Crime

North Korea

South Korea: North Korea Stole Millions From Crypto Exchanges Last Year

The South Korean National Intelligence Service claimed North Korea stole "billions of won" in cryptocurrencies last year.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2018
Regulation

Texas Hits Another Crypto Lending Platform with Cease-and-Desist

Texas' securities agency has issued another emergency cease-and-desist order, this time against crypto lending scheme DavorCoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2018
Regulation

7 Tough Legal Lessons for Crypto Entrepreneurs

Just because you haven’t gotten a subpoena from The Man in the month since your decentralized cheese token went live, it doesn’t mean you won’t.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2018
Crime

Crypto Rich and Paranoid: Threats Prompt Radical Security in Bitcoin Land

Cryptocurrency users who got rich in the run-up are now targets for robbers and kidnappers, not just hackers. That’s prompting a security overhaul.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 February 2018
Crime

Botnet Infects Half a Million Servers to Mine Thousands of Monero

A cryptocurrency miner botnet has infected more than half a million machines, hijacking them to mine as much as $3.6 million worth of monero.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 February 2018
Crime

Copycat Twitter Accounts Seek to Scam Crypto Users

A new type of scam sees Twitter users copying cryptocurrency developers and companies and asking the public to send "donations."

Policy & regulation  ·  2 February 2018
Crime

Philippines Investigates Crypto Firm over Use of Politician’s Name

The Philippines' Department of Justice has ordered an investigation over the alleged misrepresentation of the senate president by a crypto firm.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 February 2018
Crime

Bee Token ICO Stung by $1 Million Phishing Scam

Due to a phishing scam, investors in the Bee Token ICO have actually sent nearly $1 million to malicious actors instead.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 February 2018
Coincheck

NEM Foundation: Stolen Coincheck Funds Not Sent to Exchanges

The 58 billion yen worth of XEM tokens are on the move, according to the NEM Foundation, but no attempt to sell them on exchanges has been made.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 January 2018
Crime

US Court Freezes BitConnect Assets as Lawsuits Mount

A temporary restraining order freezing BitConnect's assets has been granted in the U.S. after a second lawsuit was filed against the exchange Monday.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 January 2018
Crime

BitConnect Hit With Second Lawsuit Over Ponzi Allegations

Kentucky citizen Brian Page filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of each of BitConnect's former investors, alleging the company ran a Ponzi scheme.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 January 2018
Regulation

SEC Files Fraud Suit Against Crypto Bank ICO

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is charging cryptocurrency banking firm AriseBank over alleged fraud and violations of securities rules.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 January 2018
Europe

German Regulator Orders Crypto Exchange to Halt Brokerage Business

A German financial watchdog has ordered Crypto.exchange GmbH to immediately stop offering financial commission services.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 January 2018
Bitcoin

Bitfury Enters Bitcoin Crime-Fighting Business

After years of working with clients who were leery of bitcoin’s dark past, Bitfury has launched a suite of investigative tools to help fight crime.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 January 2018
Bitcoin

UK Crypto Trader Forced to Hand Over Bitcoin at Gunpoint

A British man who runs a cryptocurrency trading firm was yesterday forced at gunpoint to hand over an unknown quantity of bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 January 2018