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  • Crypto Crime Up 295%, U.S. FTC Complaints Skyrocket

    Crypto Crime Up 295%, U.S. FTC Complaints Skyrocket

    Crypto crime report to the US Federal Trade Commission rose almost 295%.

    Analysis

  • Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex Charged With $2 Billion Fraud Case

    Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex Charged With $2 Billion Fraud

    The Turkish Police have detained 62 people linked with the Thodex exchange and issued detention warrants for 16 more persons. 

    Business

  • Crypto Criminals Bagged Nearly $2 Billion in 2020

    Crypto Criminals Bagged Nearly $2 Billion in 2020

    Crypto crimes slowed down by 58% last year compared to 2019, with Chinese Ponzi and DeFi hacks taking the highest share.

    Analysis

  • SEC Charges B2B Marketplace “Opporty” With Fraud

    SEC Charges B2B Marketplace “Opporty” With Fraud

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged blockchain marketplace Opporty International with fraud.

    Business

  • Binance Creates Protection Fund Following Syscoin Attack

    Chainalysis: $2.8B Bitcoin Laundered Through Exchanges in 2019

    The firm traced $2.8 billion of illicit Bitcoin that was deposited to exchanges over the course of 2019.

    Analysis

  • Dash and Bitrefill partner on mobile phones

    Princeton Researchers Say SIM Swapping Is a Major Problem

    Researchers at Princeton University have demonstrated that five major phone carriers are highly vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks.

    Analysis

  • Stablecoins Are Cryptocurrencies With Low Volatility That Could Replace Fiat Money

    Alleged BTC-E Founder Still Not Extradited Despite $4B Laundering Charges

    Alexander Vinnik will not be extradited after being arrested for more than two years on request of US authorities.

    People

  • China Bitcoin PlusToken

    Was Bitcoin Brought Down by a Chinese Ponzi Scheme?

    A report from Chainalysis claims that funds from Ponzi scheme PlusToken contributed to the market downturn in 2019.

    Markets