Crime
New Zealand’s FMA Warns Public About Crypto Investment Scam Promoted on YouTube
New Zealand’s top financial regulator, the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a warning about a new crypto investment scam...
Drake’s X Account Hacked to Promote Scam Meme Token: $4.9M Vanishes in Hype Storm
A cyber attack on hip-hop icon Drake's X account this weekend has reignited concerns about the growing trend of celebrity...
XRP’s Meteoric Rise: Stablecoin Integration and Regulatory Tailwinds Fuel Optimism
XRP, the native token of the XRP Ledger, has been in the spotlight following an unprecedented price rally and a...
Spike in Crypto Scams on X Sparks Urgent Warnings as Victims Suffer Multi-Million Losses
The rise of crypto scams on X has reached alarming levels, with impersonation accounts surging to over 300 daily, marking...
Court Dismisses Craig Wright’s Bitcoin Authorship Claims Amid Legal Challenges
The UK Court of Appeal has definitively dismissed Craig Wright’s latest attempt to assert himself as the creator of Bitcoin....
Eurasian Group Warns of Increasing Use of Crypto in Money Laundering Schemes
The Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering (EAG) has raised alarms over increasingly sophisticated money laundering operations in 2024, driven...
Ex-Binance Employee Sues Exchange in UK, Alleging Retaliation for Bribery Report
According to Bloomberg, a former executive at Binance has filed a lawsuit in the UK against the crypto exchange, alleging...
ZachXBT Accuses Former Fortnite Pro Serpent of Involvement in $3.5M Memecoin Scams
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has accused former professional Fortnite player and cybersecurity analyst Serpent of being involved in a series of...
Crypto Fraud Linked to Japanese Exchanges Drops by Over 50% in 2024 — Chainalysis
Crypto fraud and scam activity tied to Japanese crypto exchanges declined substantially in the first half of 2024, according to...
Fraudsters Target Japan’s Local Digital Currencies, Prompting Security Concerns
Digital currencies controlled by local governments in Japan are increasingly becoming targets for fraudsters, prompting investigative agencies to urge the...
