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Shocking Crypto-Lure Theft: Two Arrested in $50.7K Scam
BitcoinWorld Shocking Crypto-Lure Theft: Two Arrested in $50.7K Scam The digital frontier of cryptocurrency offers exciting prospects, but it also presents significant risks. A recent incident in Gwan...
Aussie Police Arrest 55 in Latest Phase of Criminal Ring, Seize $37.9M in Crypto
South Australia Police has filed 800 charges and made 55 arrests in connection with a massive cryptocurrency-linked crime ring. The latest move is the third phase of Operation Ironside, a joint Austra...
Australian Police Seize $6M in Crypto After Analyst Exposes Manipulated Seed Phrase
Australian authorities have seized $6 million (AU$9 million) worth of cryptocurrency after a data scientist from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) uncovered a manipulated recovery phrase that had lo...
Alarming Vigilance: South Korean Crypto Exchanges Freeze $61.4M in Frozen Crypto Assets
BitcoinWorld Alarming Vigilance: South Korean Crypto Exchanges Freeze $61.4M in Frozen Crypto Assets In a significant development for the digital asset world, South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges hav...
Cryptojacking Scandal: Ex-Digital River Worker Exploited Company Systems for Personal Ethereum Gains
A former Digital River employee has been ordered to pay more than $45,000 back to his previous employer after unlawfully using company computing systems to mine cryptocurrency. Joshua Paul Armbrust, 4...
MIT-Educated Brothers Could Spend Decades in Prison for $25 Million Ethereum Scheme
The trial of two MIT-educated brothers accused of stealing $25 million worth of Ethereum kicked off in Manhattan federal court this week, with a prosecutor claiming that the alleged scheme questions “...
Investigators Trace Crypto to Dark Web Drug Scheme; UK Trio Jailed
Three men from the United Kingdom have been sentenced to a combined total of 27 years in prison for operating an extensive crypto-related drug scheme, an October 13 press release from the Regional Org...
Criminals and Their Networks Hold $75B in Crypto Assets, Says Chainalysis
Chainalysis’ latest Crypto Crime Report has revealed that criminals and their downstream networks hold approximately $75 billion in crypto assets obtained through illicit means. According to data trac...
Israeli Crypto Trader Stabbed, Robbed of $600K in Violent Home Invasion Indictment
The Tel Aviv District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment this week against Murad Mahajna, 46, for a violent home invasion robbery that netted approximately $600,000 in crypto and luxury items from ...
$7.43 Billion in Bitcoin Seized as Chinese Fraudster Finally Convicted in UK
The Metropolitan Police have secured what is believed to be the world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure, valued at more than £5.5 billion, equivalent to approximately $7.43 billion, following a seven-y...
Global Crypto Crackdown: Interpol Freezes 400 Wallets In Massive Scam Operation
Interpol has announced a significant recovery of assets totaling $439 million as part of a recent operation aimed at dismantling online scams, which included a substantial amount in crypto assets. Thi...
Massive Cryptocurrency Seizure: Interpol’s $97M Blow to Global Crime
BitcoinWorld Massive Cryptocurrency Seizure: Interpol’s $97M Blow to Global Crime In a significant win against global financial crime, Interpol has executed a massive cryptocurrency seizure totaling a...