2025-6-25 09:01 |
Coinbase helped the U.S. Secret Service trace and recover $225 million in USDT tied to pig butchering scams in one of the largest crypto seizures in the agency’s history. According to a June 24 blog post, the exchange supported the… origin »
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The United States Department of Justice has filed an enforcement action as it moves to seize more than $225 million in cryptocurrency tied to massive pig butchering scams. On June 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said it had filed a…
2025-6-19 23:00 | |
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The United States has imposed sanctions on a Myanmar warlord and the militia he leads for their involvement in major cyber scams, including cryptocurrency-related fraud, that have harmed U. S. citizens.
2025-5-6 21:29 | |
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One of Cambodia’s wealthiest businessmen has been hit with U.S. sanctions for allegedly playing a role in serious human rights abuses – including human trafficking and torture – tied to a pig butchering scam operation headquartered in the Southeast Asian country.
2024-9-18 19:57 | |
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Hong Kong police face a surge in counterfeit banknotes tied to crypto scams, seizing over 3,000 fake notes and tightening regulatory measures to protect the financial system. The post Hong Kong Police Tackle Surge in Counterfeit Currency Linked to Crypto Frauds appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2024-6-3 07:49 | |
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The United States Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts filed a civil forfeiture action on Wednesday aimed at returning $2.3 million in cryptocurrency to 37 victims of online scams and fraud.
2024-3-14 23:33 | |
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The government says Binance has agreed to look back and report to FinCEN about the suspicious transactions which it had failed to report. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance “willfully failed” to report to regulators more than 100,000 transactions on its platform tied…
2023-11-22 12:30 | |
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Officials reported the seizure was tied to an organization responsible for “pig butchering” romance scams.
2023-11-21 20:45 | |
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized $9 million worth of the USDT stablecoin linked to organizations that exploited victims through "pig butchering" scams.
2023-11-21 18:15 | |
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The market cap of AI-inspired altcoin $GROK fell sharply on Nov. 13 after well-known blockchain investigator ZachXBT tied its creator to previous possible scams. Supporters of a Grok token, $GROK, banded together in the wake of aspersions surrounding the project…
2023-11-14 00:38 | |
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On-chain sleuth ZachXBT has warned investors of VAPOR that the project is directly affiliated with JKDAO, who has been previously accused of executing rug pull scams on two projects. According to a tweet by ZachXBT on April 20, the VAPOR deployer transferred…
2023-4-20 15:29 | |
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2023-4-8 22:22 | |
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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a April 3 announcement that it has seized $112 million worth of digital assets tied to crypto investment scams. The post DOJ seizes $112M tied to cryptocurrency schemes appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2023-4-4 23:28 | |
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Despite the fact that Russia was never overly friendly towards cryptocurrencies, the country still feels the negative effects of the crypto industry, such as money laundering, suspicious transactions, fraud and scams, and alike.
2021-9-17 13:07 | |
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A raid by Cambodian authorities on a casino hotel freed two alleged hostages and exposed a range of crimes, including crypto gambling and crypto scams, as reported on a local news website. The raid toThe post Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency scams tied to human trafficking in Asia appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-9-13 23:12 | |
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This year has seen a string of cryptocurrency scams tied to high profile persons, most of whom aren’t even necessarily in the digital assets space. The latest big-name victim happens to be Marc Merrill, the founder of Riot Games, who got his identity and credit card stolen, which was then used to purchase cloud computing […] The post Cryptocurrency and Identity Theft Scam Hits Riot Games Founder appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2019-11-8 10:15 | |
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Coinbase stock price continues to underperform the broader market this year despite the modest optimism from Wall Street analysts.
A suspected insider’s ‘Maduro trade’ and fresh Iran bets on Polymarket fuel fears of “information laundering” and prompt a bill to ban U.S. officials from trading. Polymarket, a blockchain-based prediction marketplace platform, faces mounting scrutiny over allegations of insider trading…
Google Play will block unlicensed foreign crypto apps in South Korea, tightening VASP enforcement and boosting domestic exchanges like Upbit and Bithumb. Foreign cryptocurrency exchange applications are expected to become unavailable for download or unable to receive updates through South…
Bitmine commits $200M to MrBeast’s Beast Industries as “MrBeast Financial” files a trademark for crypto payments, exchanges, and DeFi-focused financial services. Tom Lee’s Bitmine announced a $200 million investment in Beast Industries, the business entity behind YouTube creator MrBeast, with…
CME will list Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar futures on Feb. 9, adding micro and standard contracts as institutions seek regulated altcoin exposure and hedging tools. CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, announced plans to launch futures contracts tied to…
Pump.fun adds creator fee sharing, ownership transfers, and future trader-voted narratives after Solana memecoin launches spike back toward 30,000 in a single day. Pump.fun announced modifications to its creator-fee system as token launches on the platform reached nearly 30,000 in…
Citron says Brian Armstrong quit backing the CLARITY Act to shield Coinbase’s stablecoin yields, as DC, Ripple, and tokenization firms race to rewrite the bill. Citron Research on Thursday accused Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong of opposing the Senate’s CLARITY Act…