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Crypto Scam Kingpin Gets 23 Years for Fake $45B Art-Backed Token
Robert Dunlap gets 23 years for defrauding nearly 1,000 investors of over $20 million through a fake art-backed crypto token. ...
Crypto Scams Surge to US$11B in Losses as FBI Sounds Alarm
Crypto fraud is driving major losses, with victims drawn into high-value schemes as AI and impersonation tactics make scams more effective a...
Fake “FBI” Tokens Target Tron Users in New Crypto Scam
Fraudulent tokens impersonating the FBI are targeting Tron wallets, threatening asset freezes and demanding personal data through fake AML f...
Crypto ATM Scams Hit $333M in the U.S. as AI Deepfakes Fuel Fraud
Crypto ATM fraud in the United States surged to $333 million in 2025, with complaints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation rising 33% ...
India Arrests Darwin Labs Co-Founder in $2.4B GainBitcoin Scam Investigation
Indian authorities have arrested Darwin Labs co-founder Ayush Varshney as part of an ongoing probe into the massive GainBitcoin Ponzi scheme...
Crypto Hacks Drop in February as Phishing and Wallet Scams Surge
Crypto losses fell to $49 million in February, down 87% from January's $385 million, as attackers increasingly shifted from smart contract e...
Australian Man Charged in $5M Crypto Scam Targeting Elderly Investors
Sydney detectives allege elderly investors were misled into depositing funds into NEXOpayment before money was moved through crypto wallets....
Uniswap Founder Warns of Fake Ads as Victim Says Scam “Drained Everything”
A fake sponsored link imitating Uniswap led to a mid-six-figure wallet loss, as January scam totals reached US$370.3M (AU$522.12M). ...
Chainalysis Targets Faster Fraud Detection With New Automation
Chainalysis has launched Workflows, a tool designed to let investigators and compliance teams run standardised onchain analyses without need...
Crypto Fraud Tycoon Detained: Prince Group Founder Deported from Cambodia to China
Chen Zhi, founder of Cambodia-based Prince Group, has been arrested by Cambodian authorities and deported to China following a joint investi...
Crypto Hack Losses Plunge 60% in December Despite $50M Address Poisoning Scam
Losses from crypto hacks and exploits fell to about $76 million in December, down 60% from November’s $194.2 million, according to blockch...
Australia’s $60m Crypto Retirement Scheme Leaves Investors Short, Just $6.7m Found
Just AU$6.7 million has been traced from the $60 million invested by more than 450 Australians in a Gold Coast–based crypto mining scheme....