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Tornado Cash Devs Arrested for Allegedly Helping North Korean Hackers Launder $1B
23.8.2023
Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov were arrested and charged with money laundering and sanctions violations tied to their work with the privacy mixer which "facilitated more than $1 billion in money laundering" for North Korea's Lazarus Group
Cop Arrested And Fired For Allegedly Stealing Pokémon Cards
16.8.2023
An Alabama corrections officer was arrested and fired over the weekend for stealing Pokémon cards at a Walmart. Read more
Breaking: Sam Bankman-Fried arrested after bail review
11.8.2023
The disgraced blockchain executive was immediately reprimanded after his bail was revoked the same day
Hodler’s digest: XRP not a security, Celsius CEO arrested, InQubeta presale breaks $1.7M mark
24.7.2023
Hodler’s Digest has recently had lots of interesting topics to cover as the InQubeta (QUBE) presale breaks the $1.7 million mark, the former CEO of Celsius gets arrested, and a US court rules that XRP isn’t a security. InQubeta is a crowd-funding project that aims to open up investment...
21 Arrested in China for $54M USDT Money Laundering Investigation
20.7.2023
Authorities in China's Shanxi Province have arrested 21 individuals allegedly involved in a major Tether (USDT) money laundering scheme.
The scheme, estimated to have generated over $54 million, utilized the US dollar-backed stablecoin USDT to launder money, the country’s national broadcasting...
XRP is not a security, Celsius CEO arrested on criminal charges, and more: Hodler’s Digest, July 9-15
15.7.2023
Ripple Labs has partially defeated the SEC in court, triggering a price increase for XRP. A billion-dollar fine was imposed on Celsius Network by the FTC, and its CEO was arrested for fraud
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky’s Bail Set at $40 Million, Travel Restricted Amid Fraud Charges
14.7.2023
Just before the now-defunct crypto lender Celsius was charged by three U.S. federal regulators — the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) — its former CEO, Alexander Mashinsky, was arrested on fraud charges...
Celsius Network's Alex Mashinsky Arrested as U.S. Authorities Sue Bankrupt Crypto Lender
13.7.2023
The former CEO of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network Ltd., Alex Mashinsky, has been charged with fraud by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and sued by three regulatory agencies over the company's collapse.
Apart from the DoJ, Celsius and Mashinsky are also facing a barrage of lawsuits...
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky reportedly arrested
13.7.2023
US SEC filed a lawsuit against banktupt crypto lender on July 13 followed by news reports about the arrest of the former CEO Alex Mashinsky
Celsius Network's Alex Mashinsky Arrested, Firm Sued by SEC, CFTC, FTC
13.7.2023
U.S. commodities regulator CFTC could also bring a case against the crypto lender, Bloomberg reported earlier this month
US Authorities Accuse Former Security Engineer of Siphoning $9 Million From Defi Platform
13.7.2023
Authorities in the United States recently revealed that law enforcement has arrested Shakeeb Ahmed for “wire fraud and money laundering in connection with his attack on a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.” The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York suggested that...
He Got Arrested in Russia for a Bitcoin Bribe. Now the Coins Are Moving to Exchanges
6.7.2023
A criminal investigator in Moscow extorted thousands of bitcoin from the crypto hackers he arrested. Now, these coins are moving onto exchanges, Crystal Blockchain found
Today in Crypto: NFT Royalties Reach Lowest Point in Two Years, Two Teens Arrested for BTC and ETH Scam, India and 18 Central Banks Discuss Using Digital Rupee for Cross-Border Payments
5.7.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: NFT Royalties Reach Lowest Point in Two Years, Two Teens Arrested for BTC and ETH Scam, India and...
Alleged Admin of Darknet Marketplace Monopoly Market Extradited to US
29.6.2023
The suspected administrator of the Monopoly Market darknet marketplace has been extradited from Austria to face charges in the U.S. The man, a citizen of Serbia and Croatia who was arrested in Vienna last November, has been accused of facilitating $18 million in illegal drug transactions using...
Report: Dozens of Chinese Nationals Arrested in Libya for Operating Illegal Crypto Mining Farm
26.6.2023
Around 50 Chinese nationals have reportedly been apprehended by Libyan authorities following allegations of running a cryptocurrency mining facility within the city of Zliten, local reports detail. Cryptocurrency mining is strictly prohibited by law in Libya. Libyan law enforcement officials have...
Do Kwon denies forging passport, blames ‘Chinese' agency: Report
19.6.2023
Do Kwon has denied forging travel documentation and refuted having any financial ties to Europe Now party leader Milojko Spajić
Security Agency Detains Nigeria’s Suspended Anti-Bitcoin Central Bank Governor
12.6.2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele, was suspended by Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on June 9 and was subsequently arrested by a domestic security agency. Several reports have linked Emefiele’s suspension to the central bank’s controversial naira demonetization...
Yuan stablecoin team arrested, WeChat’s new Bitcoin prices, HK crypto rules: Asia Express
2.6.2023
Chinese RMB stablecoin issuer’s Shanghai office reportedly deserted after police raid, and WeChat offers Bitcoin prices — but for how long?
Notorious Crypto Scammer Nicholas Truglia Arrested in Florida for Fraud and Gun Possession
11.5.2023
Nicholas Truglia, known for his engagement in a massive cryptocurrency theft, has been arrested again in Florida over allegations of fraud and carrying a concealed weapon.
The 25-year-old was arrested Tuesday in Florida, Bloomberg News reported, noting that the circumstances of the latest case...
Global Dark Web Crackdown: 288 Arrested, Drugs, Guns, and Crypto Seized
3.5.2023
The US and international law enforcement have made 288 arrests and seized over $53 million in cash and cryptocurrency as part of a major dark web crackdown.
In a Tuesday press release, the US Justice Department said the operation, started in 2021, spanned across the United States, Europe,...