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Fake Crypto Trader Gambles Away $293K in Investor Funds

Fake Crypto Trader Gambles Away $293K in Investor Funds

A crypto trader allegedly spent more than 1 million Belarusian rubles (US$293,387) of investor money gambling at casinos in Belarus. The unnamed 30-year-old is now...

Market Maker DWF Reportedly Suffered Heavy $44M Crypto Hack Linked to North Korea’s AppleJeus

Market Maker DWF Reportedly Suffered Heavy $44M Crypto Hack Linked to North Korea’s AppleJeus

Crypto market maker DWF Labs has allegedly suffered a $44 million cyberattack linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The breach, which dates back to 2022...

DeFi Protocol Balancer Suffers Potential $116M Hack as Onchain Data Reveals Alarming Vault Outflows

DeFi Protocol Balancer Suffers Potential $116M Hack as Onchain Data Reveals Alarming Vault Outflows

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer is facing renewed scrutiny after on-chain data revealed an ongoing exploit that has drained over $116 million from its vaults....

Witness Tampering Costs Mafia Figure Bail in NBA Poker Case

Witness Tampering Costs Mafia Figure Bail in NBA Poker Case

Several suspects in the Mafia-linked illegal gambling rings involving NBA figures have been released on bail. Zhen “Scruli” Hu is out on a $500,000 bond....

South Australia Rounds Up Another 55 Suspects After High Court Backs Encrypted-App Sting - Decrypt

South Australia Rounds Up Another 55 Suspects After High Court Backs Encrypted-App Sting – Decrypt

In brief Police filed roughly 800 new charges tied to drug trafficking, firearms and conspiracy offenses. Crypto seizures tied to the probe total about $37.9...

Billions stolen, dozens arrested: is crypto crime peaking or adapting?

Billions stolen, dozens arrested: is crypto crime peaking or adapting?

North Korea-linked hackers stole more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, surpassing every prior year on record, while global law enforcement recovered $439 million...

Criminal Crypto Use Is Becoming 'Increasingly Sophisticated', Says Europol - Decrypt

Criminal Crypto Use Is Becoming ‘Increasingly Sophisticated’, Says Europol – Decrypt

In brief Europol said misuse of crypto is “becoming increasingly sophisticated,” straining national police resources. Experts have called for global standards and unbiased blockchain training...

New prison report flouts claim FTX could have repaid customers from $25B in assets

New prison report flouts claim FTX could have repaid customers from $25B in assets

Sam Bankman-Fried is again challenging the core narrative of his downfall: that FTX was insolvent when it collapsed in November 2022. In a 15-page report...

New York Court Extends Freeze on $63M Stolen USDC Linked to Multichain Hack

New York Court Extends Freeze on $63M Stolen USDC Linked to Multichain Hack

A New York court has extended an asset freeze on $63 million worth of USD Coin (USDC) tied to the 2023 Multichain cross-chain bridge hack,...

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