Crime
The legal drama of imprisoned Sam Bankman-Fried is waiting on its last act
The fallen leader of the former top exchange FTX is looking for answers from the U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. Treasury sanctions another widespread cyber-scam hub, Xinbi Guarantee
Chinese-language platform Xinbi is accused of operating on crypto transactions as it offered services to other criminal networks.
Singaporean 22-year old pleads guilty to being the ringleader in $245 million crypto fraud case
Malone Lam, a Miami resident charged with stealing 4,100 bitcoin, led a ring of fraudsters who stole crypto via online scams and home invasions.
Bit2Me sets up specialized unit to help law enforcement track down crypto assets
The unit formalizes past operations, building on 1.5 million euros in seized crypto the exchange processed in 2025 for agencies including Interpol and Europol.
Polish prosecutors charge fifth suspect in a massive crypto probe
BitBay became Zondacrypto in 2021. The exchange stopped trading in April after customers faced frozen withdrawals and estimated losses of at least $94 million.
UK’s crime agency freezes Premier League $13.5 million account in crypto crime probe
Authorities targeted funds from a $140 million sponsorship deal with crypto firm Sorare, though law enforcement confirmed no wrongdoing by the Premier League.
Crypto platform operator gets 15-year prison sentence in South Korea due to $50 million scam
A South Korean court sentenced the head of centralized finance (CeFi) lender Delio to 15 years in prison for embezzling digital assets from more than 1,100 customers.
Russia cracks down on unlicensed crypto exchanges it claims are linked to Ukraine
The FSB said at least 20 individuals were arrested in connection with a ring that scammed an undetermined number of Russian citizens.
U.S. FBI intelligence agent arrested in connection with theft of $1 million in crypto
The agent, who had "top secret" clearance and worked in FBI headquarters, was accused of taking crypto from wallets the agency had investigated.
Binance makes fighting crypto crime more difficult, says new report
The New York Times says a quiet change to Binance's compliance rules is forcing international law enforcement to navigate slow-moving government treaties to get user data.
