Crime

Crime

Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried Faces ‘Tough Road,’ Legal Expert Says

It's going to be an uphill legal battle for the former FTX CEO, who pleaded not guilty to eight counts of criminal charges on Tuesday.

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Policy

UK's Top Crime Agency Is Assembling Team of Crypto Experts

The National Crime Agency posted a job for "cryptocurrency investigator."

The U.K.'s National Crime Agency is looking for a crypto investigator. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Finance

Authorities in Italy, Albania Bust $16M Suspected Crypto Investment Scam

Assets worth 3 million euros were seized during the action by a joint investigation team.

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Tech

Bitcoin Wallet of the Failed BTC-e Exchange Wakes Up

Someone transferred 10,000 BTC from a previously sleeping wallet identified as holding the treasury of the failed BTC-e exchange.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Lawmakers Vote to Widen Authorities’ Powers in Seizing Crypto-Related Property

The amendment builds upon a bill in Parliament that allows the government to seize cryptocurrencies tied to crime.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London

Policy

Two Estonian Citizens Charged With Running a Series of Crypto Scams Totaling $575M

According to the Department of Justice, the two men used shell companies to launder the proceeds of their fraudulent schemes and buy luxury cars and real estate in Estonia.

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Finance

Founder of Crypto Exchange Thodex to Be Extradited to Turkey From Albania: Report

Faruk Fatih Özer disappeared in 2021, taking funds from 400,000 users.

Ankara, Turkey (Ekrem Osmanoglu/Unsplash)

Policy

“Espías” chinos usaron Wasabi para intentar esconder sobornos realizados con bitcoins, según Elliptic

Un estudio llevado a cabo por la empresa de análisis de criptomonedas mostró que todos los sobornos con bitcoins se originaron en el mezclador de monedas.

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Policy

Chinese 'Spies' Used Wasabi Wallet to Try to Conceal Bitcoin Bribes, Elliptic Says

Analysis by the crypto analytics firm showed that all the bitcoin bribes originated from the coin mixing wallet.

Guochun He, left, and Zheng Wang are accused of attempting to obstruct a U.S. investigation. (Justice Department)