Home ▸ News ▸

Crime News

Telegram RSS Feed

Tracking hacks, scams, and legal actions impacting the blockchain and crypto industry.

Crime

Australia shutters crypto scam network linked to $35M in global losses

Australia's ASIC battles 'hydra-like' scammers by dismantling false fronts posing as legitimate crypto businesses.

9 months ago

Hacks

ZKasino scammer’s risky Ethereum trade backfires with $27M loss amid market turmoil

ZKasino’s alleged mastermind suffers multimillion-dollar setback as crypto turbulence exposes risky bets.

9 months ago

Crypto

Russia seeks legal framework for selling seized Bitcoin from criminal activity

Russia moves to monetize seized Bitcoin despite legal hurdles in high-profile bribery case.

10 months ago

Hacks

UPCX halts transactions after $70 million hack exposes vulnerabilities

UPCX breach highlights a growing trend of security vulnerabilities causing significant digital asset losses in 2025.

10 months ago

Crime

Russian darknet dominated crypto drug trade in 2024 with $1.65 billion transactions

Crypto payments make up less than 1% of global illicit drug trade.

10 months ago

Hacks

Hacker falls victim to phishing scam after exploiting ZkLend for millions

ZkLend hacker admits to using fake Tornado Cash platform, inadvertently compounding fund recovery efforts.

10 months ago

Crypto

U.K. officials have frozen nearly $7.7M worth of illicit crypto assets in one year

The biggest freeze order was issued against a wallet containing around $2 million in crypto that was hosted on Coinbase.

10 months ago

Exchanges

Binance suspends staff, bans market maker to tackle insider trading and manipulation

Binance said its efforts are designed to better protect its users from nefarious market activities.

10 months ago

Analysis

Solana has become a breeding ground for pump and dump memecoin ‘cabals’: Bloomberg

Insiders hold a considerable advantage that allows them to make money off memecoins while retail investors bear the brunt of the losses.

10 months ago

Crime

ZachXBT links high-risk Hyperliquid crypto trader to notorious fraudster in UK

ZachXBT's exposé ties Hyperliquid whale’s financial maneuvers to decade-long criminal past.

10 months ago

Exchanges

Bybit CEO describes how hackers launder stolen Ethereum via Bitcoin mixers

Zhou warns that the growing use of crypto mixers by hackers complicates asset recovery efforts.

10 months ago

Crime

TV director faces charges for $11M fraud in crypto, luxury car spree

Prosecutors claim film funds for the show White Horse were diverted to personal investments by director Rinsch.

10 months ago

Crime News

Australia shutters crypto scam network linked to $35M in global losses

ZKasino scammer’s risky Ethereum trade backfires with $27M loss amid market turmoil

Russia seeks legal framework for selling seized Bitcoin from criminal activity

UPCX halts transactions after $70 million hack exposes vulnerabilities

Russian darknet dominated crypto drug trade in 2024 with $1.65 billion transactions

Hacker falls victim to phishing scam after exploiting ZkLend for millions

U.K. officials have frozen nearly $7.7M worth of illicit crypto assets in one year

Binance suspends staff, bans market maker to tackle insider trading and manipulation

Solana has become a breeding ground for pump and dump memecoin ‘cabals’: Bloomberg

ZachXBT links high-risk Hyperliquid crypto trader to notorious fraudster in UK

Bybit CEO describes how hackers launder stolen Ethereum via Bitcoin mixers

TV director faces charges for $11M fraud in crypto, luxury car spree

News Categories

Crypto News

Ethereum

USDC

Tether

XRP

Bitcoin

Solana

Avalanche

World Liberty Financial USD

World Liberty Financial

Zcash

Hyperliquid

Ethena

Jupiter

Optimism

Pump.fun

UMA

Vitalik Buterin

Donald Trump

John Deaton

Cynthia Lummis

Donald Trump Jr.

Eric Trump

Zooko Wilcox

Jerome Powell

BlackRock

Ripple

CryptoQuant

Binance

Upbit Global

Farside Investors

Grayscale

Nvidia

Nasdaq

Visa

JPMorgan

Morgan Stanley

R3

Jump Crypto

Citigroup

Solana Labs

Franklin Templeton

Kraken

Coinbase

Mastercard

Chainalysis

Bitfinex

Fidelity

World Liberty Financial

Hut 8

a16z

OpenAI

Bitwise

Glassnode

21shares

VanEck

Strategy

CoinGlass

Standard Chartered

Ark Invest

CoinGecko

Xapo Bank

Polymarket

Kalshi

Google

Goldman Sachs

Crime News

Australia shutters crypto scam network linked to $35M in global losses

ZKasino scammer’s risky Ethereum trade backfires with $27M loss amid market turmoil

Russia seeks legal framework for selling seized Bitcoin from criminal activity

UPCX halts transactions after $70 million hack exposes vulnerabilities

Russian darknet dominated crypto drug trade in 2024 with $1.65 billion transactions

Hacker falls victim to phishing scam after exploiting ZkLend for millions

U.K. officials have frozen nearly $7.7M worth of illicit crypto assets in one year

Binance suspends staff, bans market maker to tackle insider trading and manipulation

Solana has become a breeding ground for pump and dump memecoin ‘cabals’: Bloomberg

ZachXBT links high-risk Hyperliquid crypto trader to notorious fraudster in UK

Bybit CEO describes how hackers launder stolen Ethereum via Bitcoin mixers

TV director faces charges for $11M fraud in crypto, luxury car spree

Your Advantage in Crypto, Trusted News and Analysis Daily

Welcome! You're subscribed to CryptoSlate.