Crime News
AFP Cracks Seed Phrase in ‘Operation Kraken’, Seizing Assets from Alleged ‘Ghost’ App Mastermind
The Australian Federal Police have finally released the Kraken following a multi-week effort to access the cryptocurrency wallet of alleged ...
FBI: Crypto Fraud Cases Increase by 45%, Reaching $5.6 Billion
Crypto investors lost a record US$5.6 billion (AU$8.4 bn) to cyber crimes and Ponzi schemes in 2023 —marking a 45% increase from 2022, acc...
Souvlaki and Crypto King Sam Karagiozis Cleared in Drug Trafficking Case
Following a five year legal tussle, the case against crypto and souvlaki kingpin, Sam Karagiozis, has collapsed after police and prosecutors...
Telegram’s Pavel Durov Says It’s His Personal Goal to Stop Criminals Abusing Platform
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has spoken out publicly for the first time since his arrest by French authorities on August 25. In his statement, p...
Telegram CEO Charged with Complicity in Crimes as French Gov Websites Attacked
Following his arrest on August 24, French prosecutors have now revealed the charges against Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov, and it’s...
FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison and Fined $11 Million
Shady political manoeuvres on behalf of his disgraced boss—Sam Bankman-Fried—have landed ex-FTX executive Ryan Salame 7.5 years of priso...
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver Arrested in Spain for Mail Fraud and Tax Evasion
Ver in the world was Bitcoin Cash supporter Roger Ver? Turns out, the man also known as Bitcoin Jesus was laying low in Spain, where author...
Brazil Legalises Crypto as a Payment Method
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, the equivalent of Australia’s House of Representatives, has approved legislation to legalise the use of...
Melbourne Couple to Face Trial Over $10.4M Crypto.com Blunder
A Melbourne couple who spent most of a A$10.4 million refund they received in error from cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com are set to face ...
Terra Co-founder Do Kwon Denies $39.6M Crypto Asset Freeze
Do Kwon, the CEO of Terraform Labs and the man behind the collapsed LUNA ecosystem, has denied a report from South Korean news outlet News1 ...
John McAfee’s Ex-Girlfriend Claims He’s Alive, Living in Texas
In a bizarre twist in the long and convoluted story of John McAfee, creator of the eponymous antivirus software, he is allegedly alive, well...
Suspected Tornado Cash Developer Arrested by Dutch Authorities
Dutch authorities have announced their arrest last week of a Tornado Cash developer in Amsterdam for his alleged involvement in concealing c...