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Thorchain faces developer exodus amid North Korean money laundering scandal

A core contributor known as TCB warned that Thorchain could face a crisis if the network is framed as a money laundering facilitator.

11 months ago

Crime

Cybercriminals ditch Bitcoin for stablecoins as illicit trades potentially surpassed $51 billion in 2024 – Chainalysis

Chainalysis' analysis reveals stablecoins account for 63% of illicit crypto transactions as criminals evade detection using privacy assets and DeFi platforms.

11 months ago

Hacks

FBI confirms North Korea-backed Lazarus hackers stole $1.5 billion from Bybit

FBI tracks Ethereum laundering spree by North Korean hackers amid rising threat of cyber warfare in the crypto world.

11 months ago

Legal

Gotbit founder extradited to US to face market manipulation and fraud charges

Aleksei Andriunin was allegedly part of a wash trading scheme to facilitate token listing in major exchanges.

11 months ago

Crime

Malicious GitHub repositories deploying hidden attacks on crypto wallets

Kaspersky's GitVenom campaign reveals widespread GitHub exploitation through misleading repositories embedding cryptographic threats.

11 months ago

Hacks

Bybit unveils bounty platform to tackle crypto crime following massive Lazarus hack

The effort comes amid hackers laundering over $250 million out of the $1.4 billion stolen from the exchange on Feb. 21.

11 months ago

Crime

Sam Bankman-Fried tweets from prison, aligns himself with DOGE efficiency philosophy

SBF takes aim at management while seeking pardon, hinting at workforce misalignments from a prison cell.

11 months ago

People

Sam Bankman-Fried seeks clemency, empathizes with President Donald Trump over legal convictions

The convicted FTX founder said his frustration with the Biden administration's crypto policies fueled a secrete shift in political allegiance to the Republicans.

11 months ago

Crime

FBI initiative saves thousands from crypto scams, recovers $285 million

More than 4,300 potential victims saved by Operation Level Up intervention before millions lost to fraud.

11 months ago

Legal

Former Celsius CEO seeks delay in sentencing amid complex legal battle

Mashinsky's defense team argued that the case's complexity and litigation obligations necessitate sentencing delay.

12 months ago

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Legal

KyberSwap exploiter gets five-count criminal indictment after stealing $65M

Andean Medjedovic is accused of exploiting DeFi protocols KyberSwap and Indexed Finance.

12 months ago

Tokens

Official Trump family’s memecoin launches spark frenzy of scam tokens

Scammers launched more than 6,800 fraudulent tokens to scam users amid the high-profile launch.

12 months ago

Crime News

Thorchain faces developer exodus amid North Korean money laundering scandal

Cybercriminals ditch Bitcoin for stablecoins as illicit trades potentially surpassed $51 billion in 2024 – Chainalysis

FBI confirms North Korea-backed Lazarus hackers stole $1.5 billion from Bybit

Gotbit founder extradited to US to face market manipulation and fraud charges

Malicious GitHub repositories deploying hidden attacks on crypto wallets

Bybit unveils bounty platform to tackle crypto crime following massive Lazarus hack

Sam Bankman-Fried tweets from prison, aligns himself with DOGE efficiency philosophy

Sam Bankman-Fried seeks clemency, empathizes with President Donald Trump over legal convictions

FBI initiative saves thousands from crypto scams, recovers $285 million

Former Celsius CEO seeks delay in sentencing amid complex legal battle

KyberSwap exploiter gets five-count criminal indictment after stealing $65M

Official Trump family’s memecoin launches spark frenzy of scam tokens

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Thorchain faces developer exodus amid North Korean money laundering scandal

Cybercriminals ditch Bitcoin for stablecoins as illicit trades potentially surpassed $51 billion in 2024 – Chainalysis

FBI confirms North Korea-backed Lazarus hackers stole $1.5 billion from Bybit

Gotbit founder extradited to US to face market manipulation and fraud charges

Malicious GitHub repositories deploying hidden attacks on crypto wallets

Bybit unveils bounty platform to tackle crypto crime following massive Lazarus hack

Sam Bankman-Fried tweets from prison, aligns himself with DOGE efficiency philosophy

Sam Bankman-Fried seeks clemency, empathizes with President Donald Trump over legal convictions

FBI initiative saves thousands from crypto scams, recovers $285 million

Former Celsius CEO seeks delay in sentencing amid complex legal battle

KyberSwap exploiter gets five-count criminal indictment after stealing $65M

Official Trump family’s memecoin launches spark frenzy of scam tokens

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