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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....
Argentine Report Alleges President Milei Enabled $LIBRA Crypto Scandal
A congressional investigative committee report has alleged Argentine President Javier Milei engaged in misconduct related to the $LIBRA cryp...
Scammers Exploit Australia’s Cybercrime Hotline to Impersonate Police and Steal Crypto
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) warned about a new scam where fraudsters hijack the official ReportCyber portal to file fake cybercrime ...
Ex-NRL Star Trent Merrin Charged Over Alleged $140K Crypto Theft
New South Wales Police have charged former NRL forward Trent Merrin over an alleged AU$140K cryptocurrency theft from a 29-year-old man’s ...
Thai Police Arrest Chinese Fugitive Behind Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Thai police have arrested Liang Ai-Bing, a Chinese national, in Bangkok’s Wang Thonglang district for his alleged role in the “FINTOCH...
Crypto Streamer Battling Cancer Loses $31K to Hack, Community Rallies in Support
Latvian crypto streamer Raivo “Rastaland” Plavnieks lost more than US$31,000 (AU$47,286) in creator rewards after downloading a Steam ga...
Canadian Steals $48M in Crypto, Keeps Stealing While on Bail: Report
A Canadian man who was behind one of the largest crypto heists in Canadian history has been found guilty of scamming a further CAD$1 million...