South African Police are investigating an alleged crypto ponzi-scheme in which over 28,000 investors are said to have suffered losses exceeding $80 mln.
Employees of the National Police in a Ukrainian town allegedly stole four months worth of electricity to mine crypto at work, local news outlet reports.
Dubai police have arrested ten gang members suspected of a Bitcoin heist, in which they allegedly assaulted two men at gunpoint, escaping with $1.9 mln in cash.
Police in the Chinese city of Tianjin have seized 600 computers used to mine Bitcoin, after the local power grid operator reported abnormal electricity usage.
Police superintendent Jagdish Patel was arrested this week for his alleged role in the kidnapping, extortion of around $2 mln in BTC from local businessman.
Chinese police have arrested four suspects in an allegedly fraudulent crypto scheme in the northwestern city of Xi’an that cost investors $13 mln.
Japanese police have arrested a total of 12 suspects in connection with an alleged Bitcoin ruse, involving almost $2 mln in counterfeit fiat.
Two sham Bitcoin sellers have been charged with assault and the alleged theft of $365,000 cash from a Malaysian man in Singapore.
The police in the Indian state of Gujarat are investigating the alleged kidnapping and extortion of around $2 mln in BTC from a businessman
Icelandic IT service Advania has confirmed with the police that their security footage matches the two men currently in custody for a string of data centers bur...
Cisco and the Cyber Police of Ukraine have uncovered a phishing scheme that stole around $50 mln in Bitcoin over three years by targeting blockchain.info.
Sergey Medvedev, arrested in Bangkok as part of an international crackdown on cybercrime site Infraud allegedly had $820 mln in BTC at the time of his arrest.
Event
Overstock CEO Patrick Bryne, BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem, Jeffrey Tucker from American Institute for Economic Research discussed the future of Blockchain.
The OneCoin offices and other associated companies were raided by Bulgarian and EU police on Jan. 17, 18.
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Regulations
The Nepalese police have arrested at least seven individuals for allegedly being involved in Bitcoin trading activities.
After having $5 mln seized by local law enforcement agencies and police in Germany and India, operators of OneCoin have become more desperate.
Security
Chinese Bitcoin traders now have to pay more attention to their accounts’ security for avoiding unnecessary losses.
OneCoin has officially earned its reputation as a ‘Ponzi scheme’ after police had said the company’s profile was “clear.”
Christopher David, CEO of blockchain-based ridesharing startup Arcade City, has run afoul of the law in Texas. Austin sent 10 officers to serve David a citation...
Ruckus
Cold calling crypto scammers, trying to sell fake digital currencies, have been busted by police in London.
