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Trump to throw spotlight on overseas crypto abuses at White House event

The president is hosting a cybercrime event that will highlight U.S. authorities' efforts to crack down on crypto scams run by foreign criminal organizations.

President Donald Trump at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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How Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI took down a massive crypto fraud network targeting Russian speakers

The scheme allegedly stole tens of millions through Russian-language Facebook ads and fake advisers, then went after victims again with fake recovery offers.

Hackers and scammers. (Boitumelo/Unsplash)

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Hex founder Richard Heart arrested in Istanbul, Turkish media report

Police reportedly seized $4 million in cash and 64 luxury watches during a raid on the crypto founder's Istanbul residence.

Richard Heart circa 2017

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UK crypto trader says almost $800,000 lost in knife assault as wrench attacks proliferate

A crypto trader in the U.K. claimed masked intruders stole nearly $800,000 in cryptocurrency at knifepoint, furthering concerns of "wrench attacks" spreading in the country.

A man holds a penknife in a threatening manner.

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Self-styled 'Godfather' gets 6 years in prison for $37 million Meta fraud scheme

Adam Iza’s sentence runs concurrently with a 15-year term imposed last month for his role in an attempted bitcoin robbery.

The U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme

The fraudster managed to scam about 100 people across the United States, convincing them of transferring funds to him, claiming their accounts had been hacked.

Brooklyn (Trevor Hayes/Unsplash)

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Inside the FBI’s little-known annual crypto crime gathering

The Virtual Asset Technical Exchange brings together investigators, law enforcement officials, and crypto-security specialists to exchange intelligence on a wide range of crimes involving digital assets.

FBI (Credit: David Trinks on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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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.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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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.

U.S. Treasury Department (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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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.

A hooded figure sits in front of a bank of computer screens. (Arian Darvishi/Unsplash)