crypto crimes

Kenya Moves to Deploy Blockchain Surveillance Platform to Combat Crypto Crime

Kenya's Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is preparing to deploy an advanced blockchain analytics platform to strengthen oversight of the country's rapidly expanding cryptocy…

1 week ago

France Unveils National Crypto Security Plan After 77 Kidnapping and Extortion Cases in 2026

France is launching a sweeping national security initiative to protect cryptocy investors, executives, and blockchain companies after recording 77 crypto-related kidnappings, extortion…

2 weeks ago

Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for $1 Billion Crypto and Investment Fraud

Exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, also known as Miles Guo and Ho Wan Kwok, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after orchestrating a…

2 weeks ago

Spanish Authorities Bust Crypto Kidnapping Ring After Deadly Attack

Spanish police arrested five people and charged four others in Denmark on Thursday for the kidnapping and murder of a…

7 months ago

South Korean Police Officers Indicted for Accepting Bribes From Illegal Crypto Exchange Operators

A South Korean police superintendent and senior officer have been indicted for allegedly accepting bribes from crypto operators who ran…

8 months ago

US Department of Justice Launches Strike Force to Combat Crypto Scams

The U.S. Department of Justice’s D.C. office announced an interagency initiative Wednesday specially designed to dismantle international crypto scam operations…

8 months ago

BNB Chain Partners Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT for Enhanced Security

BNB Chain, a leading blockchain platform, has joined hands with crypto sleuth ZachXBT to enhance the safety and integrity of…

8 months ago

Do Kwon Pleads Guilty to U.S. Fraud Charges Over Terra Collapse

The plea was entered on Tuesday in the Southern District of New York before Judge Paul Engelmayer, ending months of…

11 months ago

$17 Million in XRP Allegedly Stolen From Widow of Country Music Legend George Jones

A Tennessee man is facing years behind bars for allegedly stealing millions of dollars worth of XRP from the widow of…

12 months ago

Arizona TikToker Sentenced for Aiding $17M North Korean IT Worker Scheme

An Arizonan TikTok influencer was handed a lengthy prison sentence on Thursday for helping North Korean operatives fraudulently obtain remote…

12 months ago