Officials with the US Department of Justice announced the seizure by the Secret Service of more than $225 million “linked to cryptocurrency investment scams.”In a Wednesday notice, the DOJ said it had…
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U.S. feds have said they've filed to seize $225.3 million in USDT, Tether's dollar-pegged stablecoin.
The cryptocurrency in question was linked to Asian "pig butchering" or confidence scams.
USDT issuer…
This week, I stepped into my role as Blockchain Association CEO at what may be the most consequential moment in crypto's policymaking history. After years of regulatory uncertainty and punishing…
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The U.S. and international authorities have seized key infrastructure tied to the LummaC2 info-stealer
The malware targets information such as crypto wallet seed phrases
Lumma is linked to over 1.7 million…
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FBI seized $51,533 in Bitcoin from Michael Pratt, arrested for sex trafficking related to his GirlsDoPorn website.
Pratt deceptively recruited women for adult videos, promising privacy but publishing content online,…
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German prosecutors have announced the seizure of $37.4M (€34M) in cryptocurrency and hardware from eXch.
The exchange allegedly facilitated money laundering from the Bybit hack and other significant thefts.
On-chain investigators…
Bitcoin mining has developed from being a peer-to-peer recreation activity to a manufacturing alternative. With the growing number of users taking interest in cryptocurrencies worldwide, the industry is at the…