Crime

Exchanges

Bitfinex Denies Laundering, Says It’s a Victim of ‘Fraud’ by Crypto Capital

The crypto exchange released a statement Friday denying that it had any part in the payment processor's alleged money laundering.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 October 2019
Crime

Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Sentenced Over Illicit Crypto Mining

The last of three Russian scientists caught illegally mining bitcoin at a top-secret nuclear lab has been given a prison sentence.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 October 2019
Hacking

Fake Tor Browser Has Been Spying, Stealing Bitcoin ‘For Years’

Hackers have been distributing a compromised version of the official Tor Browser that's packed with malware designed to steal bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 October 2019
Crime

CFTC Takes Action Against Crypto Options ‘Ponzi Scheme’

Purported crypto and forex investment firm Circle Society is accused by the CFTC of operating like a Ponzi scheme.

Markets  ·  17 October 2019
Europe

US Law Enforcement Traces Bitcoin Transfers to Nab ‘Largest’ Child Porn Site

A U.S. federal grand jury indicted a South Korean citizen for operating a child porn site, funded by millions dollars worth of bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 October 2019
Crime

Identity Thief Spends $5 Million on Cloud Computing to Mine Cryptocurrency

Singaporean citizen Ho Jun Jia has been indicted for stealing over $5 million worth of cloud computing services to mine cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 October 2019
Europe

UK Finance Watchdog’s Crypto Investigations Up By 74% in 2019

The number of investigations into cryptocurrency firms by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority have reportedly seen a sharp rise in the last year.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 October 2019
Europe

‘Gold-Backed’ Crypto Token’s Promoter Investigated by Florida Regulators

Karatbars, issuer of a purportedly gold-backed crypto token, is under investigation by Florida regulators over links to a Miami “crypto bank.”

Policy & regulation  ·  4 October 2019
Crime

Hackers Launch Widespread Botnet Attack on Crypto Wallets Using Cheap Russian Malware

With millions of dollars of cryptocurrency stolen from crypto wallets every year, security researchers found one active botnet being run for about $160.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 October 2019
MakerDAO

MakerDAO Bounty Program Catches ‘Critical’ Bug Before Launch

MakerDAO patched a "critical" bug in its upcoming Multi-Collateral Dai upgrade that could have put 10% of the system's total collateral at risk.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 October 2019
Europe

Former NiceHash CTO Arrested in Germany Over US Hacking Charges

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to extradite the alleged hacker over crimes he's already served time for in Slovenia.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 October 2019
Crime

Russian Nuclear Scientist Gets $7,000 Fine for Mining Bitcoin at Work

The engineer at a top-secret nuclear lab, along with two colleagues, had accessed the plant's supercomputer to mine bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 October 2019
Crime

Longfin Must Pay $6.8 Million After Court Backs SEC Fraud Complaint

A New York court has backed charges brought by the SEC that the fintech firm committed fraud relating to its public offering and Nasdaq listing.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 October 2019
Crime

Crypto Escrow Firm Chief Charged Over Alleged $7 Million Fraud

A man faces charges by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the CFTC over claims he took money for bulk bitcoin orders that were never delivered.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 October 2019
Europe

UK Police Auction Off $294,000 in Stolen Crypto From EtherDelta Hack

More than $294,000-worth of cryptocurrency confiscated from the teenage hacker of EtherDelta and TalkTalk has been auctioned off.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 October 2019