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Blockchain Consultant Pleads Guilty to Extortion Charge

Alchemist associate Michael Hlady faces up to 20 years in prison.

Alchemist associate Michael Hlady was arrested in 2019.

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South Korean Prosecutors Sell (and Profit Off) Bitcoin Taken From Criminals

Prosecutors moved to liquidate the stolen goods on March 25 when the nation's law defining crypto as“virtual assets” went into effect.

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New Jersey Man Admits to Running Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange

The erstwhile operator of “Destination Bitcoin” could face up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.

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DeepDotWeb Operator Pleads Guilty to Laundering $8.4M in Bitcoin Kickbacks

Tal Prihar admitted to taking bitcoin payments from darknet marketplaces in exchange for referral links.

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Acer Reportedly Hit With $50M Crypto-Ransomware Demand

Acer hasn't yet confirmed the attack, reports Tech Radar.

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Russia's Darknet Criminals Have Novel Crypto Cash-Out System: 'Buried Treasure'

A darknet ad flagged by the crypto sleuths at Elliptic says vendors will bury vacuum-packed physical cash “5-20 cm under the ground.”

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Romanian Barber Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $620K in Crypto

The man is accused of hacking "the seventh-largest cryptocurrency operator in the world."

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Crypto Crime Siphoned Off Nearly $10.5B in 2020: Research

Blockchain analytics company Coinfirm noted that scams and fraud account for two thirds of the funds misappropriated.

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Serbian Man Indicted for Embezzling $7M Through Fraudulent Crypto Schemes

According to the indictment, Kristijan Krstic founded two digital-asset investment platforms that fraudulently induced investors to buy securities in the form of investment contracts.

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Australian Man Arrested for Trying to Launder $4.3M With Bitcoin

The man was arrested in his car, where police found $1 million in cash, cocaine and electronic devices.

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